7.06% percent quarterly performance for MSCI Inc (MSCI) is not indicative of the underlying story

On Tuesday, MSCI Inc (NYSE: MSCI) opened lower -2.74% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $595.27. Price fluctuations for MSCI have ranged from $439.95 to $617.39 over the past 52 weeks.

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Over the past five-year period, the growth rate of yearbook sales for the company of the Financial sector was 12.10%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 10.39% at the time writing. With a float of $76.09 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $79.09 million.

Considering the fact that the conglomerate employs 5794 people, you should pay attention to its efficiency factor. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 81.97%, operating margin of 53.31%, and the pretax margin is 52.12%.

MSCI Inc (MSCI) Insider Activity

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of MSCI Inc is 3.26%, while institutional ownership is 92.46%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Aug 28 ’24, was worth 1,044,200. In this transaction General Counsel of this company sold 1,816 shares at a rate of $575.00, taking the stock ownership to the 15,101 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Aug 28 ’24, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 1,816 for $575.00, making the entire transaction worth $1,044,200.

MSCI Inc (MSCI) Earnings and Forecasts

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 10.39% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 11.66% during the next five years compared to 20.50% growth over the previous five years of trading.

MSCI Inc (NYSE: MSCI) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for MSCI Inc (MSCI). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.95. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 16.84. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 34.88.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 14.93, a number that is poised to hit 3.93 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 16.98 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of MSCI Inc (MSCI)

Compared to the last year’s volume of 0.54 million, its volume of 0.6 million showed improvement in the last five days. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 17.91%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 13.20.

During the past 100 days, MSCI Inc’s (MSCI) raw stochastic average was set at 66.26%, which indicates a significant increase from 9.53% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 16.20% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 21.75% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $579.41, while its 200-day Moving Average is $539.29. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $615.96 in the near term. At $653.00, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $674.30. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $557.63, it is likely to go to the next support level at $536.33. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $499.30.

MSCI Inc (NYSE: MSCI) Key Stats

There are currently 78,650K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 45.53 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 2,529 M according to its annual income of 1,149 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 707,950 K and its income totaled 266,760 K.