MSCI Company Profile (NYSE:MSCI)

MSCI trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MSCI."

MSCI declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 4th. Investors of record on Friday, May 19th will be given a dividend of $0.28 per share on Wednesday, May 31st. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 17th. View MSCI's Dividend History.

MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 4th. The company reported $0.88 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $301.21 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $303.88 million. MSCI had a return on equity of 72.33% and a net margin of 23.31%. The company's revenue was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.68 EPS. View MSCI's Earnings History.

5 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for MSCI's shares. Their forecasts range from $75.00 to $110.00. On average, they expect MSCI's share price to reach $95.20 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for MSCI.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about MSCI stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "MSCI Inc. is a leading provider of investment decision support tools to investment institutions worldwide. MSCI Inc. products include indices and portfolio analytics for use in managing equity, fixed income and multi-asset class portfolios. " (7/6/2017)
• 2. Cantor Fitzgerald analysts commented, "Foresi’s NTKs. Indexing recorded a strong performance driven by healthy AuM. New solutions are ramping helping to drive results with nascent offerings like factor investing growing above company average, with the trade off being slightly lower pricing (3.08 BPS on AuM in 1Q17 vs. 3.24 in 1Q16). MSCI continues to work to improve the results and competitive positioning of analytics." (5/5/2017)

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MSCI's management team includes the folowing people:

• Henry A. Fernandez, Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
• Kathleen A. Winters, Chief Financial Officer
• Carroll D Baer Pettit, Chief Operating Officer
• Scott A. Crum, Chief Human Resources Officer
• Richard J. Napolitano, Principal Accounting Officer, Global Controller
• Arun Sinha, Chief Marketing Officer
• Remy Briand, Head - ESG and Real Estate
• Jorge Mina, Head - Analytics
• Laurent Seyer, Chief Client Officer
• Diana H. Tidd, Head - Index

MSCI's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank of Montreal Can (0.22%), First Quadrant L P CA (0.20%), YCG LLC (0.20%), Copeland Capital Management LLC (0.11%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (0.05%) and State Treasurer State of Michigan (0.04%). Company insiders that own MSCI stock include Benjamin F Dupont, Cd Baer Pettit, Diana H Tidd, Holdings LP Valueact, Patrick Tierney, Richard J Napolitano, Rodolphe M Vallee, Scott A Crum and Valueact Capital Master Fund,. View Institutional Ownership Trends for MSCI.

MSCI's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can, First Quadrant L P CA, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Oakbrook Investments LLC, Eqis Capital Management Inc., Sapphire Star Partners LP, YCG LLC and Chase Investment Counsel Corp. Company insiders that have sold MSCI stock in the last year include Benjamin F Dupont, Cd Baer Pettit, Diana H Tidd, Holdings LP Valueact, Patrick Tierney, Rodolphe M Vallee, Scott A Crum and Valueact Capital Master Fund,. View Insider Buying and Selling for MSCI.

MSCI's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Copeland Capital Management LLC, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd., Fox Run Management L.L.C., Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V., Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds Voor DE Media PNO, NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., Nisa Investment Advisors LLC and Sheets Smith Wealth Management. View Insider Buying and Selling for MSCI.

Shares of MSCI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MSCI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $108.98.