204,195 MSCI Inc $MSCI Shares Acquired by Aberdeen Group plc

Aberdeen Group plc lifted its stake in MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) by 321.6% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 267,682 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 204,195 shares during the quarter. Aberdeen Group plc’s holdings in MSCI were worth $144,190,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of MSCI by 2.0% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 280,912 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $151,401,000 after buying an additional 5,469 shares in the last quarter. Andra AP fonden grew its holdings in shares of MSCI by 477.6% during the second quarter. Andra AP fonden now owns 15,480 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $8,669,000 after buying an additional 12,800 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in shares of MSCI during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,069,000. Corient Private Wealth LP bought a new stake in shares of MSCI during the second quarter valued at approximately $8,644,000. Finally, Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc bought a new stake in shares of MSCI during the second quarter valued at approximately $8,118,000. Institutional investors own 89.97% of the company’s stock.

Recent MSCI Headlines

These are some of the MSCI headlines that stood out recently:

• Neutral Sentiment: MSCI’s November review includes 13 additions and 100 deletions to the MSCI ACWI Index, with changes scheduled for the close of November 30. Among the reported regional changes, LIC, Coforge, Adani Green and Meesho are being added to a key index, while PI Industries is being removed; Taiwan’s weight in three major indexes is also rising. These are routine index rebalances, and the reports do not quantify a direct financial impact on MSCI. MSCI Equity Indexes November 2026 Index Review MSCI November review adds Indian stocks
• Neutral Sentiment: MSCI is dropping Strategy, the corporate bitcoin holder, from its indexes. JPMorgan estimates the change could prompt about $2.8 billion in forced selling of Strategy shares. That estimate concerns potential trading in the excluded company, not a stated loss or gain for MSCI. MSCI is dropping Strategy from its indexes
• Neutral Sentiment: Other reported regional changes include NationGate joining an MSCI index and Indonesia’s Barito Pacific being removed. The articles provide no indication that these constituent changes will materially affect MSCI’s revenue. NationGate to join MSCI Index as seven removed

Insider Activity at MSCI

In related news, General Counsel Robert Gutowski sold 2,381 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $623.66, for a total value of $1,484,934.46. Following the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 14,104 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,796,100.64. The trade was a 14.44% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Andrew Wiechmann sold 450 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 12th. The stock was 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 approximately $12,337,080. This represents a 2.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 3.76% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

MSCI Stock Performance

Shares of MSCI stock traded up $6.64 on Friday, hitting $658.15. 408,934 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 680,394. MSCI Inc has a 1 year low of $501.08 and a 1 year high of $681.04. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $584.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of $576.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $47.06 billion, a PE ratio of 34.84, a PEG ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.20.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 20th. The technology company reported $5.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.03 by $0.08. MSCI had a net margin of 40.31% and a negative return on equity of 50.69%. The company had revenue of $892.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $887.83 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $4.47 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect that MSCI Inc will post 19.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

MSCI Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 27th. Investors of record on Friday, November 13th will be paid a dividend of $2.05 per share. This represents a $8.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 13th. MSCI’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 43.41%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on MSCI. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of MSCI from $685.00 to $720.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 21st. Weiss Ratings upgraded MSCI from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Thursday. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $680.00 target price on shares of MSCI in a research note on Tuesday, October 20th. Deutsche Bank reduced their target price on MSCI from $729.00 to $684.00 in a report on Friday, October 9th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their target price on MSCI from $670.00 to $680.00 in a report on Monday, October 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $683.69.

About MSCI

MSCI Inc. is a global provider of investment decision-support tools and services for asset managers, banks, insurers, pension funds and other financial institutions. Its offerings include indexes used to benchmark and develop investment products, as well as portfolio risk, performance and attribution analytics. The company also provides environmental, social and governance data and research, climate-related tools, and analytics covering private assets and real estate. These products help clients assess investments, manage portfolios and evaluate risks across public and private markets.