Rep. Robert Bresnahan, Jr. Purchases Shares of MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI)

Representative Robert Bresnahan, Jr. (R-Pennsylvania) recently bought shares of MSCI Inc. NYSE: MSCI. In a filing disclosed on May 08th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in MSCI stock on April 8th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "JP MORGAN BROKERAGE ACCOUNT" account.

Representative Robert Bresnahan, Jr. also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 4/17/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 4/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Western Digital NASDAQ: WDC on 4/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOG on 4/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Texas Instruments NASDAQ: TXN on 4/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 4/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Western Digital NASDAQ: WDC on 4/10/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of DexCom NASDAQ: DXCM on 4/8/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Invesco NYSE: IVZ on 4/8/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Generac NYSE: GNRC on 4/8/2025.

MSCI Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSE MSCI traded up $0.88 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $569.85. 36,567 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 524,292. MSCI Inc. has a one year low of $475.32 and a one year high of $642.45. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $548.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $579.52. The company has a market cap of $44.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 1.33.

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

MSCI Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Investors of record on Friday, May 16th will be issued a dividend of $1.80 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 16th. This represents a $7.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.26%. MSCI's payout ratio is 49.48%.

Insider Activity

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Evercore ISI dropped their price target on shares of MSCI from $673.00 to $631.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of MSCI from $532.00 to $530.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on MSCI from $680.00 to $650.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Oppenheimer reissued a "market perform" rating on shares of MSCI in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Bank of America started coverage on MSCI in a report on Thursday, April 10th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $585.00 price objective on the stock. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $645.36.

Institutional Trading of MSCI

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its holdings in shares of MSCI by 2,666.7% in the 1st quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 83 shares of the technology company's stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the period. National Pension Service raised its holdings in shares of MSCI by 7.6% during the 1st quarter. National Pension Service now owns 175,626 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $99,317,000 after buying an additional 12,371 shares during the period. LGT Group Foundation lifted its position in MSCI by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. LGT Group Foundation now owns 9,562 shares of the technology company's stock worth $5,407,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its holdings in MSCI by 20.2% in the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 408,142 shares of the technology company's stock worth $230,639,000 after acquiring an additional 68,616 shares during the period. Finally, Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its position in MSCI by 4.8% in the first quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 25,578 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $14,431,000 after acquiring an additional 1,175 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.97% of the company's stock.

About Representative Bresnahan

Rob Bresnahan Jr. (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Bresnahan (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Rob Bresnahan Jr. was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania. He earned a B.S. in business administration, management and operations from the University of Scranton in 2012. His career experience includes working as the chief financial officer and CEO of a family business, an electrical contracting company.

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.