MSCI (MSCI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

MSCI Inc. is a global provider of investment decision-support tools and services for institutional investors, asset managers, wealth managers, banks and other financial institutions. The company is best known for its indexes, which are used to benchmark portfolios and support the design of investment products such as exchange-traded funds and other index-based strategies.

In addition to indexes covering equities, fixed income and other asset classes, MSCI provides portfolio analytics, risk-management tools, performance measurement and investment data. Its offerings also include environmental, social and governance research, climate analytics, private-market data and solutions designed to help investors evaluate exposures, construct portfolios and meet reporting requirements.

MSCI traces its origins to the development of international equity indexes in 1969 and became an independent, publicly traded company after its initial public offering in 2007. The company serves clients across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other international markets. Henry A. Fernandez serves as MSCI’s chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $545.01 to $559.15
• 50-Day Range: $540.39 to $636.24
• 52-Week Range: $501.08 to $644.77
• Volume: 611,708 shs
• Average Volume: 641,921 shs
• Market Capitalization: $40.48 billion
• P/E Ratio: 30.46
• Dividend Yield: 1.47%
• Price Target: $709.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

MSCI Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

MSCI scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 58th out of 835 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: 4.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

MSCI has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.08, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 11 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

MSCI has a consensus price target of $709.50, representing about 27.4% upside from its current price of $556.83.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

MSCI has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.97%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for MSCI are expected to grow by 13.97% in the coming year, from $19.61 to $22.35 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of MSCI is 30.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.02.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of MSCI is 30.46, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.23.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

MSCI has a PEG Ratio of 2.13. 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

1.67% 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 2.29, 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 9.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

MSCI pays a meaningful dividend of 1.47%, 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 44.86%. 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 36.69% next year. This indicates that MSCI will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.93

News Sentiment

MSCI has a news sentiment score of 0.93. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for MSCI this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 11 people have searched for MSCI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -27% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 8 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: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, MSCI insiders have not sold or bought any 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

• Last Earnings: 7/21/2026
• Record date for 8/28 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/28/2026
• Today: 9/23/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/20/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

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: $709.50
• High Price Target: $760.00
• Low Price Target: $615.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +27.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.08
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $18.28
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.46
• Forward P/E Ratio: 28.40
• P/E Growth: 2.13
• Net Income: $1.20 billion
• Net Margins: 40.74%
• Pretax Margin: 47.75%
• Return on Equity: -55.19%
• Return on Assets: 24.90%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.89
• Quick Ratio: 0.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.13 billion
• Price / Sales: 12.92
• Cash Flow: $21.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 26.51
• Book Value: ($36.13) per share
• Price / Book: -15.41

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 72,700,000
• Free Float: 69,966,000
• Market Cap: $40.48 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.22