4,154 MSCI Inc $MSCI Shares Sold by Inspire Investing LLC

Inspire Investing LLC cut its holdings in shares of MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) by 19.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 16,915 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 4,154 shares during the quarter. Inspire Investing LLC’s holdings in MSCI were worth $9,111,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in MSCI during the 2nd quarter valued at $3,062,626,000. Bamco Inc. NY acquired a new stake in MSCI in the 2nd quarter worth $1,798,710,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of MSCI during the 2nd quarter worth about $480,613,000. Generation Investment Management LLP bought a new position in shares of MSCI during the 2nd quarter worth about $301,493,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc bought a new position in shares of MSCI during the 2nd quarter worth about $257,687,000. 89.97% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MSCI has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of MSCI from $685.00 to $710.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays lifted their target price on MSCI from $700.00 to $735.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Bank of America boosted their price target on MSCI from $715.00 to $730.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 10th. UBS Group set a $615.00 price objective on MSCI in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on MSCI from $685.00 to $720.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twelve have assigned a Buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, MSCI has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $691.93.

Trending Headlines about MSCI

Here are the key news stories impacting MSCI this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 earnings exceeded expectations. MSCI reported adjusted EPS of $5.11 versus the $5.03 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 12.4% year over year to $892 million, above forecasts. Management also highlighted continued growth in AI-related products, recurring subscriptions and diversified client demand. MSCI Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support remains favorable. JPMorgan raised its price target, while RBC reaffirmed an Outperform rating. Other sell-side analysts have maintained Buy ratings, suggesting confidence in MSCI’s earnings growth and high-margin business model. JPMorgan price target update
• Neutral Sentiment: Indonesia’s regulator imposed significant enforcement penalties. Record fines totaling about $117 million for market-manipulation and IPO-disclosure violations could address MSCI’s transparency concerns, but the impact on the final market-classification decision remains uncertain. Indonesia market violation fines
• Negative Sentiment: The proposed Indonesia downgrade is creating political and reputational risk. MSCI’s warning that Indonesia could be reclassified from an emerging market to a standalone market triggered a local stock-market selloff and public criticism from President Prabowo. Investors may worry about pressure on MSCI’s relationships with governments and index-linked fund flows, although the issue is not expected to materially change MSCI’s near-term financial results. Indonesia downgrade controversy
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and fund-selling add pressure. MSCI trades at a premium earnings multiple, and Polen Capital disclosed that it exited its MSCI position to fund a Meta Platforms investment. This reinforces concerns that much of MSCI’s strong growth outlook is already reflected in the stock price. Polen Capital exits MSCI

MSCI Price Performance

Shares of MSCI stock opened at $615.06 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $43.98 billion, a PE ratio of 32.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.24. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $562.17 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $577.42. MSCI Inc has a 52-week low of $501.08 and a 52-week high of $644.77.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 20th. The technology company reported $5.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.03 by $0.08. The company 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 was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $4.47 EPS. Analysts predict that MSCI Inc will post 19.60 earnings per share 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 $2.05 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 13th. This represents a $8.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. MSCI’s payout ratio is presently 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.