Vancity Investment Management Ltd Has $4.40 Million Stock Position in MSCI Inc $MSCI

Vancity Investment Management Ltd lowered its stake in shares of MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) by 72.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,674 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 19,838 shares during the period. Vancity Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in MSCI were worth $4,402,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its position in MSCI by 13.2% during the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,446,291 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $829,781,000 after acquiring an additional 168,405 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of MSCI by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 505,374 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $289,948,000 after acquiring an additional 9,050 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of MSCI by 84.7% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 143,989 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $82,611,000 after acquiring an additional 66,022 shares during the period. Strive Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of MSCI during the 4th quarter worth about $1,864,000. Finally, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. acquired a new position in shares of MSCI during the 4th quarter worth about $2,684,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.97% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of MSCI from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the company from $650.00 to $700.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on MSCI from $719.00 to $727.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $690.00 price objective on MSCI in a research note on Thursday. Weiss Ratings cut shares of MSCI from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on shares of MSCI from $710.00 to $720.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have issued a Buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $697.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Alvise J. Munari sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $592.04, for a total transaction of $5,920,400.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 23,548 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,941,357.92. This represents a 29.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 3.76% of the company’s stock.

MSCI News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting MSCI this week:

• Negative Sentiment: MSCI released its 2026 Global Market Accessibility Review, and the report highlighted market-access concerns in several countries, including South Korea and Indonesia, ahead of the company’s key annual classification review. Those findings can weigh on sentiment because they underscore ongoing friction in markets MSCI monitors for index inclusion decisions. Article title
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple reports said MSCI downgraded Indonesia’s “information flow” rating to negative and flagged transparency and accessibility issues. That raises the risk that Indonesia could face less favorable index treatment, which may pressure MSCI shares because it suggests tougher classification outcomes ahead. Article title
• Negative Sentiment: Bloomberg and other outlets reported worsening information-flow conditions in Indonesia ahead of MSCI’s verdict, reinforcing investor concern that the company may deliver more restrictive market-access assessments. Article title
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are watching the upcoming MSCI annual market classification review, including the possibility of changes involving Argentina, but the outcome is still pending. Until the decisions are announced, the news flow is mainly keeping the stock in focus rather than changing fundamentals. Article title
• Neutral Sentiment: An analyst-style article argued MSCI may still be attractively valued as a “passive investing toll booth,” but this is commentary rather than a new company catalyst. Article title

MSCI Stock Performance

Shares of MSCI opened at $581.69 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $42.35 billion, a PE ratio of 33.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.24. MSCI Inc has a 52-week low of $501.08 and a 52-week high of $644.68. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $589.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $571.51.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 21st. The technology company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.38 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $850.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $830.91 million. MSCI had a net margin of 40.74% and a negative return on equity of 65.48%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $4.00 EPS. Research analysts predict that MSCI Inc will post 19.62 EPS for the current fiscal year.

MSCI Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were issued a $2.05 dividend. This represents a $8.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. MSCI’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 46.83%.

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.