OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp Acquires 556 Shares of MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI)

OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp increased its stake in MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI - Free Report) by 20.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,302 shares of the technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 556 shares during the quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp's holdings in MSCI were worth $1,981,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of MSCI. Johnson Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA purchased a new position in shares of MSCI during the fourth quarter valued at $41,000. Colonial Trust Co SC increased its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 38 shares during the period. Y.D. More Investments Ltd boosted its stake in shares of MSCI by 122.7% during the 4th quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 98 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the period. Finally, Picton Mahoney Asset Management acquired a new stake in MSCI during the fourth quarter valued at $60,000. Institutional investors own 89.97% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at MSCI

In related news, COO Cd Baer Pettit sold 5,000 shares of MSCI stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief operating officer now owns 289,787 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $160,133,398.33. The trade was a 1.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Henry A. Fernandez acquired 5,300 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $574.51 per share, with a total value of $3,044,903.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now owns 1,269,951 shares in the company, valued at $729,599,549.01. The trade was a 0.42% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 3.31% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have weighed in on MSCI. Barclays cut their target price on MSCI from $675.00 to $650.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 4th. Oppenheimer reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of MSCI in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of MSCI from $680.00 to $650.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on MSCI from $532.00 to $530.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $675.00 price objective on shares of MSCI in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $645.36.

MSCI Trading Up 0.0%

NYSE MSCI traded up $0.23 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $572.45. 284,016 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 521,684. MSCI Inc. has a one year low of $475.32 and a one year high of $642.45. The stock has a market cap of $44.29 billion, a PE ratio of 40.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 1.33. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $550.12 and a 200-day moving average of $579.26.

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

MSCI Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 16th will be issued a $1.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 16th. This represents a $7.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.26%. MSCI's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 49.48%.

About MSCI

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.