MSCI (MSCI) Competitors $547.42 -10.31 (-1.85%) Closing price 08/6/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$550.00 +2.57 (+0.47%) As of 08/6/2025 07:38 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MSCI vs. CSQ, MORN, NDAQ, TROW, BLK, BX, FDS, MCO, SPGI, and TYLShould you be buying MSCI stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MSCI include Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ), Morningstar (MORN), Nasdaq (NDAQ), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), BlackRock (BLK), Blackstone (BX), FactSet Research Systems (FDS), Moody's (MCO), S&P Global (SPGI), and Tyler Technologies (TYL). MSCI vs. Its Competitors Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Morningstar Nasdaq T. Rowe Price Group BlackRock Blackstone FactSet Research Systems Moody's S&P Global Tyler Technologies Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (NASDAQ:CSQ) and MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Do analysts rate CSQ or MSCI? MSCI has a consensus target price of $654.73, suggesting a potential upside of 19.60%. Given MSCI's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MSCI is more favorable than Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00MSCI 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77 Is CSQ or MSCI more profitable? MSCI has a net margin of 39.46% compared to Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's return on equity of 0.00% beat MSCI's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Calamos Strategic Total Return FundN/A N/A N/A MSCI 39.46%-143.13%23.46% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CSQ or MSCI? 90.0% of MSCI shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of MSCI shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is CSQ or MSCI a better dividend stock? Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. MSCI pays an annual dividend of $7.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. MSCI pays out 47.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MSCI has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CSQ or MSCI? MSCI has higher revenue and earnings than Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCalamos Strategic Total Return Fund$280.21MN/AN/AN/AN/AMSCI$2.86B14.83$1.11B$15.1036.25 Does the media favor CSQ or MSCI? In the previous week, MSCI had 42 more articles in the media than Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for MSCI and 1 mentions for Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat MSCI's score of 0.81 indicating that Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Positive MSCI Positive SummaryMSCI beats Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MSCI News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MSCI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MSCI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MSCI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMSCIFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$43.15B$13.97B$12.11B$20.65BDividend Yield1.29%5.80%5.64%3.66%P/E Ratio36.2536.7219.7429.27Price / Sales14.836.9626.3562.32Price / Cash30.9616.2121.3823.31Price / Book-47.812.702.124.37Net Income$1.11B$572.25M$1.00B$996.36M7 Day Performance-2.43%1.18%0.32%0.59%1 Month Performance-6.84%2.75%0.38%0.23%1 Year Performance4.39%17.85%544.59%16.71% MSCI Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MSCIMSCI4.7351 of 5 stars$547.42-1.8%$654.73+19.6%+4.1%$43.15B$2.86B36.256,132Trending NewsCSQCalamos Strategic Total Return FundN/A$18.55flatN/A+14.9%$0.00$280.21M0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementMORNMorningstar4.3632 of 5 stars$282.56+1.6%$361.67+28.0%-13.9%$11.94B$2.28B31.7511,085Insider TradeNDAQNasdaq4.7408 of 5 stars$95.14+0.3%$96.63+1.6%+45.9%$54.62B$8.11B36.599,162Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.3958 of 5 stars$106.00-0.9%$96.64-8.8%+1.5%$23.35B$7.09B12.028,158Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBLKBlackRock4.7764 of 5 stars$1,117.60-0.5%$1,151.21+3.0%+33.4%$173.15B$20.41B27.0221,100Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionBXBlackstone4.4628 of 5 stars$176.82-0.7%$170.12-3.8%+30.0%$129.02B$11.58B47.534,895Trending NewsEx-DividendInsider TradeFDSFactSet Research Systems4.5888 of 5 stars$414.27-1.3%$444.25+7.2%-3.1%$15.66B$2.20B29.9312,398Positive NewsMCOMoody's4.6639 of 5 stars$507.01-1.2%$538.80+6.3%+15.3%$91.21B$7.09B43.0815,838Positive NewsSPGIS&P Global4.3757 of 5 stars$530.31-0.9%$601.07+13.3%+17.2%$162.65B$14.49B41.6642,350Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionTYLTyler Technologies3.8302 of 5 stars$556.06-0.1%$685.09+23.2%+7.3%$23.98B$2.14B83.747,400Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CSQ Alternatives MORN Alternatives NDAQ Alternatives TROW Alternatives BLK Alternatives BX Alternatives FDS Alternatives MCO Alternatives SPGI Alternatives TYL Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MSCI) was last updated on 8/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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