Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC Takes $1.33 Million Position in MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI)

Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC purchased a new position in MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 2,222 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $1,333,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MSCI. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of MSCI by 12.8% during the fourth quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,935 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,161,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares in the last quarter. Three Seasons Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of MSCI during the fourth quarter valued at $823,000. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of MSCI during the fourth quarter valued at $766,000. Voya Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in MSCI by 362.8% in the 4th quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 201,923 shares of the technology company's stock worth $121,084,000 after buying an additional 158,295 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its position in MSCI by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,663 shares of the technology company's stock worth $998,000 after buying an additional 83 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.97% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently commented on MSCI shares. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target 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. decreased their target price 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. Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $675.00 price target on shares of MSCI in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Evercore ISI lowered their target price on MSCI from $673.00 to $631.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Oppenheimer restated a "market perform" rating on shares of MSCI in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, MSCI currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $645.36.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, COO Cd Baer Pettit sold 5,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $524.25, for a total value of $2,621,250.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 294,787 shares in the company, valued at approximately $154,542,084.75. The trade was a 1.67 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Henry A. Fernandez bought 5,300 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $574.51 per share, with a total value of $3,044,903.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,269,951 shares in the company, valued at approximately $729,599,549.01. The trade was a 0.42 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 3.31% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

MSCI Stock Performance

Shares of MSCI traded down $5.59 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $550.23. The stock had a trading volume of 328,443 shares, compared to its average volume of 533,972. The firm has a market cap of $42.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.13, a PEG ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 1.33. MSCI Inc. has a 12 month low of $468.43 and a 12 month high of $642.45. The business has a fifty day moving average of $551.81 and a 200 day moving average of $581.33.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The technology company reported $4.00 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 the consensus estimate of $746.45 million. On average, research analysts forecast that MSCI Inc. will post 16.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

MSCI Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 16th will be issued a $1.80 dividend. This represents a $7.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.31%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 16th. MSCI's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 49.48%.

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.