Reflection Asset Management Invests $730,000 in MSCI Inc $MSCI

Reflection Asset Management acquired a new stake in MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 1,272 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $730,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of MSCI. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of MSCI during the 4th quarter valued at $528,560,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in MSCI by 499.3% during the 3rd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 874,882 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $496,417,000 after purchasing an additional 728,900 shares in the last quarter. Bamco Inc. NY boosted its stake in MSCI by 15.1% in the 4th quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 2,755,747 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,581,055,000 after purchasing an additional 361,630 shares during the period. Banque Pictet & Cie SA grew its holdings in MSCI by 103.3% during the 4th quarter. Banque Pictet & Cie SA now owns 523,035 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $300,081,000 after buying an additional 265,750 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Generation Investment Management LLP bought a new stake in shares of MSCI during the fourth quarter valued at about $130,380,000. Institutional investors own 89.97% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at MSCI

In other news, insider Alvise J. Munari sold 10,000 shares of MSCI stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the insider owned 23,548 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,941,357.92. The trade was a 29.81% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 3.76% of the company’s stock.

MSCI News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting MSCI this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MSCI’s latest market accessibility review reinforces the company’s role as a critical gatekeeper for global index inclusion, which can support demand for its index and benchmark products. MSCI Announces the Results of the MSCI 2026 Global Market Accessibility Review
• Neutral Sentiment: MSCI flagged additional concerns about Indonesia’s market transparency, including opaque ownership structures, limited disclosure, and possible coordinated trading that could distort pricing. What you need to know about MSCI’s Indonesia verdict on Tuesday
• Neutral Sentiment: MSCI also cited forex-market issues and downgraded Indonesia’s information-flow assessment, but the immediate effect is mainly to signal tighter scrutiny ahead of the final emerging-markets verdict rather than a direct hit to MSCI’s own fundamentals. MSCI Cites Forex Market Issues in Indonesia Review
• Negative Sentiment: If MSCI ultimately downgrades Indonesia or leaves other markets under pressure, it could weigh on sentiment around emerging-market indexes and create uncertainty around country flows ahead of next week’s classification decisions. MSCI flags investability concerns in Indonesia over transparency

Analyst Ratings Changes

MSCI has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of MSCI from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $690.00 price target on shares of MSCI in a report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of MSCI from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $650.00 to $700.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $730.00 price target on shares of MSCI in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on MSCI from $719.00 to $727.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have assigned a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $697.00.

MSCI Stock Performance

MSCI stock opened at $581.69 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $42.35 billion, a PE ratio of 33.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.24. MSCI Inc has a one year low of $501.08 and a one year high of $644.68. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $589.76 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $571.58.

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

MSCI Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given a dividend of $2.05 per share. This represents a $8.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. MSCI’s payout ratio is presently 46.83%.

About MSCI

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.