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Stock market today: Asian markets mostly higher after Biden-McCarthy deal on US debt
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Russia launched 'largest drone attack' on Ukrainian capital before Kyiv Day; 1 killed
Stock market today: Asian markets mostly higher after Biden-McCarthy deal on US debt
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Text released of 99-page bill to raise debt limit, curb spending; lawmakers to review as House eyes Wednesday vote
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China's 1st domestically made passenger plane completes maiden commercial flight
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In Nigeria’s hard-hit north, families seek justice as armed groups seek control
EgyptAir flight from Cairo blows tire during landing in Saudi Arabia
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Russia launched 'largest drone attack' on Ukrainian capital before Kyiv Day; 1 killed
Stock market today: Asian markets mostly higher after Biden-McCarthy deal on US debt
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NYSE:MSCI

MSCI (MSCI) Competitors

$475.83
+9.32 (+2.00%)
(As of 05/26/2023 08:47 PM ET)
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Today's Range
$468.51
$478.57
50-Day Range
$456.98
$559.69
52-Week Range
$379.63
$572.50
Volume
393,200 shs
Average Volume
466,650 shs
Market Capitalization
$38.09 billion
P/E Ratio
43.61
Dividend Yield
1.16%
Price Target
$567.50

MSCI vs. CSGP, DASH, FICO, RELX, AKAM, ETSY, ZG, PYPL, UBER, and SE

Should you be buying MSCI stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MSCI include CoStar Group (CSGP), DoorDash (DASH), Fair Isaac (FICO), Relx (RELX), Akamai Technologies (AKAM), Etsy (ETSY), Zillow Group (ZG), PayPal (PYPL), Uber Technologies (UBER), and SEA (SE). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

MSCI vs.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) and CoStar Group (NASDAQ:CSGP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
MSCI$2.25 billion16.94$870.57 million$10.9143.61
CoStar Group$2.18 billion14.69$369.45 million$0.9186.25

MSCI currently has a consensus price target of $567.50, indicating a potential upside of 19.27%. CoStar Group has a consensus price target of $87.08, indicating a potential upside of 10.95%. Given MSCI's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MSCI is more favorable than CoStar Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
MSCI
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78
CoStar Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

MSCI has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CoStar Group has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

MSCI has a net margin of 38.62% compared to CoStar Group's net margin of 16.32%. CoStar Group's return on equity of 6.73% beat MSCI's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
MSCI 38.62% -93.49% 19.08%
CoStar Group 16.32% 6.73% 5.46%

88.2% of MSCI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of CoStar Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of MSCI shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of CoStar Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, MSCI had 8 more articles in the media than CoStar Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for MSCI and 10 mentions for CoStar Group. CoStar Group's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat MSCI's score of 0.42 indicating that CoStar Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
MSCI
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
CoStar Group
3 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

CoStar Group received 102 more outperform votes than MSCI when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.13% of users gave CoStar Group an outperform vote while only 66.58% of users gave MSCI an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
MSCIOutperform Votes
504
66.58%
Underperform Votes
253
33.42%
CoStar GroupOutperform Votes
606
76.13%
Underperform Votes
190
23.87%

Summary

MSCI beats CoStar Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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MSCI vs. The Competition

MetricMSCIBusiness services IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$38.09B$12.44B$14.63B$14.48B
Dividend Yield1.16%2.72%4.58%4.08%
P/E Ratio43.6113.03332.5920.57
Price / Sales16.943.03839.928.91
Price / Cash35.3015.3025.9823.11
Price / Book-42.264.0516.399.05
Net Income$870.57M$108.12M$530.25M$896.37M
7 Day Performance0.72%-3.53%4.85%-0.44%
1 Month Performance-1.37%-2.20%8.51%-0.54%
1 Year Performance6.17%-5.50%-3.35%-10.29%

MSCI Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CSGP
CoStar Group
2.4815 of 5 stars
$78.50
-1.7%
$87.08
+10.9%
+27.6%$32.07B$2.18B86.265,653
DASH
DoorDash
1.8057 of 5 stars
$66.03
+0.6%
$80.86
+22.5%
-13.6%$25.66B$6.58B-18.6016,800Insider Selling
Short Interest ↓
FICO
Fair Isaac
2.4241 of 5 stars
$760.21
-2.1%
$778.71
+2.4%
+92.6%$19.00B$1.38B50.683,404Insider Selling
Short Interest ↓
RELX
Relx
1.7676 of 5 stars
$30.82
-0.4%
N/A+5.8%$58.62B$10.58B0.0035,700Short Interest ↓
AKAM
Akamai Technologies
2.3249 of 5 stars
$87.03
-1.0%
$101.06
+16.1%
-11.8%$13.25B$3.62B30.439,800Positive News
ETSY
Etsy
2.8028 of 5 stars
$88.03
-2.2%
$129.04
+46.6%
+4.1%$10.86B$2.57B-15.152,790Insider Selling
Short Interest ↓
ZG
Zillow Group
1.8602 of 5 stars
$44.69
+0.2%
$45.90
+2.7%
+7.4%$10.46B$1.96B-75.745,724
PYPL
PayPal
3.1296 of 5 stars
$62.00
-1.6%
$100.85
+62.7%
-29.3%$69.17B$27.52B26.1629,900Short Interest ↑
UBER
Uber Technologies
2.712 of 5 stars
$38.66
-1.3%
$48.42
+25.2%
+62.4%$78.24B$31.88B-22.3532,800
SE
SEA
2.3804 of 5 stars
$64.36
-5.3%
$90.88
+41.2%
-27.4%$36.35B$12.45B-35.3663,800

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This page (NYSE:MSCI) was last updated on 5/29/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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