11,920 MSCI Inc $MSCI Shares Sold by Canoe Financial LP

Canoe Financial LP reduced its stake in shares of MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI - Free Report) by 6.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 167,631 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 11,920 shares during the period. Canoe Financial LP owned 0.23% of MSCI worth $91,424,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Goodman Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in MSCI during the first quarter valued at approximately $5,311,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of MSCI by 2.0% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 280,912 shares of the technology company's stock worth $151,401,000 after buying an additional 5,469 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in shares of MSCI in the second quarter worth $1,069,000. Andra AP fonden lifted its stake in shares of MSCI by 477.6% in the second quarter. Andra AP fonden now owns 15,480 shares of the technology company's stock worth $8,669,000 after buying an additional 12,800 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of MSCI by 54.7% during the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 7,100 shares of the technology company's stock worth $4,074,000 after buying an additional 2,510 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.97% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of MSCI from $662.00 to $671.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $680.00 target price on shares of MSCI in a report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of MSCI from $685.00 to $710.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on MSCI from $685.00 to $720.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered MSCI from a "buy (b)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twelve have issued a Buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $691.93.

Insider Buying and Selling at MSCI

In other news, CFO Andrew Wiechmann sold 450 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $570.00, for a total transaction of $256,500.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 21,644 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,337,080. The trade was a 2.04% 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. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 3.76% of the company's stock.

MSCI News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting MSCI this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly results exceeded expectations. MSCI reported third-quarter revenue of $892 million, up 12.4% year over year, while adjusted EPS of $5.11 topped the roughly $5.03 consensus estimate. Growth was supported by an 18.1% increase in index revenue and a 24.9% jump in asset-based fees. MSCI Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter and Nine Months 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Several operating indicators remained strong. Recurring subscription revenue rose 7.7%, ETF assets reached a record $2.90 trillion, and hedge-fund index subscription run rate increased 32%. The company also affirmed its free-cash-flow guidance and repurchased a substantial amount of stock. MSCI: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term Investors
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment improved. JPMorgan raised its MSCI price target to $710 from $685 and maintained an overweight rating. RBC also reaffirmed its outperform rating with a $655 target, supporting the view that the earnings beat could lead to further upside.
• Positive Sentiment: Capital returns provided additional support. MSCI declared a quarterly dividend of $2.05 per share, equivalent to an annualized $8.20 payout and an approximately 1.4% yield.
• Neutral Sentiment: MSCI-related market changes remain a headline risk. The company’s proposed actions involving Indonesian equities have contributed to volatility in Indonesia and raised concerns about potential index-related market disruptions. The developments may affect MSCI’s reputation and client discussions, but no immediate financial impact on MSCI was reported. MSCI's case against Indonesian stocks and the $65 billion fallout

MSCI Stock Up 2.0%

MSCI stock opened at $603.64 on Thursday. MSCI Inc has a twelve month low of $501.08 and a twelve month high of $644.77. The company has a market cap of $43.88 billion, a PE ratio of 30.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.24. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $560.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $576.62.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 20th. The technology company reported $5.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.03 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $892.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $887.83 million. MSCI had a negative return on equity of 50.69% and a net margin of 40.31%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $4.47 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that MSCI Inc will post 19.55 EPS for the current year.

MSCI Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 13th will be issued a dividend of $2.05 per share. This represents a $8.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 13th. MSCI's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 44.86%.

About MSCI

MSCI Inc NYSE: MSCI is a global provider of investment decision-support tools and services for institutional investors, asset managers, banks and other financial institutions. The company is best known for developing equity, fixed-income and multi-asset indexes used to benchmark portfolios and support the creation of investment products such as exchange-traded funds.

In addition to its indexes, MSCI provides portfolio analytics, risk-management and performance-attribution tools, as well as research and data covering environmental, social and governance factors, climate risk and sustainable investing.

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