MSCI Inc $MSCI Stake Trimmed by Nisa Investment Advisors LLC

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lowered its holdings in MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) by 13.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 20,119 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 3,229 shares during the quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in MSCI were worth $10,837,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of MSCI during the second quarter valued at approximately $3,062,626,000. Bamco Inc. NY purchased a new stake in MSCI in the second quarter worth $1,798,710,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in MSCI in the second quarter worth $480,613,000. Generation Investment Management LLP purchased a new stake in MSCI in the second quarter worth $301,493,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc bought a new stake in MSCI in the second quarter valued at $257,687,000. 89.97% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MSCI has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of MSCI from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of MSCI from $662.00 to $671.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of MSCI from $685.00 to $710.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of MSCI from $700.00 to $735.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $680.00 price target on shares of MSCI in a research report on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twelve have issued a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $691.93.

MSCI News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting MSCI this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Earnings beat estimates: MSCI reported third-quarter EPS of $5.11 versus the $5.03 consensus, while revenue of $892 million exceeded expectations of $887.8 million. Revenue rose 12.4% year over year, supporting investor confidence in continued double-digit growth. MSCI Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Positive Sentiment: AI and product expansion: Management highlighted artificial-intelligence-driven product development and diversified client growth. Hedge-fund index subscription run-rate growth of 32% was another notable strength, suggesting demand is broadening beyond MSCI’s traditional client base. MSCI Q3 Deep Dive: AI-Driven Product Expansion and Diversified Client Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: JPMorgan raised its price target to $710 from $685 and maintained an overweight rating. RBC also reaffirmed its outperform rating with a $655 target, reinforcing the bullish response to the quarterly report. JPMorgan MSCI Rating
• Positive Sentiment: Buybacks and growth outlook: The earnings call featured discussion of share repurchases and continued expansion, which may support per-share earnings and shareholder returns. MSCI Inc Earnings Call: Growth, AI And Buybacks

Insider Buying and Selling at MSCI

In related news, CFO Andrew Wiechmann sold 450 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $570.00, for a total value of $256,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 21,644 shares in the company, valued at $12,337,080. The trade was a 2.04% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 3.76% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

MSCI Stock Performance

NYSE:MSCI opened at $620.35 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $44.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.38, a P/E/G ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.24. MSCI Inc has a fifty-two week low of $501.08 and a fifty-two week high of $644.77. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $561.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $577.16.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 20th. The technology company reported $5.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.03 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $892.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $887.83 million. MSCI had a net margin of 40.31% and a negative return on equity of 50.69%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $4.47 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts predict that MSCI Inc will post 19.56 EPS for the current year.

MSCI Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 27th. Investors of record on Friday, November 13th will be given a dividend of $2.05 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 13th. This represents a $8.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. MSCI’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 44.86%.

MSCI Profile

MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) is a global provider of investment decision-support tools and services for institutional investors, asset managers, banks and other financial institutions. The company is best known for developing equity, fixed-income and multi-asset indexes used to benchmark portfolios and support the creation of investment products such as exchange-traded funds.

In addition to its indexes, MSCI provides portfolio analytics, risk-management and performance-attribution tools, as well as research and data covering environmental, social and governance factors, climate risk and sustainable investing.