Baldwin Wealth Partners LLC MA Trims Stake in MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI)

Baldwin Wealth Partners LLC MA lessened its stake in MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI - Free Report) by 95.3% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 490 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 9,986 shares during the quarter. Baldwin Wealth Partners LLC MA's holdings in MSCI were worth $277,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of MSCI. Menard Financial Group LLC bought a new position in MSCI during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in MSCI by 293.8% during 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 last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA bought a new stake in shares of MSCI during the 4th quarter worth about $41,000. Colonial Trust Co SC raised its holdings in MSCI by 122.6% in the 4th quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 69 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the period. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its position in MSCI by 147.2% during the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 89 shares of the technology company's stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. 89.97% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MSCI has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $675.00 target price on shares of MSCI in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of MSCI from $532.00 to $530.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Evercore ISI cut their price target on shares of MSCI from $673.00 to $631.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of MSCI from $680.00 to $650.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of MSCI from $675.00 to $650.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $645.36.

Insider Activity at MSCI

In other news, COO Cd Baer Pettit sold 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $552.59, for a total value of $2,762,950.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 289,787 shares of the company's stock, valued at $160,133,398.33. This represents a 1.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 3.31% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

MSCI Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of MSCI traded down $0.20 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $554.22. The stock had a trading volume of 213,424 shares, compared to its average volume of 543,610. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $551.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $576.03. MSCI Inc. has a 12 month low of $475.32 and a 12 month high of $642.45. The company has a market capitalization of $42.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.42, a P/E/G ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 1.33.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The technology company reported $4.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.88 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $745.83 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $746.45 million. MSCI had a net margin of 38.83% and a negative return on equity of 156.08%. On average, equities analysts forecast that MSCI Inc. will post 16.86 EPS for the current year.

MSCI Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 30th. Investors of record on Friday, May 16th were issued a dividend of $1.80 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 16th. This represents a $7.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.30%. MSCI's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 49.48%.

MSCI Company 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.