MSCI (MSCI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

MSCI Inc. is a global provider of investment decision-support tools and services for asset managers, banks, insurers, pension funds and other financial institutions. Its offerings include indexes used to benchmark and develop investment products, as well as portfolio risk, performance and attribution analytics.

The company also provides environmental, social and governance data and research, climate-related tools, and analytics covering private assets and real estate. These products help clients assess investments, manage portfolios and evaluate risks across public and private markets.

MSCI traces its origins to Capital International, whose indexes were introduced in 1969. The business became known as Morgan Stanley Capital International and was spun off from Morgan Stanley in 2007. MSCI serves clients around the world, and Henry Fernandez is its chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $643.82 to $657.90
• 50-Day Range: $536.38 to $674.44
• 52-Week Range: $501.08 to $681.04
• Volume: 196,245 shs
• Average Volume: 636,946 shs
• Market Capitalization: $46.91 billion
• P/E Ratio: 34.72
• Dividend Yield: 1.25%
• Price Target: $683.69
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

MSCI Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

MSCI scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 219th out of 834 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: 2.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

MSCI has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.94, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 14 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for MSCI is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

MSCI has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.88%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for MSCI are expected to grow by 13.88% in the coming year, from $19.59 to $22.31 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of MSCI is 34.73, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of MSCI is 34.73, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.27.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

MSCI has a PEG Ratio of 2.67. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.13% 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 2.98, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MSCI has recently decreased by 24.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

MSCI pays a meaningful dividend of 1.22%, 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 43.41%. 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 36.75% next year. This indicates that MSCI will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.64

News Sentiment

MSCI has a news sentiment score of 0.64. 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 23 news articles for MSCI this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for MSCI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -56% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 6 people have added MSCI to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, MSCI insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,741,434.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.76% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/28 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/28/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/20/2026
• Today: 11/10/2026
• Record date for 11/27 Dividend: 11/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/27 Dividend: 11/13/2026
• J.P. Morgan Ultimate Services Investor Conference 2026: 11/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/27/2026
• 30th Annual UBS Global Technology and AI Conference: 11/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/26/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Financial Exchanges & Data
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MSCI
• CIK: 1408198
• Web: www.msci.com
• Phone: (212) 804-3900
• Fax: 212-981-7401
• Employees: 6,268
• Year Founded: 1969

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for MSCI: $683.69
• High Price Target: $760.00
• Low Price Target: $570.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.94
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $18.89
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 34.72
• Forward P/E Ratio: 29.39
• P/E Growth: 2.67
• Net Income: $1.20 billion
• Net Margins: 40.31%
• Pretax Margin: 47.29%
• Return on Equity: -50.69%
• Return on Assets: 25.15%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.82
• Quick Ratio: 0.82

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.13 billion
• Price / Sales: 14.96
• Cash Flow: $20.51 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 31.98
• Book Value: ($42.19) per share
• Price / Book: -15.54

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 71,500,000
• Free Float: 68,812,000
• Market Cap: $46.89 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.20