Fideuram Asset Management Ireland dac Purchases Shares of 1,039 MSCI Inc $MSCI

Fideuram Asset Management Ireland dac purchased a new stake in shares of MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,039 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $605,000.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of MSCI by 341.7% in the fourth quarter. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC now owns 53 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of MSCI in the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of MSCI in the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of MSCI in the second quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of MSCI in the third quarter valued at about $36,000. Institutional investors own 89.97% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently commented on MSCI. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded MSCI from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $650.00 to $700.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Raymond James Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $730.00 price objective on shares of MSCI in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. UBS Group boosted their price objective on MSCI from $710.00 to $720.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on MSCI from $719.00 to $727.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Bank of America began coverage on MSCI in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $700.00 price objective on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have issued a Buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $697.70.

Key Headlines Impacting MSCI

Here are the key news stories impacting MSCI this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MSCI was the subject of a Wells Fargo upgrade, with one article arguing the stock still looks reasonable after the move and that AI demand could support future growth. A Look At MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) Valuation After Wells Fargo Upgrade And AI Demand Tailwinds
• Neutral Sentiment: MSCI’s rebalancing changes prompted large market moves in India, including sharp declines in the Sensex and Nifty as passive funds adjusted holdings. These articles explain the mechanics of the index rebalance and the resulting volatility, but they do not indicate a direct hit to MSCI’s own fundamentals. The MSCI rebalancing candle: Here’s why Sensex fell 850 points in 10 minutes today
• Neutral Sentiment: Additional coverage from Indian financial outlets said the MSCI rebalancing led to outsized foreign-fund outflows and a broad market drop, underscoring MSCI’s influence on global index flows rather than its core business performance. FIIs pull out massive Rs 20,637 crore in single day on Friday. What led to this sharp exit?

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Alvise J. Munari sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $592.04, for a total transaction of $5,920,400.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 23,548 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,941,357.92. This represents a 29.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Andrew C. Wiechmann sold 450 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $560.00, for a total value of $252,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 22,544 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,624,640. This represents a 1.96% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 3.76% of the company’s stock.

MSCI Price Performance

Shares of MSCI stock opened at $630.39 on Friday. MSCI Inc has a 1 year low of $501.08 and a 1 year high of $640.27. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $570.01 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $567.12. The company has a market cap of $45.89 billion, a PE ratio of 36.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.24.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 21st. The technology company reported $4.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.38 by $0.17. MSCI had a negative return on equity of 65.48% and a net margin of 40.74%.The business had revenue of $850.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $830.91 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $4.00 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts expect that MSCI Inc will post 19.62 EPS for the current year.

MSCI Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were paid a dividend of $2.05 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $8.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. MSCI’s dividend payout ratio is currently 46.83%.

About MSCI

MSCI Inc is a global provider of investment decision support tools and services for the financial industry. The company is best known for its family of market indexes, which are widely used as benchmarks by asset managers and as the basis for exchange-traded funds and other passive products. In addition to index construction and licensing, MSCI offers portfolio analytics, risk models, factor and performance attribution tools, and a suite of data and technology solutions designed to support portfolio management and trading.

Beyond traditional indexing and risk analytics, MSCI has expanded into environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and ratings, offering data, scores and screening tools that help investors integrate sustainability considerations into investment processes.