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In the latest session, MSCI Inc (NYSE: MSCI) closed at $590.73 down -0.39% from its previous closing price of $593.05. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.5 million shares were traded. MSCI stock price reached its highest trading level at $603.75 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $585.06.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of MSCI Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 113.10 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.62. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.93 and its Current Ratio is at 0.85.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Goldman on December 18, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $723 from $617 previously.
Redburn Atlantic Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on October 09, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $680.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 05 ’24 when Fernandez Henry A bought 2,900 shares for $612.80 per share. The transaction valued at 1,777,119 led to the insider holds 330,379 shares of the business.
Gutowski Robert J. sold 1,816 shares of MSCI for $1,044,200 on Aug 28 ’24. The General Counsel now owns 15,101 shares after completing the transaction at $575.00 per share. On Aug 28 ’24, another insider, Gutowski Robert J., who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 1,816 shares for $575.00 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MSCI now has a Market Capitalization of 46296272896 and an Enterprise Value of 53380927488. As of this moment, MSCI’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 42.03, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 30.88. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.47. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 16.21. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 19.046 whereas that against EBITDA is 32.899.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MSCI is 1.11, which has changed by -1.6868114e-05 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21794415 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MSCI has reached a high of $642.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $439.95. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.01%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MSCI has traded an average of 478.96K shares per day and 524380 over the past ten days. A total of 77.70M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 75.80M. Insiders hold about 3.28% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.29% stake in the company. Shares short for MSCI as of 1736899200 were 773726 with a Short Ratio of 1.62, compared to 1734048000 on 819305. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 773726 and a Short% of Float of 1.15.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.88.
