Moore Capital Management LP Makes New Investment in MSCI Inc $MSCI

Moore Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 5,173 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,897,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of MSCI. Ancora Advisors LLC acquired a new position in MSCI during the second quarter worth $27,000. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of MSCI in the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in MSCI in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Compound Global Advisors LLC purchased a new position in MSCI during the 2nd quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, SHP Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of MSCI during the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.97% of the company’s stock.

MSCI News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting MSCI this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MSCI implemented its periodic Saudi-market index changes and its August review across India, generating substantial passive-fund trading. India’s closing-auction session recorded roughly ?39,718 crore in turnover, or about 22% of total cash-market activity, highlighting the scale and influence of MSCI’s benchmarks. MSCI implements periodic changes in Saudi market today
• Positive Sentiment: Index additions including Sandisk, Groww, Lenskart, Laurus Labs and Adani Energy are expected to attract passive inflows, while index changes to other constituents drove billions of dollars in repositioning. The activity underscores MSCI’s pricing power and strategic importance to institutional investors. Sandisk to join the MSCI World Index
• Neutral Sentiment: India’s new closing-auction mechanism handled its first major MSCI rebalance, with approximately $4 billion of flows and sharp late-session swings. The successful processing of large institutional orders supports confidence in MSCI’s benchmark ecosystem, but the event primarily affects market infrastructure and constituent stocks rather than MSCI’s near-term revenue. MSCI rebalance to test India’s new closing auction
• Negative Sentiment: Broader risk sentiment remained cautious after Asian equities and MSCI’s Asia-Pacific gauge declined amid a more hawkish interest-rate outlook. This may weigh on valuation-sensitive financial-data and index businesses, despite MSCI’s recurring-revenue model. Asian stocks drop on hawkish outlook

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently issued reports on MSCI shares. Bank of America upped their price objective on MSCI from $715.00 to $730.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of MSCI from $700.00 to $742.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on MSCI in a report on Friday, July 17th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $760.00 price target for the company. Weiss Ratings lowered MSCI from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $700.00 price target on shares of MSCI in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and eleven have given a Buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, MSCI has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $709.50.

MSCI Stock Performance

MSCI opened at $572.02 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $41.59 billion, a PE ratio of 31.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.23. MSCI Inc has a 1 year low of $501.08 and a 1 year high of $644.77. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $579.34 and a 200 day moving average price of $573.62.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The technology company reported $4.94 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.99 by ($0.05). MSCI had a net margin of 40.74% and a negative return on equity of 55.19%. The business had revenue of $867.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $870.71 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $4.17 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts predict that MSCI Inc will post 19.61 earnings per share for the current year.

MSCI Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th were paid a dividend of $2.05 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. This represents a $8.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. MSCI’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 44.86%.

MSCI Company 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.