Rep. Robert Bresnahan, Jr. Purchases Shares of MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI)

Representative Robert Bresnahan, Jr. (R-Pennsylvania) recently bought shares of MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI). In a filing disclosed on May 08th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in MSCI stock on April 8th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “JP MORGAN BROKERAGE ACCOUNT” account.

Representative Robert Bresnahan, Jr. also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) on 4/17/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) on 4/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) on 4/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) on 4/10/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of DexCom (NASDAQ:DXCM) on 4/8/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Invesco (NYSE:IVZ) on 4/8/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Generac (NYSE:GNRC) on 4/8/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) on 4/8/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) on 4/8/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) on 4/8/2025.

MSCI Price Performance

MSCI stock traded up $9.16 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $565.72. The company had a trading volume of 75,381 shares, compared to its average volume of 524,823. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $548.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is $579.66. MSCI Inc. has a 1 year low of $475.32 and a 1 year high of $642.45. The company has a market capitalization of $43.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.24, a P/E/G ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 1.33.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The technology company reported $4.00 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.88 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $745.83 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $746.45 million. MSCI had a net margin of 38.83% and a negative return on equity of 156.08%. On average, equities analysts forecast that MSCI Inc. will post 16.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

MSCI Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Investors of record on Friday, May 16th will be paid a $1.80 dividend. This represents a $7.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 16th. MSCI’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 49.48%.

Insider Activity at MSCI

In related news, CEO Henry A. Fernandez acquired 5,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $574.51 per share, for a total transaction of $3,044,903.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer now owns 1,269,951 shares in the company, valued at $729,599,549.01. This represents a 0.42% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, COO Cd Baer Pettit sold 5,000 shares of MSCI stock in a transaction on Friday, April 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $524.25, for a total transaction of $2,621,250.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 294,787 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $154,542,084.75. This trade represents a 1.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 3.31% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in shares of MSCI by 30.9% during the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 174,982 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $104,991,000 after purchasing an additional 41,346 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in MSCI by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 536,211 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $312,574,000 after buying an additional 23,050 shares during the period. Nvwm LLC lifted its stake in MSCI by 3,581.3% during the fourth quarter. Nvwm LLC now owns 1,767 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,060,000 after buying an additional 1,719 shares in the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of MSCI by 76.3% in the fourth quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 2,992 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,795,000 after buying an additional 1,295 shares during the period. Finally, Threadgill Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of MSCI by 255.4% during the fourth quarter. Threadgill Financial LLC now owns 1,283 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $770,000 after acquiring an additional 922 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.97% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have weighed in on MSCI shares. Oppenheimer reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of MSCI in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of MSCI from $675.00 to $650.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on MSCI from $532.00 to $530.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Bank of America began coverage on MSCI in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $585.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Evercore ISI decreased their price objective on MSCI from $673.00 to $631.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, MSCI has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $645.36.

About Representative Bresnahan

Rob Bresnahan Jr. (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Bresnahan (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Rob Bresnahan Jr. was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania. He earned a B.S. in business administration, management and operations from the University of Scranton in 2012. His career experience includes working as the chief financial officer and CEO of a family business, an electrical contracting company.

MSCI Company Profile

MSCI Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides critical decision support tools and solutions for the investment community to manage investment processes worldwide. The Index segment provides indexes for use in various areas of the investment process, including indexed financial product, such as ETFs, mutual funds, annuities, futures, options, structured products, and over-the-counter derivatives; performance benchmarking; portfolio construction and rebalancing; and asset allocation, as well as licenses GICS and GICS Direct.