Sei Investments Co. Has $65.08 Million Stock Holdings in MSCI Inc $MSCI

Sei Investments Co. decreased its stake in shares of MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) by 30.5% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 120,744 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 52,995 shares during the quarter. Sei Investments Co.’s holdings in MSCI were worth $65,085,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in MSCI. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of MSCI by 1.2% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,320,761 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,884,233,000 after purchasing an additional 39,450 shares in the last quarter. Bamco Inc. NY boosted its holdings in MSCI by 15.1% during the 4th quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 2,755,747 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,581,055,000 after acquiring an additional 361,630 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in MSCI by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,467,556 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,415,713,000 after purchasing an additional 52,242 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of MSCI by 13.2% in the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,446,291 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $829,781,000 after purchasing an additional 168,405 shares during the period. Finally, PineStone Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in MSCI by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. PineStone Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,000,942 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $574,270,000 after purchasing an additional 39,099 shares during the last quarter. 89.97% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

MSCI Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE MSCI opened at $550.82 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $596.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $576.75. The company has a market cap of $40.04 billion, a PE ratio of 30.13, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.24. MSCI Inc has a fifty-two week low of $501.08 and a fifty-two week high of $644.77.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The technology company reported $4.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.99 by ($0.05). MSCI had a negative return on equity of 55.19% and a net margin of 40.74%.The business had revenue of $867.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $870.71 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $4.17 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts predict that MSCI Inc will post 19.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

MSCI Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $2.05 per share. This represents a $8.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. MSCI’s payout ratio is currently 44.86%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of MSCI from $700.00 to $742.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of MSCI from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Raymond James Financial raised their target price on MSCI from $730.00 to $760.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on MSCI from $715.00 to $730.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on MSCI in a research report on Friday, July 17th. They set a “buy” rating and a $760.00 price objective on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, MSCI presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $709.50.

Key Headlines Impacting MSCI

Here are the key news stories impacting MSCI this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Singapore Exchange announced an expanded licensing deal with MSCI that will allow SGX to launch up to 100 new MSCI-linked derivatives contracts, which reinforces MSCI’s index franchise and suggests continued demand for its benchmarks and licensing business. SGX to launch up to 100 new MSCI derivatives under expanded licensing deal
• Neutral Sentiment: DBS said the new MSCI-SGX deal supports SGX’s growth narrative and could bring meaningful earnings upside for the exchange, indirectly highlighting MSCI’s strong position in index licensing and derivatives expansion. New deal with MSCI fits SGX’s ‘strategic growth narrative’; potential for ‘meaningful’ earnings upside: DBS
• Neutral Sentiment: Several reports on the SGX-MSCI agreement point to an expansion of MSCI’s derivatives ecosystem, which is supportive of long-term licensing revenue but does not appear to be the main driver of the stock’s latest move. Singapore Exchange Strikes New Deal With MSCI for Derivatives
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are also reacting to MSCI’s second-quarter results, which missed expectations and came with a higher cost forecast, raising concerns about margin pressure and near-term earnings momentum. MSCI Shares Slide After 2Q Results Miss Views, Cost Forecast Rises
• Negative Sentiment: Another analysis piece argued that fears around MSCI’s outlook are justified, reinforcing the cautious tone after the earnings release. MSCI Q2 2026: Investors’ Fears Are Justified

About MSCI

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.