Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership Has $337.12 Million Stock Holdings in MSCI Inc $MSCI

Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership trimmed its holdings in shares of MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) by 15.1% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 625,446 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 111,617 shares during the quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership’s holdings in MSCI were worth $337,122,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of MSCI in the 4th quarter valued at about $528,560,000. Bamco Inc. NY raised its position in shares of MSCI by 15.1% during the fourth quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 2,755,747 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,581,055,000 after acquiring an additional 361,630 shares during the last quarter. Banque Pictet & Cie SA raised its position in shares of MSCI by 103.3% during the fourth quarter. Banque Pictet & Cie SA now owns 523,035 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $300,081,000 after acquiring an additional 265,750 shares during the last quarter. Generation Investment Management LLP bought a new position in shares of MSCI during the fourth quarter worth about $130,380,000. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of MSCI by 13.2% in the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,446,291 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $829,781,000 after acquiring an additional 168,405 shares during the period. 89.97% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MSCI has been the topic of several analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $655.00 target price on shares of MSCI in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $700.00 price target on shares of MSCI in a report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of MSCI from $700.00 to $742.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of MSCI from $700.00 to $735.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $690.00 target price on shares of MSCI in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and eleven have issued a Buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, MSCI currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $709.50.

Key MSCI News

Here are the key news stories impacting MSCI this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MSCI expanded its partnership with Singapore Exchange, which will launch up to 100 new equity derivatives contracts under a new licensing deal. That should support broader use of MSCI benchmarks and may boost long-term licensing revenue. Singapore Exchange Strikes New Deal With MSCI for Derivatives
• Positive Sentiment: MSCI-linked ETF assets topped $2.8 trillion, highlighting continued demand for the company’s indexes and asset-based fee stream. MSCI-Linked ETF AUM Tops $2.8 Trillion, but Investors Still Sold the Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary around MSCI’s AI push and ecosystem strength suggests the company is investing for future growth, but the near-term impact on earnings remains unclear. Is MSCI’s (MSCI) AI Push Changing the Tradeoff Between Growth Investment and Capital Returns?
• Negative Sentiment: MSCI’s second-quarter results missed consensus on EPS and revenue, and the company raised its cost/expense forecast, sparking selling pressure after earnings. MSCI Shares Slide After 2Q Results Miss Views, Cost Forecast Rises
• Negative Sentiment: Several articles note that analysts cut forecasts and price targets after the quarter, reinforcing concerns that margins and costs may pressure near-term earnings. MSCI Analysts Slash Their Forecasts After Q2 Earnings

MSCI Stock Down 3.2%

Shares of MSCI stock opened at $552.91 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $40.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.24. MSCI Inc has a 52 week low of $501.08 and a 52 week high of $644.77. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $596.89 and a 200-day moving average of $576.93.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 21st. The technology company reported $4.94 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.99 by ($0.05). MSCI had a net margin of 40.74% and a negative return on equity of 55.19%. The company had revenue of $867.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $870.71 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $4.17 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that MSCI Inc will post 19.83 earnings per share for the current year.

MSCI Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a $2.05 dividend. This represents a $8.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. MSCI’s payout ratio is 46.83%.

MSCI Profile

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.