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MSCI (MSCI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$556.35 -0.67 (-0.12%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$555.86 -0.49 (-0.09%)
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About MSCI Stock (NYSE:MSCI)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$555.02
$561.73
50-Day Range
$527.95
$587.60
52-Week Range
$486.73
$642.45
Volume
702,272 shs
Average Volume
606,238 shs
Market Capitalization
$43.04 billion
P/E Ratio
36.84
Dividend Yield
1.29%
Price Target
$654.73
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

MSCI Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

MSCI MarketRank™: 

MSCI scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 271st out of 1,884 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    MSCI has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.77, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    MSCI has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about MSCI's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for MSCI are expected to grow by 12.93% in the coming year, from $16.86 to $19.04 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of MSCI is 36.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.68.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of MSCI is 36.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.55.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    MSCI has a PEG Ratio of 2.72. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Read more about MSCI's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.67% of the float of MSCI has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    MSCI has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in MSCI has recently increased by 17.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    MSCI pays a meaningful dividend of 1.29%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    MSCI has been increasing its dividend for 11 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of MSCI is 47.68%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, MSCI will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.82% next year. This indicates that MSCI will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about MSCI's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.67% of the float of MSCI has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    MSCI has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in MSCI has recently increased by 17.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    MSCI has a news sentiment score of 1.11. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.93 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 43 news articles for MSCI this week, compared to 37 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    14 people have searched for MSCI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 4 people have added MSCI to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, MSCI insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $6,731,599.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.31% of the stock of MSCI is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    89.97% of the stock of MSCI is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about MSCI's insider trading history.
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MSCI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

MSCI's stock was trading at $600.01 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, MSCI stock has decreased by 7.3% and is now trading at $556.3520.

MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 22nd. The technology company reported $4.17 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.12 by $0.05. MSCI's revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional investors of MSCI include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.29%), State Street Corp (4.24%), Bamco Inc. NY (2.81%) and Edgewood Management LLC (2.71%). Insiders that own company stock include Henry A Fernandez, Cd Baer Pettit, Andrew C Wiechmann, Robert J Gutowski, Scott A Crum and Jennifer H Mak.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of MSCI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that MSCI investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Humana (HUM), Meta Platforms (META), Invesco QQQ (QQQ), American Water Works (AWK), Broadcom (AVGO) and Salesforce (CRM).

Company Calendar

Record date for 5/30 Dividend
5/16/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/30 Dividend
5/16/2025
Dividend Payable
5/30/2025
Last Earnings
7/22/2025
Record date for 8/29 Dividend
8/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/29 Dividend
8/15/2025
Today
8/18/2025
Dividend Payable
8/29/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - INVEST MGMT
Sub-Industry
Specialized Finance
Current Symbol
NYSE:MSCI
CIK
1408198
Employees
6,132
Year Founded
1969

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$723.00
Low Price Target
$533.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+16.9%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.77
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$15.10
Trailing P/E Ratio
37.11
Forward P/E Ratio
33.23
P/E Growth
2.72
Net Income
$1.11 billion
Net Margins
39.46%
Pretax Margin
47.85%
Return on Equity
-143.13%
Return on Assets
23.46%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
0.86
Quick Ratio
0.86

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.86 billion
Price / Sales
15.18
Cash Flow
$18.12 per share
Price / Cash Flow
30.92
Book Value
($11.99) per share
Price / Book
-46.73

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
77,360,000
Free Float
74,804,000
Market Cap
$43.35 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.29

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This page (NYSE:MSCI) was last updated on 8/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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