MSCI Inc $MSCI Stock Holdings Boosted by Toth Financial Advisory Corp

Toth Financial Advisory Corp grew its position in shares of MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) by 54.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,299 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,160 shares during the quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp’s holdings in MSCI were worth $1,893,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of MSCI. Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in MSCI by 7.6% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,003 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,133,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP boosted its position in shares of MSCI by 39.0% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 6,585 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,724,000 after purchasing an additional 1,846 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of MSCI by 20.9% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,052 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $607,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of MSCI by 131.3% in the 2nd quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 2,937 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,694,000 after purchasing an additional 1,667 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CW Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of MSCI by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 10,772 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $6,213,000 after purchasing an additional 211 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.97% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at MSCI

In other news, CFO Andrew C. Wiechmann sold 450 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $560.00, for a total value of $252,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 22,544 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,624,640. This represents a 1.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Henry A. Fernandez acquired 800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $518.95 per share, with a total value of $415,160.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 1,493,847 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $775,231,900.65. This represents a 0.05% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 3.76% of the company’s stock.

MSCI Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of MSCI stock opened at $543.78 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $39.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.66, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.30. MSCI Inc has a 1-year low of $486.73 and a 1-year high of $626.28. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $555.00 and its 200-day simple moving average is $562.31.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $4.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.62 by $0.04. MSCI had a negative return on equity of 82.59% and a net margin of 38.36%.The firm had revenue of $822.53 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $819.51 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $4.18 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts predict that MSCI Inc will post 16.86 EPS for the current year.

MSCI Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were given a $2.05 dividend. This represents a $8.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. This is a positive change from MSCI’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.80. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. MSCI’s payout ratio is currently 52.26%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently commented on MSCI. Raymond James Financial raised shares of MSCI from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $710.00 target price for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $655.00 price target on shares of MSCI in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of MSCI in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Evercore lifted their target price on MSCI from $655.00 to $690.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, UBS Group set a $638.00 target price on MSCI in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $665.89.

MSCI Profile

MSCI Inc is a global provider of investment decision support tools and services for the financial industry. The company is best known for its family of market indexes, which are widely used as benchmarks by asset managers and as the basis for exchange-traded funds and other passive products. In addition to index construction and licensing, MSCI offers portfolio analytics, risk models, factor and performance attribution tools, and a suite of data and technology solutions designed to support portfolio management and trading.

Beyond traditional indexing and risk analytics, MSCI has expanded into environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and ratings, offering data, scores and screening tools that help investors integrate sustainability considerations into investment processes.