MSCI (MSCI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

MSCI Inc. is a leading provider of investment decision support tools and services to the global financial community. The company offers a wide range of products, including equity indices, portfolio risk and performance analytics, environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and ratings, and real estate benchmarks. MSCI’s solutions are designed to help asset managers, banks, hedge funds, and pension funds make more informed investment decisions, manage risk exposures, and optimize portfolio performance.

Originally established as part of Morgan Stanley in 1968, MSCI became an independent publicly traded company in 2007. Since its spin-off, MSCI has focused on expanding its offerings through both organic growth and strategic acquisitions, broadening its capabilities in data science, technology infrastructure, and specialized research. The company’s development of rules-based and factor-based indices helped pioneer quantitative investment strategies and set industry standards for index construction and risk measurement.

Headquartered in New York, MSCI maintains a global presence with offices in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. Its products serve more than 13,000 clients in over 80 countries, reflecting a truly international footprint. Under the leadership of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Henry A. Fernandez, MSCI continues to invest in advanced analytics, cloud-based platforms and machine-learning solutions to meet the evolving needs of investors worldwide.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $531.78 to $550.18
• 50-Day Range: $545.57 to $584.45
• 52-Week Range: $486.73 to $642.45
• Volume: 772,551 shs
• Average Volume: 609,211 shs
• Market Capitalization: $41.29 billion
• P/E Ratio: 35.35
• Dividend Yield: 1.35%
• Price Target: $647.70
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

MSCI Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

MSCI scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 31st out of 945 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

MSCI has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

MSCI has a consensus price target of $647.70, representing about 21.2% upside from its current price of $534.32.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

MSCI has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.93%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for MSCI are expected to grow by 12.93% in the coming year, from $16.86 to $19.04 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of MSCI is 35.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 233.21.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of MSCI is 35.34, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 29.81.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

MSCI has a PEG Ratio of 2.70. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.86% of the float of MSCI has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

MSCI has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MSCI has recently increased by 3.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

MSCI pays a meaningful dividend of 1.30%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

MSCI has been increasing its dividend for 11 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of MSCI is 47.68%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, MSCI will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.82% next year. This indicates that MSCI will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.33

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.86% of the float of MSCI has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

MSCI has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MSCI has recently increased by 3.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.85

News Sentiment

MSCI has a news sentiment score of 0.85. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 31 news articles for MSCI this week, compared to 43 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

18 people have searched for MSCI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

11 people have added MSCI to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 267% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, MSCI insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $6,731,599.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.31% of the stock of MSCI is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

89.97% of the stock of MSCI is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MSCI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MSCI shares performed this year?

MSCI's stock was trading at $600.01 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MSCI stock has decreased by 10.9% and is now trading at $534.3160.

How were MSCI's earnings last quarter?

MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 22nd. The technology company reported $4.17 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.12 by $0.05. The firm's revenue was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are MSCI's major shareholders?

MSCI's top institutional shareholders include Canoe Financial LP (0.27%), Swedbank AB (0.18%), Baskin Financial Services Inc. (0.10%) and Covea Finance (0.07%). Insiders that own company stock include Henry A Fernandez, Cd Baer Pettit, Andrew C Wiechmann, Robert J Gutowski, Scott A Crum and Jennifer H Mak.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of MSCI?

Shares of MSCI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of MSCI own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that MSCI investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Humana (HUM), Meta Platforms (META), Invesco QQQ (QQQ), American Water Works (AWK), Broadcom (AVGO) and Salesforce (CRM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/22/2025
• Record date for 8/29 Dividend: 8/15/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/29 Dividend: 8/15/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/29/2025
• Today: 10/16/2025
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 10/28/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: FIN - INVEST MGMT
• Sub-Industry: Specialized Finance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MSCI
• CIK: 1408198
• Web: www.msci.com
• Phone: (212) 804-3900
• Fax: 212-981-7401
• Employees: 6,132
• Year Founded: 1969

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for MSCI: $647.70
• High Price Target: $723.00
• Low Price Target: $533.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.86
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $15.10
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 36.35
• Forward P/E Ratio: 32.55
• P/E Growth: 2.7
• Net Income: $1.11 billion
• Net Margins: 39.46%
• Pretax Margin: 47.85%
• Return on Equity: -143.13%
• Return on Assets: 23.46%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.86
• Quick Ratio: 0.86

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.86 billion
• Price / Sales: 14.87
• Cash Flow: $17.86 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 30.73
• Book Value: ($11.99) per share
• Price / Book: -45.77

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 77,360,000
• Free Float: 74,804,000
• Market Cap: $42.46 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.33