MSCI Inc $MSCI Shares Sold by Fisher Funds Management LTD

Fisher Funds Management LTD lowered its holdings in shares of MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) by 4.0% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 109,160 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 4,573 shares during the period. MSCI makes up approximately 1.7% of Fisher Funds Management LTD’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Fisher Funds Management LTD’s holdings in MSCI were worth $58,838,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC increased 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 buying an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in shares of MSCI during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of MSCI during the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of MSCI during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, SHP Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of MSCI during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $36,000. 89.97% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Alvise J. Munari sold 10,000 shares of the business’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 directly owned 23,548 shares in the company, valued at $13,941,357.92. The trade was a 29.81% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 3.76% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently issued reports on MSCI. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of MSCI from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $650.00 to $700.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of MSCI from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, June 15th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating and set a $730.00 price objective on shares of MSCI in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $655.00 target price on shares of MSCI in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of MSCI from $719.00 to $727.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have assigned a Buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $697.00.

MSCI Stock Up 0.1%

MSCI stock opened at $581.69 on Monday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $589.76 and a 200-day simple moving average of $571.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $42.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.22, a PEG ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.24. MSCI Inc has a 52-week low of $501.08 and a 52-week high of $644.68.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The technology company reported $4.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.38 by $0.17. MSCI had a net margin of 40.74% and a negative return on equity of 65.48%. The firm had revenue of $850.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $830.91 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $4.00 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that MSCI Inc will post 19.62 EPS for the current fiscal year.

MSCI Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were paid a $2.05 dividend. This represents a $8.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. MSCI’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 46.83%.

Key Stories Impacting MSCI

Here are the key news stories impacting MSCI this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MSCI’s latest market accessibility review reinforces the company’s role as a critical gatekeeper for global index inclusion, which can support demand for its index and benchmark products. MSCI Announces the Results of the MSCI 2026 Global Market Accessibility Review
• Neutral Sentiment: MSCI flagged additional concerns about Indonesia’s market transparency, including opaque ownership structures, limited disclosure, and possible coordinated trading that could distort pricing. What you need to know about MSCI’s Indonesia verdict on Tuesday
• Neutral Sentiment: MSCI also cited forex-market issues and downgraded Indonesia’s information-flow assessment, but the immediate effect is mainly to signal tighter scrutiny ahead of the final emerging-markets verdict rather than a direct hit to MSCI’s own fundamentals. MSCI Cites Forex Market Issues in Indonesia Review
• Negative Sentiment: If MSCI ultimately downgrades Indonesia or leaves other markets under pressure, it could weigh on sentiment around emerging-market indexes and create uncertainty around country flows ahead of next week’s classification decisions. MSCI flags investability concerns in Indonesia over transparency

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.