5,142 Shares in MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) Purchased by Investidor Profissional Gestao de Recursos Ltda.

Investidor Profissional Gestao de Recursos Ltda. bought a new stake in MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 5,142 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $2,477,000. MSCI comprises about 1.1% of Investidor Profissional Gestao de Recursos Ltda.'s holdings, making the stock its 12th biggest position.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Rise Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of MSCI during the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,000. Rothschild Investment LLC acquired a new stake in shares of MSCI during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Crewe Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of MSCI during the 1st quarter worth approximately $34,000. Ridgewood Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of MSCI during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $40,000. Finally, Carolinas Wealth Consulting LLC grew its holdings in shares of MSCI by 36.1% during the 4th quarter. Carolinas Wealth Consulting LLC now owns 98 shares of the technology company's stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.97% of the company's stock.

MSCI Price Performance

Shares of MSCI stock traded down $3.90 on Friday, reaching $551.41. 811,565 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 560,575. The stock has a market cap of $43.68 billion, a PE ratio of 37.64, a P/E/G ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 1.11. MSCI Inc. has a one year low of $439.95 and a one year high of $617.39. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $548.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $521.68.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 23rd. The technology company reported $3.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.55 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $707.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $696.41 million. MSCI had a negative return on equity of 143.09% and a net margin of 43.86%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 14.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $3.26 earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that MSCI Inc. will post 14.79 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

MSCI Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 30th. Investors of record on Friday, August 16th were paid a dividend of $1.60 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 16th. This represents a $6.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.16%. MSCI's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 43.69%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently weighed in on MSCI shares. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on MSCI from $615.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 24th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded MSCI to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 13th. UBS Group raised their target price on MSCI from $575.00 to $585.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 9th. Barclays raised their target price on MSCI from $650.00 to $700.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, September 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on MSCI from $526.00 to $590.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 24th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $591.00.

About MSCI

MSCI Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides critical decision support tools and solutions for the investment community to manage investment processes worldwide. The Index segment provides indexes for use in various areas of the investment process, including indexed financial product, such as ETFs, mutual funds, annuities, futures, options, structured products, and over-the-counter derivatives; performance benchmarking; portfolio construction and rebalancing; and asset allocation, as well as licenses GICS and GICS Direct.