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Key Points

  • Quantum Capital Management LLC NJ reduced its stake in MSCI Inc by 8.9% during the first quarter, selling 7,055 shares and currently holding 71,894 shares.
  • The company reported a higher-than-expected earnings per share of $4.17 for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' estimates of $4.12, with revenue rising by 9.1% year-over-year.
  • MSCI announced a quarterly dividend of $1.80, representing a yield of 1.3%, with an ex-dividend date set for August 15th.
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Quantum Capital Management LLC NJ reduced its stake in MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI - Free Report) by 8.9% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 71,894 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 7,055 shares during the quarter. MSCI accounts for 4.2% of Quantum Capital Management LLC NJ's investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. Quantum Capital Management LLC NJ owned 0.09% of MSCI worth $40,656,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Menard Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of MSCI in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Olde Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in MSCI in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. raised its position in MSCI by 136.4% in the 1st quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 52 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. raised its position in MSCI by 50.0% in the 1st quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 66 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Johnson Financial Group Inc. raised its position in 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 last quarter. 89.97% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other MSCI news, CEO Henry A. Fernandez acquired 84 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 25th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $548.69 per share, with a total value of $46,089.96. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 1,279,951 shares in the company, valued at approximately $702,296,314.19. The trade was a 0.01% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Over the last 90 days, insiders have bought 12,400 shares of company stock valued at $6,731,599. 3.31% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently commented on MSCI. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of MSCI from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $650.00 price target for the company in a research report on Friday, July 25th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of MSCI from $655.00 to $700.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of MSCI from $650.00 to $680.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of MSCI from $578.00 to $533.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $654.73.

Check Out Our Latest Analysis on MSCI

MSCI Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of MSCI traded up $6.3540 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $573.6240. The company had a trading volume of 380,090 shares, compared to its average volume of 803,549. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $563.35 and a 200-day simple moving average of $560.45. The company has a market capitalization of $44.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.99, a PEG ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.29. MSCI Inc has a 12-month low of $486.73 and a 12-month high of $642.45.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The technology company reported $4.17 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.12 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $772.68 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $763.06 million. MSCI had a net margin of 39.46% and a negative return on equity of 143.13%. The firm's revenue was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.64 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that MSCI Inc will post 16.86 earnings per share for the current year.

MSCI Announces Dividend

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

MSCI Profile

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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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