GSA Capital Partners LLP Has $709,000 Stock Position in MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI)

GSA Capital Partners LLP raised its holdings in shares of MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI - Free Report) by 155.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,254 shares of the technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 763 shares during the period. GSA Capital Partners LLP's holdings in MSCI were worth $709,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Menard Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of MSCI during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Olde Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in MSCI during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of MSCI by 136.4% during the 1st quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 52 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of MSCI by 293.8% in the 4th quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 63 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Finally, Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. boosted its position in shares of MSCI by 50.0% in the 1st quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 66 shares of the technology company's stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.97% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at MSCI

In other MSCI news, CEO Henry A. Fernandez acquired 9,916 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 24th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $544.70 per share, with a total value of $5,401,245.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,279,867 shares in the company, valued at $697,143,554.90. This trade represents a 0.78% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, COO Cd Baer Pettit sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $552.59, for a total transaction of $2,762,950.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 289,787 shares of the company's stock, valued at $160,133,398.33. The trade was a 1.70% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have bought a total of 12,400 shares of company stock valued at $6,731,599 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 3.31% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Oppenheimer reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of MSCI in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on MSCI from $578.00 to $533.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of MSCI from $650.00 to $680.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Bank of America began coverage on shares of MSCI in a report on Thursday, April 10th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $585.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of MSCI from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $650.00 target price on the stock in a report on Friday, July 25th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $654.73.

MSCI Trading Down 0.7%

MSCI opened at $557.28 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $43.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.91, a P/E/G ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 1.29. MSCI Inc has a 12 month low of $486.73 and a 12 month high of $642.45. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $563.64 and its 200 day simple moving average is $565.04.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The technology company reported $4.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.12 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $772.68 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $763.06 million. MSCI had a negative return on equity of 143.13% and a net margin of 39.46%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.64 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that MSCI Inc will post 16.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

MSCI Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be given a dividend of $1.80 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. This represents a $7.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. MSCI's dividend payout ratio is 47.68%.

MSCI Profile

MSCI Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides critical decision support tools and solutions for the investment community to manage investment processes worldwide. The Index segment provides indexes for use in various areas of the investment process, including indexed financial product, such as ETFs, mutual funds, annuities, futures, options, structured products, and over-the-counter derivatives; performance benchmarking; portfolio construction and rebalancing; and asset allocation, as well as licenses GICS and GICS Direct.

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