Federated Hermes Inc. Sells 5,450 Shares of MSCI Inc $MSCI

Federated Hermes Inc. reduced its holdings in MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) by 6.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 84,042 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 5,450 shares during the quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. owned about 0.11% of MSCI worth $47,686,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. bought a new stake in shares of MSCI in the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in MSCI in the third quarter worth $28,000. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC bought a new stake in MSCI in the second quarter valued at $36,000. Eastern Bank acquired a new position in shares of MSCI during the third quarter valued at about $50,000. Finally, Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. boosted its position in shares of MSCI by 47.0% during the 2nd quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 97 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. 89.97% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Henry A. Fernandez acquired 10,210 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $536.13 per share, for a total transaction of $5,473,887.30. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,487,047 shares in the company, valued at $797,250,508.11. This represents a 0.69% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, General Counsel Robert J. Gutowski sold 624 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $558.42, for a total value of $348,454.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 15,945 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,904,006.90. This represents a 3.77% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 3.31% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $715.00 price target on shares of MSCI in a research note on Thursday. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of MSCI in a research note on Thursday. Weiss Ratings raised MSCI from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Evercore ISI upped their price target on MSCI from $655.00 to $690.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $690.00 price objective on shares of MSCI in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, MSCI currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $659.00.

Trending Headlines about MSCI

Here are the key news stories impacting MSCI this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Evercore ISI raised its price target to $690 and kept an Outperform rating, signaling strong buy-side conviction and a ~13.7% upside from the current price. Evercore price target raise
• Positive Sentiment: MSCI announced a meaningful dividend hike — quarterly payout raised to $2.05 (a ~13.9% increase vs. prior), supporting yield and income-oriented investor interest. Dividend hikes article
• Positive Sentiment: Operational strength: Q4 showed sticky demand (93% retention), revenue up ~10.6% Y/Y and an EPS beat (reported $4.66 vs. $4.62 consensus), supporting long-term subscription and asset-fee growth thesis. Retention / demand article
• Neutral Sentiment: Full Q4 financials: revenue $822.5M, net margin ~40%, and EPS growth vs. prior year — results largely in line with expectations but with mixed underlying line-item trends. Investors should review the slide deck/press release for segment-level drivers. BusinessWire results
• Negative Sentiment: Company signaled higher full-year expenses and offered softer 2026 guidance, which, combined with the modest EPS beat, pressured the stock despite positive fundamentals. Guidance / reaction article
• Negative Sentiment: Index governance controversy: MSCI paused a rebalancing related to Indonesia, triggering market moves and drawing government scrutiny — a reputational/regulatory risk that can create near-term headlines and client/government friction. Reuters on Indonesia action

MSCI Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MSCI opened at $606.96 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $572.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $565.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $45.61 billion, a PE ratio of 38.68, a P/E/G ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.30. MSCI Inc has a one year low of $486.73 and a one year high of $621.38.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $4.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.62 by $0.04. MSCI had a net margin of 38.36% and a negative return on equity of 82.59%. The business had revenue of $822.53 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $819.51 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $4.18 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts expect that MSCI Inc will post 16.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

MSCI announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Tuesday, October 28th that allows the company to repurchase $3.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the technology company to purchase up to 7.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

MSCI Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a dividend of $2.05 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This is a boost from MSCI’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.80. This represents a $8.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. MSCI’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 45.63%.

MSCI 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.