Tsai Capital Corp Increases Stock Holdings in MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI)

Tsai Capital Corp lifted its stake in MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI - Free Report) by 9.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,123 shares of the technology company's stock after buying an additional 611 shares during the period. MSCI makes up approximately 3.1% of Tsai Capital Corp's investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Tsai Capital Corp's holdings in MSCI were worth $4,274,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LRI Investments LLC increased its stake in MSCI by 120.0% in the third quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 44 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC bought a new stake in shares of MSCI during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA acquired a new position in MSCI during the 4th quarter worth approximately $41,000. Private Trust Co. NA lifted its stake in shares of MSCI by 35.1% in the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 77 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Y.D. More Investments Ltd boosted its stake in shares of MSCI by 122.7% during the fourth quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 98 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.97% of the company's stock.

MSCI Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MSCI traded up $4.46 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $571.76. The stock had a trading volume of 160,554 shares, compared to its average volume of 554,416. MSCI Inc. has a 12 month low of $439.95 and a 12 month high of $642.45. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $576.88 and a two-hundred day moving average of $588.99. The company has a market capitalization of $44.40 billion, a PE ratio of 40.67, a PEG ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 1.19.

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MSCI (NYSE:MSCI - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The technology company reported $4.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.96 by $0.22. MSCI had a negative return on equity of 156.08% and a net margin of 38.83%. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.68 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts expect that MSCI Inc. will post 16.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

MSCI Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a dividend of $1.80 per share. This represents a $7.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. This is an increase from MSCI's previous quarterly dividend of $1.60. MSCI's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 51.21%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Henry A. Fernandez purchased 5,300 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The stock was bought at an average price of $574.51 per share, for a total transaction of $3,044,903.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,269,951 shares in the company, valued at approximately $729,599,549.01. This trade represents a 0.42 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 3.31% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on MSCI shares. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of MSCI from $662.00 to $695.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of MSCI from $700.00 to $675.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $675.00 price objective on shares of MSCI in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of MSCI from $700.00 to $680.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of MSCI from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $617.00 to $723.00 in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $649.23.

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.