MSCI (MSCI) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, MSCI or ICE?

Intercontinental Exchange has higher revenue and earnings than MSCI. Intercontinental Exchange 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	$2.86B	15.48	$1.11B	$14.06	40.49
Intercontinental Exchange	$11.76B	8.58	$2.75B	$4.78	36.76

Is MSCI or ICE more profitable?

MSCI has a net margin of 38.83% compared to Intercontinental Exchange's net margin of 23.42%. Intercontinental Exchange's return on equity of 12.95% beat MSCI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MSCI	38.83%	-156.08%	22.03%
Intercontinental Exchange	23.42%	12.95%	2.57%

Is MSCI or ICE a better dividend stock?

MSCI pays an annual dividend of $7.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Intercontinental Exchange pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. MSCI pays out 51.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Intercontinental Exchange pays out 40.2% 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. MSCI is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MSCI or ICE?

Intercontinental Exchange received 299 more outperform votes than MSCI when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.06% of users gave Intercontinental Exchange an outperform vote while only 66.14% of users gave MSCI an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MSCI	Outperform Votes 547 66.14%	Underperform Votes 280 33.86%
Intercontinental Exchange	Outperform Votes 846 72.06%	Underperform Votes 328 27.94%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MSCI or ICE?

90.0% of MSCI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Intercontinental Exchange shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of MSCI shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Intercontinental Exchange shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer MSCI or ICE?

In the previous week, MSCI had 13 more articles in the media than Intercontinental Exchange. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for MSCI and 40 mentions for Intercontinental Exchange. Intercontinental Exchange's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat MSCI's score of 0.87 indicating that Intercontinental Exchange is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MSCI	25 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	20 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Intercontinental Exchange	29 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer MSCI or ICE?

MSCI presently has a consensus target price of $649.23, suggesting a potential upside of 14.03%. Intercontinental Exchange has a consensus target price of $178.80, suggesting a potential upside of 1.77%. Given MSCI's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MSCI is more favorable than Intercontinental Exchange.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MSCI	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Intercontinental Exchange	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.87

Which has more volatility & risk, MSCI or ICE?

MSCI has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intercontinental Exchange has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

MSCI beats Intercontinental Exchange on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.