MidFirst Bank Invests $803,000 in MSCI Inc $MSCI

MidFirst Bank acquired a new stake in MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 1,400 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $803,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of MSCI. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in MSCI by 341.7% in the 4th quarter. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC now owns 53 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the period. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in shares of MSCI during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of MSCI in the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of MSCI in the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of MSCI in the second quarter worth $36,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.97% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MSCI has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. UBS Group boosted their target price on MSCI from $710.00 to $720.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Weiss Ratings cut MSCI from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $655.00 price target on shares of MSCI in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company raised MSCI from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $650.00 to $700.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $730.00 price objective on shares of MSCI in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have issued a Buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $697.00.

MSCI Stock Up 0.1%

MSCI opened at $581.69 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $589.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $571.58. MSCI Inc has a 52 week low of $501.08 and a 52 week high of $644.68. The stock has a market cap of $42.35 billion, a PE ratio of 33.22, a P/E/G ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.24.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The technology company reported $4.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.38 by $0.17. MSCI had a negative return on equity of 65.48% and a net margin of 40.74%.The firm 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 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that MSCI Inc will post 19.62 earnings per share for the current year.

MSCI Dividend Announcement

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other MSCI news, insider Alvise J. Munari sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $592.04, for a total value of $5,920,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 23,548 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,941,357.92. This represents a 29.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 3.76% of the stock is owned by insiders.

More MSCI News

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

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.