Natixis Advisors L.P. Has $26.52 Million Holdings in MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI)

Natixis Advisors L.P. increased its holdings in shares of MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) by 12.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 46,881 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,365 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. owned approximately 0.06% of MSCI worth $26,517,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in MSCI. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new position in shares of MSCI during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. ORG Partners LLC increased its holdings in MSCI by 5,600.0% during the third quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 57 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Headinvest LLC bought a new stake in MSCI during the third quarter worth $30,000. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in MSCI in the third quarter valued at $51,000. Finally, Quent Capital LLC grew its position in shares of MSCI by 23.5% in the 4th quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 100 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $57,000 after acquiring an additional 19 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.97% of the company’s stock.

MSCI Stock Down 0.1 %

NYSE MSCI opened at $467.04 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $532.35 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $536.09. MSCI Inc. has a 12-month low of $439.95 and a 12-month high of $617.39. The company has a market capitalization of $37.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.88, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.09.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 23rd. The technology company reported $3.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.44 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $680.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $685.47 million. MSCI had a net margin of 44.55% and a negative return on equity of 121.86%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.14 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that MSCI Inc. will post 14.66 EPS for the current year.

MSCI Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 17th will be issued a dividend of $1.60 per share. This represents a $6.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.37%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 16th. MSCI’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 43.69%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MSCI has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. StockNews.com cut shares of MSCI from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 20th. Bank of America upgraded MSCI from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $425.00 to $525.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 30th. Redburn Atlantic downgraded MSCI from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $620.00 to $470.00 in a research note on Tuesday, February 20th. Wolfe Research started coverage on MSCI in a report on Tuesday, March 26th. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of MSCI in a report on Wednesday, April 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $569.53.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, COO Cd Baer Pettit acquired 7,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 25th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $459.41 per share, with a total value of $3,445,575.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 291,038 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $133,705,767.58. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In other MSCI news, insider Scott A. Crum sold 9,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $471.69, for a total value of $4,245,210.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 12,831 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,052,254.39. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, COO Cd Baer Pettit purchased 7,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 25th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $459.41 per share, for a total transaction of $3,445,575.00. Following the purchase, the chief operating officer now owns 291,038 shares in the company, valued at approximately $133,705,767.58. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 3.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About MSCI

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.