Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Sells 1,116 Shares of MSCI Inc $MSCI

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. decreased its position in MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) by 0.6% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 194,858 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 1,116 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A.’s holdings in MSCI were worth $105,030,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in MSCI. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of MSCI by 341.7% during the fourth quarter. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC now owns 53 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the period. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in shares of MSCI in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of MSCI in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in MSCI during the fourth quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake in MSCI during the second quarter worth approximately $36,000. Institutional investors own 89.97% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have weighed in on MSCI. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $690.00 price objective on MSCI in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Weiss Ratings lowered MSCI from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, June 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $655.00 price target on shares of MSCI in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. UBS Group boosted their price target on MSCI from $710.00 to $720.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating and set a $730.00 price objective on shares of MSCI in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have assigned a Buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $697.00.

MSCI Stock Performance

Shares of MSCI opened at $579.38 on Thursday. MSCI Inc has a 52-week low of $501.08 and a 52-week high of $644.68. The firm has a market cap of $42.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.09, a PEG ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.24. The business’s fifty day moving average is $591.87 and its 200-day moving average is $572.43.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. The business had revenue of $850.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $830.91 million. MSCI had a negative return on equity of 65.48% and a net margin of 40.74%.MSCI’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $4.00 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that MSCI Inc will post 19.62 EPS for the current fiscal year.

MSCI Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were issued a $2.05 dividend. 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 1.4%. MSCI’s dividend payout ratio is 46.83%.

Key MSCI News

Here are the key news stories impacting MSCI this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MSCI announced the acquisition of First Street, a climate-risk analytics provider, which should expand MSCI’s physical climate risk capabilities and support demand from investors and financial institutions for risk data embedded in workflows. MSCI Acquires First Street to Enhance Physical Climate Risk Capabilities for Financial Decision Making
• Neutral Sentiment: MSCI’s 2026 market classification review kept South Korea in emerging markets for now, citing continued foreign-exchange market accessibility hurdles, even as investors hoped for a developed-market upgrade. Global Markets: MSCI keeps South Korea in emerging-market index, cites market accessibility hurdles
• Neutral Sentiment: MSCI delayed Indonesia’s market status review until November and kept the country under close watch, extending uncertainty over whether reforms will be enough to avoid a downgrade to frontier status. MSCI Delays Indonesia’s Market Status Review Until November
• Neutral Sentiment: MSCI also warned it may review Turkey’s market classification, reflecting ongoing concerns about shareholder transparency and trading conditions in emerging markets. MSCI Warns It May Review Turkey Markets Classification
• Negative Sentiment: The review headlines may pressure MSCI shares slightly because they highlight friction in MSCI’s index methodology and the possibility of prolonged market-status disputes, which can create uncertainty around future index changes and investor sentiment. South Korea’s Quest for MSCI Developed Status Continues

Insider Activity at MSCI

In other news, insider Alvise J. Munari sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $592.04, for a total value of $5,920,400.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 23,548 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,941,357.92. This trade represents a 29.81% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 3.76% of the company’s stock.

MSCI Company 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.