Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its holdings in shares of MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI – Free Report) by 25.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 149,134 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 30,482 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP’s holdings in MSCI were worth $80,385,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. bought a new position in MSCI during the first quarter worth about $2,049,000. SummitTX Capital L.P. grew its stake in shares of MSCI by 303.7% in the 1st quarter. SummitTX Capital L.P. now owns 6,778 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,653,000 after purchasing an additional 5,099 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of MSCI by 26.5% in the 1st quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 33,864 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $18,253,000 after buying an additional 7,091 shares in the last quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp raised its holdings in shares of MSCI by 98.6% in the 1st quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp now owns 5,621 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,030,000 after buying an additional 2,790 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA acquired a new position in shares of MSCI in the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,124,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.97% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
MSCI has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $700.00 price target on shares of MSCI in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $690.00 price objective on MSCI in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on MSCI from $715.00 to $730.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 10th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of MSCI from $700.00 to $690.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of MSCI in a report on Friday, July 17th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $760.00 target price on the stock. One 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, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $709.50.
MSCI Trading Up 1.6%
NYSE:MSCI opened at $580.43 on Wednesday. MSCI Inc has a 1 year low of $501.08 and a 1 year high of $644.77. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $596.45 and a 200-day moving average of $576.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $42.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.24.
MSCI (NYSE:MSCI – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The technology company reported $4.94 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.99 by ($0.05). The business had revenue of $867.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $870.71 million. MSCI had a negative return on equity of 55.19% and a net margin of 40.74%.The firm’s revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $4.17 earnings per share. As a group, analysts forecast that MSCI Inc will post 19.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.
MSCI Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $8.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. MSCI’s payout ratio is currently 44.86%.
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.
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