Vinva Investment Management Ltd Buys 8,068 Shares of MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI)

Vinva Investment Management Ltd boosted its holdings in MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI - Free Report) by 38.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 28,912 shares of the technology company's stock after acquiring an additional 8,068 shares during the quarter. MSCI accounts for about 0.7% of Vinva Investment Management Ltd's investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position. Vinva Investment Management Ltd's holdings in MSCI were worth $17,337,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in MSCI. LRI Investments LLC increased its position in shares of MSCI by 120.0% during the 3rd quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 44 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC bought a new position in shares of MSCI during the 3rd quarter valued at about $38,000. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA bought a new position in shares of MSCI during the 4th quarter valued at about $41,000. Private Trust Co. NA increased its position in shares of MSCI by 35.1% during the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 77 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Y.D. More Investments Ltd increased its position in shares of MSCI by 122.7% during the 4th 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 during the last quarter. 89.97% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Henry A. Fernandez bought 5,300 shares of the 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 $729,599,549.01. This trade represents a 0.42 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 3.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

MSCI Trading Down 0.5 %

NYSE MSCI traded down $3.01 on Friday, hitting $562.98. The company's stock had a trading volume of 822,821 shares, compared to its average volume of 529,429. MSCI Inc. has a 52-week low of $439.95 and a 52-week high of $642.45. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $581.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $588.65. The firm has a market cap of $43.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.04, a PEG ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 1.19.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The technology company reported $4.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 in the previous year, the company posted $3.68 earnings per share. On average, research analysts forecast that MSCI Inc. will post 16.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

MSCI Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a $1.80 dividend. This represents a $7.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.28%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. This is a boost from MSCI's previous quarterly dividend of $1.60. MSCI's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 51.21%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently commented on MSCI. Wolfe Research upgraded MSCI from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on MSCI from $662.00 to $695.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $675.00 price target on shares of MSCI in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on MSCI from $700.00 to $680.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded 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 research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $649.23.

MSCI Company Profile

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.