Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund lifted its position in shares of MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI – Free Report) by 49.1% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 21,630 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 7,120 shares during the period. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in MSCI were worth $11,659,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in MSCI during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $528,560,000. Bamco Inc. NY lifted its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 361,630 shares during the last quarter. Banque Pictet & Cie SA boosted its holdings in shares of MSCI by 103.3% in the 4th quarter. Banque Pictet & Cie SA now owns 523,035 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $300,081,000 after purchasing an additional 265,750 shares in the last quarter. Generation Investment Management LLP acquired a new stake in shares of MSCI in the 4th quarter valued at $130,380,000. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of MSCI by 13.2% in the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,446,291 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $829,781,000 after purchasing an additional 168,405 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.97% of the company’s stock.
MSCI Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE:MSCI opened at $603.00 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $591.86 and a 200-day moving average of $573.75. The company has a market capitalization of $43.90 billion, a PE ratio of 34.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.28 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 Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given a $2.05 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $8.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. MSCI’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 46.83%.
Insider Buying and Selling at MSCI
In other news, insider Alvise J. Munari sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the insider directly owned 23,548 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,941,357.92. The trade was a 29.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 3.76% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research firms have recently commented on MSCI. Raymond James Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating and set a $730.00 price target on shares of MSCI in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $690.00 price objective on MSCI in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. UBS Group lifted their target price on MSCI from $710.00 to $720.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $655.00 target price on shares of MSCI in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of MSCI from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $650.00 to $700.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have given a Buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $697.00.
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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.
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