What is Seaport Res Ptn's Forecast for MSCI Q3 Earnings?

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn forecasts that MSCI will report earnings per share of $4.40 for Q3 2025, maintaining a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock.
• Recent earnings results revealed that MSCI exceeded expectations with $4.17 EPS for the last quarter, surpassing the consensus of $4.12.
• The stock has a current average price target of $652.45, with ratings ranging from "Strong Buy" to "Hold" among analysts.

MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for MSCI in a research note issued on Wednesday, October 1st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mazzoni expects that the technology company will post earnings per share of $4.40 for the quarter. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for MSCI's current full-year earnings is $16.86 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for MSCI's Q4 2025 earnings at $4.53 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $17.10 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.50 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.74 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $5.03 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.03 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $19.30 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $4.97 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $5.24 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $5.59 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $21.45 EPS.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The technology company reported $4.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.12 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $772.68 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $763.06 million. MSCI had a net margin of 39.46% and a negative return on equity of 143.13%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.64 earnings per share.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of MSCI from $578.00 to $533.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of MSCI from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $650.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday, July 25th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of MSCI from $655.00 to $700.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of MSCI from $625.00 to $655.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, MSCI has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $652.45.

MSCI Price Performance

Shares of MSCI stock opened at $561.64 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $563.39 and a 200-day moving average of $559.60. The company has a market cap of $43.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.19, a P/E/G ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 1.33. MSCI has a one year low of $486.73 and a one year high of $642.45.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On MSCI

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of MSCI by 32.1% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,355 shares of the technology company's stock worth $769,000 after buying an additional 329 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in MSCI by 7.8% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 80,342 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $46,337,000 after purchasing an additional 5,801 shares during the last quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. lifted its stake in MSCI by 47.0% during the 2nd quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 97 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $56,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the period. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in MSCI by 11.6% during the 2nd quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 692 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $399,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares during the period. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its stake in MSCI by 131.6% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 8,191 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $4,722,000 after acquiring an additional 4,654 shares during the period. 89.97% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at MSCI

In related news, CEO Henry A. Fernandez bought 84 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, July 25th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $548.69 per share, for a total transaction of $46,089.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,279,951 shares in the company, valued at $702,296,314.19. This trade represents a 0.01% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders have purchased 12,400 shares of company stock worth $6,731,599 in the last three months. Insiders own 3.31% of the company's stock.

MSCI Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th were given a dividend of $1.80 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 15th. This represents a $7.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. MSCI's payout ratio is presently 47.68%.

MSCI Company Profile

MSCI Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides critical decision support tools and solutions for the investment community to manage investment processes worldwide. The Index segment provides indexes for use in various areas of the investment process, including indexed financial product, such as ETFs, mutual funds, annuities, futures, options, structured products, and over-the-counter derivatives; performance benchmarking; portfolio construction and rebalancing; and asset allocation, as well as licenses GICS and GICS Direct.

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