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After finishing at $595.27 in the prior trading day, MSCI Inc (NYSE: MSCI) closed at $578.93, down -2.74%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.74 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.46 million shares were traded. MSCI stock price reached its highest trading level at $631.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $573.3687.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MSCI by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 100.87 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 34.88. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.95 and its Current Ratio is at 0.95.
On October 02, 2024, Evercore ISI started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $690.
On August 13, 2024, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $570.Wells Fargo initiated its Equal Weight rating on August 13, 2024, with a $570 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 28 ’24 when Gutowski Robert J. sold 1,816 shares for $575.00 per share. The transaction valued at 1,044,200 led to the insider holds 15,101 shares of the business.
Gutowski Robert J. bought 1,816 shares of MSCI for $1,044,200 on Aug 28 ’24. On Apr 30 ’24, another insider, Crum Scott A, who serves as the Chief Human Resources Officer of the company, sold 9,000 shares for $471.69 each. As a result, the insider received 4,245,200 and left with 12,831 shares of the company.
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 46788427776 and an Enterprise Value of 51034935296. As of this moment, MSCI’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 38.79, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 34.10. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.33. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 16.84. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 18.878 whereas that against EBITDA is 32.66.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MSCI has reached a high of $617.39, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $439.95. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.08%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.35%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 413.93K shares per day over the past 3-months and 436340 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 79.09M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 76.09M. Insiders hold about 3.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.46% stake in the company. Shares short for MSCI as of 1728950400 were 646237 with a Short Ratio of 1.56, compared to 1726185600 on 684256. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 646237 and a Short% of Float of 0.9599999499999999.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.88.