Is MSCI Inc (NYSE: MSCI) A Suitable Stock For New Investors Today?

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MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) shares, rose in value on Friday, March 07, with the stock price down by -0.78% to the previous day’s close as strong demand from buyers drove the stock to $561.89.

Actively observing the price movement in the last trading, the stock closed the session at $566.28. The PE ratio was 39.99 over 12-month period. Referring to stock’s 52-week performance, its high was $642.45, and the low was $439.95. On the whole, MSCI has fluctuated by -3.48% over the past month.

With the market capitalization of MSCI Inc currently standing at about $43.63 billion, investors are eagerly awaiting this quarter’s results, scheduled for in April. The company’s Forward Dividend Ratio is 6.60, with its dividend yield at 1.17%.

Projections by analysts suggest varying estimates for the company’s quarterly revenue. Analysts have estimated the company’s revenue for the quarter at 3.1B, with a low estimate of 729.71M and a high estimate of 758M. Wall Street analysts also predicted that the company’s y-o-y revenues would reach 746.45M.

Technical indicators serve as essential tools for traders, offering insights into market sentiment and potential price movements. We see that MSCI’s technical picture suggests that short-term indicators denote the stock is a 50% Sell on average. However, medium-term indicators have put the stock in the category of Hold while long-term indicators on average have been pointing out that it is a 50% Sell.

The stock’s technical analysis shows that the PEG ratio is about 3.30, with the price of MSCI currently trading nearly -2.49% and -4.92% away from the simple moving averages for 20 and 50 days respectively. The Relative Strength Index (RSI, 14) currently indicates a reading of 37.82, while the 7-day volatility ratio is showing 2.74% which for the 30-day chart, stands at 1.91%. Furthermore, MSCI Inc (MSCI)’s beta value is 1.31, and its average true range (ATR) is 12.74.

A comparison of MSCI Inc (MSCI) with its peers suggests the former has fared considerably weaker in the market. MSCI showed an intraday change of -0.78% in last session, and over the past year, it grew by 2.10%%.

Data on historical trading for MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) indicates that the trading volumes over the past 3 months, they’ve averaged 521.65K. According to company’s latest data on outstanding shares, there are 77.74 million shares outstanding.

Nearly 3.37% of MSCI Inc’s shares belong to company insiders and institutional investors own 93.53% of the company’s shares. The stock has fallen by -6.35% since the beginning of the year, thereby showing the potential of a further growth. This could raise investors’ confidence to be optimistic about the MSCI stock heading into the next quarter.

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