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MSCI vs. MORN, NDAQ, BLK, MCO, and SPGI

Should you be buying MSCI stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MSCI include Morningstar (MORN), Nasdaq (NDAQ), BlackRock (BLK), Moody's (MCO), and S&P Global (SPGI).

How does MSCI compare to Morningstar?

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) and Morningstar (NASDAQ:MORN) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

MSCI has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Morningstar has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Morningstar had 19 more articles in the media than MSCI. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Morningstar and 17 mentions for MSCI. MSCI's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Morningstar's score of 0.57 indicating that MSCI is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MSCI	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Morningstar	16 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

MSCI has a net margin of 40.74% compared to Morningstar's net margin of 16.06%. Morningstar's return on equity of 33.14% beat MSCI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MSCI	40.74%	-65.48%	24.49%
Morningstar	16.06%	33.14%	12.05%

90.0% of MSCI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.0% of Morningstar shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of MSCI shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 38.8% of Morningstar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

MSCI currently has a consensus price target of $692.70, suggesting a potential upside of 18.53%. Morningstar has a consensus price target of $236.50, suggesting a potential upside of 34.21%. Given Morningstar's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Morningstar is more favorable than MSCI.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MSCI	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
Morningstar	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

MSCI has higher revenue and earnings than Morningstar. Morningstar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MSCI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MSCI	$3.24B	13.13	$1.20B	$17.51	33.38
Morningstar	$2.45B	2.74	$374.20M	$9.82	17.95

MSCI pays an annual dividend of $8.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Morningstar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. MSCI pays out 46.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Morningstar pays out 20.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. MSCI has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Morningstar has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Summary

MSCI beats Morningstar on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MSCI compare to Nasdaq?

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) and MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability.

72.5% of Nasdaq shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of MSCI shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Nasdaq shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of MSCI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Nasdaq has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MSCI has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

Nasdaq currently has a consensus target price of $107.15, suggesting a potential upside of 21.11%. MSCI has a consensus target price of $692.70, suggesting a potential upside of 18.53%. Given Nasdaq's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Nasdaq is more favorable than MSCI.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nasdaq	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
MSCI	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Nasdaq pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. MSCI pays an annual dividend of $8.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Nasdaq pays out 37.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MSCI pays out 46.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Nasdaq has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and MSCI has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

In the previous week, MSCI had 3 more articles in the media than Nasdaq. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for MSCI and 14 mentions for Nasdaq. MSCI's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Nasdaq's score of 1.15 indicating that MSCI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nasdaq	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MSCI	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

MSCI has a net margin of 40.74% compared to Nasdaq's net margin of 23.15%. Nasdaq's return on equity of 17.51% beat MSCI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nasdaq	23.15%	17.51%	7.06%
MSCI	40.74%	-65.48%	24.49%

Nasdaq has higher revenue and earnings than MSCI. Nasdaq is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MSCI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nasdaq	$8.30B	6.03	$1.79B	$3.32	26.65
MSCI	$3.24B	13.13	$1.20B	$17.51	33.38

Summary

MSCI beats Nasdaq on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MSCI compare to BlackRock?

BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) and MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability.

BlackRock currently has a consensus target price of $1,269.06, suggesting a potential upside of 17.44%. MSCI has a consensus target price of $692.70, suggesting a potential upside of 18.53%. Given MSCI's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MSCI is more favorable than BlackRock.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlackRock	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
MSCI	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

BlackRock has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MSCI has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

80.7% of BlackRock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of MSCI shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of BlackRock shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of MSCI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, BlackRock had 56 more articles in the media than MSCI. MarketBeat recorded 73 mentions for BlackRock and 17 mentions for MSCI. MSCI's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat BlackRock's score of 1.04 indicating that MSCI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock	44 Very Positive mention(s)	13 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MSCI	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

BlackRock has higher revenue and earnings than MSCI. BlackRock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MSCI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock	$24.22B	6.94	$5.55B	$39.84	27.12
MSCI	$3.24B	13.13	$1.20B	$17.51	33.38

MSCI has a net margin of 40.74% compared to BlackRock's net margin of 24.40%. BlackRock's return on equity of 14.74% beat MSCI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock	24.40%	14.74%	4.95%
MSCI	40.74%	-65.48%	24.49%

BlackRock pays an annual dividend of $22.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. MSCI pays an annual dividend of $8.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. BlackRock pays out 57.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MSCI pays out 46.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. BlackRock has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and MSCI has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. BlackRock is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

MSCI beats BlackRock on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MSCI compare to Moody's?

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) and Moody's (NYSE:MCO) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

MSCI presently has a consensus target price of $692.70, suggesting a potential upside of 18.53%. Moody's has a consensus target price of $544.29, suggesting a potential upside of 21.36%. Given Moody's' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Moody's is more favorable than MSCI.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MSCI	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
Moody's	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74

MSCI has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Moody's has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the broader market.

90.0% of MSCI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Moody's shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of MSCI shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Moody's shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Moody's had 2 more articles in the media than MSCI. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Moody's and 17 mentions for MSCI. MSCI's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Moody's' score of 0.75 indicating that MSCI is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MSCI	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Moody's	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Moody's has higher revenue and earnings than MSCI. Moody's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MSCI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MSCI	$3.24B	13.13	$1.20B	$17.51	33.38
Moody's	$7.72B	10.15	$2.46B	$13.95	32.15

MSCI has a net margin of 40.74% compared to Moody's' net margin of 31.69%. Moody's' return on equity of 70.97% beat MSCI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MSCI	40.74%	-65.48%	24.49%
Moody's	31.69%	70.97%	17.98%

MSCI pays an annual dividend of $8.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Moody's pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. MSCI pays out 46.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Moody's pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. MSCI has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Moody's has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Summary

Moody's beats MSCI on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MSCI compare to S&P Global?

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) and S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

MSCI has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, S&P Global has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the broader market.

MSCI presently has a consensus target price of $692.70, suggesting a potential upside of 18.53%. S&P Global has a consensus target price of $550.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.70%. Given S&P Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe S&P Global is more favorable than MSCI.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MSCI	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
S&P Global	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

In the previous week, S&P Global had 32 more articles in the media than MSCI. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for S&P Global and 17 mentions for MSCI. MSCI's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat S&P Global's score of 0.96 indicating that MSCI is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MSCI	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
S&P Global	25 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

S&P Global has higher revenue and earnings than MSCI. S&P Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MSCI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MSCI	$3.24B	13.13	$1.20B	$17.51	33.38
S&P Global	$15.73B	7.92	$4.47B	$15.80	26.63

MSCI pays an annual dividend of $8.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. S&P Global pays an annual dividend of $3.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. MSCI pays out 46.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. S&P Global pays out 24.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. MSCI has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and S&P Global has raised its dividend for 53 consecutive years.

90.0% of MSCI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of S&P Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of MSCI shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of S&P Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

MSCI has a net margin of 40.74% compared to S&P Global's net margin of 30.37%. S&P Global's return on equity of 17.26% beat MSCI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MSCI	40.74%	-65.48%	24.49%
S&P Global	30.37%	17.26%	9.21%

Summary

MSCI beats S&P Global on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MSCI vs. The Competition

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Metric	MSCI	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$42.55B	$12.53B	$13.47B	$22.92B
Dividend Yield	1.39%	7.23%	5.75%	4.02%
P/E Ratio	33.38	23.53	23.22	28.92
Price / Sales	13.13	8.46	178.66	24.52
Price / Cash	27.77	13.43	20.30	19.21
Price / Book	-16.18	3.51	2.21	4.65
Net Income	$1.20B	$552.28M	$1.11B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1.20%
1 Month Performance	8.71%	8.00%	2.10%	3.95%
1 Year Performance	5.08%	13.20%	12.95%	28.96%

MSCI Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MSCI MSCI	4.9619 of 5 stars	$584.41 -0.2%	$692.70 +18.5%	+5.1%	$42.55B	$3.24B	33.38	6,268	Positive News
MORN Morningstar	4.1792 of 5 stars	$167.67 -0.8%	$236.50 +41.1%	-41.8%	$6.38B	$2.45B	17.07	10,973
NDAQ Nasdaq	4.8383 of 5 stars	$91.30 0.0%	$107.15 +17.4%	+12.3%	$51.63B	$8.22B	27.50	9,525	Positive News
BLK BlackRock	4.9493 of 5 stars	$1,053.10 -0.8%	$1,269.06 +20.5%	+17.3%	$163.80B	$24.22B	26.43	24,900	Trending News
MCO Moody's	4.4617 of 5 stars	$449.64 -1.3%	$544.29 +21.1%	-4.3%	$78.55B	$7.87B	32.23	16,076

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