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MSCI vs. ADSK, ANSS, CSQ, MORN, NDAQ, TROW, BLK, MCO, SPGI, and TYL

Should you be buying MSCI stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MSCI include Autodesk (ADSK), ANSYS (ANSS), Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ), Morningstar (MORN), Nasdaq (NDAQ), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), BlackRock (BLK), Moody's (MCO), S&P Global (SPGI), and Tyler Technologies (TYL).

MSCI vs. Its Competitors

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

90.0% of MSCI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Autodesk shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of MSCI shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Autodesk shares are owned 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.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
MSCI$2.86B15.46$1.11B$14.5539.22
Autodesk$6.13B10.28$1.11B$4.6763.07

MSCI has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autodesk has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

MSCI has a net margin of 39.08% compared to Autodesk's net margin of 15.90%. Autodesk's return on equity of 50.77% beat MSCI's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
MSCI39.08% -145.52% 22.74%
Autodesk 15.90%50.77%12.63%

In the previous week, Autodesk had 22 more articles in the media than MSCI. MarketBeat recorded 66 mentions for Autodesk and 44 mentions for MSCI. Autodesk's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat MSCI's score of 0.73 indicating that Autodesk is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
MSCI
22 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Autodesk
32 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
17 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

MSCI currently has a consensus target price of $651.55, suggesting a potential upside of 14.18%. Autodesk has a consensus target price of $343.64, suggesting a potential upside of 16.66%. Given Autodesk's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Autodesk is more favorable than MSCI.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
MSCI
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77
Autodesk
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.74

Summary

Autodesk beats MSCI on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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

MetricMSCIFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$44.15B$13.65B$12.03B$20.67B
Dividend Yield1.27%5.76%5.54%3.71%
P/E Ratio39.2234.9819.2927.86
Price / Sales15.467.4426.0556.13
Price / Cash31.4016.0818.5517.92
Price / Book-47.592.782.294.60
Net Income$1.11B$572.21M$992.75M$989.89M
7 Day Performance-1.87%1.64%0.53%0.43%
1 Month Performance5.29%7.12%4.38%5.50%
1 Year Performance13.79%10.04%538.82%9.92%

MSCI Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MSCI
MSCI
4.8646 of 5 stars
$570.65
+0.9%
$651.55
+14.2%
+13.7%$44.15B$2.86B39.226,132Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
ADSK
Autodesk
4.6366 of 5 stars
$315.31
-0.4%
$343.64
+9.0%
+16.2%$67.48B$6.13B67.5215,300Trending News
Gap Up
ANSS
ANSYS
3.2569 of 5 stars
$363.09
-1.2%
$352.50
-2.9%
+17.2%$31.92B$2.54B53.873,200Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
CSQ
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
N/A$18.25
-1.0%
N/A+5.6%$0.00$280.21M0.00N/APositive News
MORN
Morningstar
4.2065 of 5 stars
$304.90
-2.1%
$361.67
+18.6%
-3.7%$12.88B$2.28B34.2611,085Trending News
High Trading Volume
NDAQ
Nasdaq
4.5796 of 5 stars
$90.55
+0.5%
$88.06
-2.7%
+43.0%$51.99B$7.40B41.169,162
TROW
T. Rowe Price Group
4.7262 of 5 stars
$98.90
-1.2%
$94.91
-4.0%
-13.4%$21.79B$7.09B11.218,158Positive News
BLK
BlackRock
4.4886 of 5 stars
$1,076.55
-0.5%
$1,110.92
+3.2%
+34.2%$166.79B$20.41B26.1621,100Trending News
MCO
Moody's
4.7097 of 5 stars
$502.51
-0.5%
$520.73
+3.6%
+13.0%$90.40B$7.09B43.3915,838Positive News
SPGI
S&P Global
4.9128 of 5 stars
$530.03
+0.1%
$593.57
+12.0%
+10.9%$162.56B$14.21B41.6442,350Positive News
TYL
Tyler Technologies
4.6616 of 5 stars
$589.56
-0.1%
$680.50
+15.4%
+7.7%$25.42B$2.14B88.797,400Positive News

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This page (NYSE:MSCI) was last updated on 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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