Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. Purchases New Stake in MSCI Inc $MSCI

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. purchased a new stake in MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 2,588 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,485,000.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC grew its position in MSCI by 341.7% in the fourth quarter. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC now owns 53 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in MSCI in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in MSCI in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in MSCI in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake in MSCI in the second quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.97% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have issued reports on MSCI shares. Weiss Ratings raised shares of MSCI from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Bank of America started coverage on shares of MSCI in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $700.00 price objective for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $655.00 price objective on shares of MSCI in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of MSCI from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $650.00 to $700.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $730.00 price objective on shares of MSCI in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have assigned a Buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, MSCI has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $697.70.

MSCI Trading Up 1.9%

MSCI stock opened at $610.21 on Tuesday. MSCI Inc has a twelve month low of $501.08 and a twelve month high of $644.68. The company has a market capitalization of $44.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.85, a PEG ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.24. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $586.26 and a 200-day simple moving average of $570.81.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The technology company reported $4.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.38 by $0.17. MSCI had a net margin of 40.74% and a negative return on equity of 65.48%. The business had revenue of $850.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $830.91 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $4.00 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts predict that MSCI Inc will post 19.62 EPS for the current year.

MSCI Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given a dividend of $2.05 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $8.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. MSCI’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 46.83%.

Insider Buying and Selling at MSCI

In other news, insider Alvise J. Munari sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $592.04, for a total transaction of $5,920,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 23,548 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,941,357.92. This trade represents a 29.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 3.76% of the company’s stock.

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.