MSCI Stock Overview
Provides critical decision support tools and solutions for the investment community to manage investment processes worldwide. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 1/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 5/6 |
| Financial Health | 2/6 |
| Dividends | 4/6 |
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MSCI Inc. Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$600.58 |
| 52 Week High | US$642.45 |
| 52 Week Low | US$439.95 |
| Beta | 1.1 |
| 1 Month Change | 0.58% |
| 3 Month Change | 8.92% |
| 1 Year Change | 8.60% |
| 3 Year Change | -1.75% |
| 5 Year Change | 130.57% |
| Change since IPO | 2,305.21% |
Recent News & Updates
MSCI: Quality Business At A Decent Valuation
Dec 04MSCI: It'll Take A Little Longer For Fundamentals To Catch Up
Nov 10Earnings Update: MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) Just Reported Its Third-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts
Nov 01
MSCI: Reiterate Buy Rating On Positive Demand Recovery Trend
Oct 30Recent updates
MSCI: Quality Business At A Decent Valuation
Dec 04MSCI: It'll Take A Little Longer For Fundamentals To Catch Up
Nov 10Earnings Update: MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) Just Reported Its Third-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts
Nov 01MSCI: Reiterate Buy Rating On Positive Demand Recovery Trend
Oct 30Does MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?
Oct 13MSCI: Dividend Yield On Cost Might Surprise You
Oct 09MSCI: How 'The Customer Is Always Right' Leads To Shareholder Returns
Aug 21MSCI: Valuation Is Still Cheap And Business Growth Remains Robust
Jul 24Here's Why MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors
Jul 05MSCI: Don't Overthink - Buy This Classic Compounder
Jun 22MSCI Inc.'s (NYSE:MSCI) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up
Jun 08MSCI: Still Slightly Overvalued As It Starts To Show Weakness
May 20MSCI Inc.: Valuation De-Rating Overdone, Reiterate Buy
Apr 26Most Shareholders Will Probably Agree With MSCI Inc.'s (NYSE:MSCI) CEO Compensation
Apr 17MSCI: Resilient Business Model With A Best-In-Class Valuation, Signaling A Strong Buy Rating
Mar 25Should You Be Adding MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) To Your Watchlist Today?
Mar 11MSCI: A Showcase In The Importance Of The PEG Ratio
Feb 05MSCI's (NYSE:MSCI) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Feb 02MSCI Inc.: Double-Digit Dividend Growth Stock Of The Month
Jan 15MSCI Inc.: Setting The Standard
Jan 05Pinning Down MSCI Inc.'s (NYSE:MSCI) P/E Is Difficult Right Now
Dec 27MSCI: Long-Term Outlook Remains Sound Despite ESG & Climate Concern
Nov 17MSCI: Premium Over S&P Global And Moody's Remains Unjustified In Q3
Nov 07MSCI: Better Buy Than Moody's And S&P Global
Oct 03MSCI: Thriving Through ESG And Beyond
Sep 13MSCI: Empire Builder, Still Trading At A Premium
Aug 30MSCI: Great Q2 Results, Still A Hold
Jul 26Morgan Stanley: The Better Financial Dividend Stock
Jul 03MSCI Inc.: Valuation Is Now More Attractive
Jun 07Shareholder Returns
| MSCI | US Capital Markets | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -5.6% | -6.4% | -4.0% |
| 1Y | 8.6% | 33.4% | 24.0% |
Return vs Industry: MSCI underperformed the US Capital Markets industry which returned 33.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: MSCI underperformed the US Market which returned 24% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| MSCI volatility | |
|---|---|
| MSCI Average Weekly Movement | 2.8% |
| Capital Markets Industry Average Movement | 4.0% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.4% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.8% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.2% |
Stable Share Price: MSCI has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: MSCI's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6,118 | Henry Fernandez | www.msci.com |
MSCI Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides critical decision support tools and solutions for the investment community to manage investment processes worldwide. The Index segment provides indexes for use in various areas of the investment process, including indexed financial product, such as ETFs, mutual funds, annuities, futures, options, structured products, and over-the-counter derivatives; performance benchmarking; portfolio construction and rebalancing; and asset allocation, as well as licenses GICS and GICS Direct. The Analytics segment offers risk management, performance attribution and portfolio management content, application, an integrated view of risk and return service, and an analysis of market, credit, liquidity, counterparty, and climate risk across asset classes; managed services, including consolidation of client portfolio data, review and reconciliation of input data and results, and customized reporting; and HedgePlatform to measure, evaluate, and monitor the risk of hedge fund investments.
MSCI Inc. Fundamentals Summary
| MSCI fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$46.86b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$1.21b |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$2.80b |
39.0x
P/E Ratio16.8x
P/S RatioIs MSCI overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| MSCI income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$2.80b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$505.37m |
| Gross Profit | US$2.30b |
| Other Expenses | US$1.09b |
| Earnings | US$1.21b |
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 15.40 |
| Gross Margin | 81.97% |
| Net Profit Margin | 43.07% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | -597.2% |
How did MSCI perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
1.1%
Current Dividend Yield40%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/19 22:43 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/19 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
MSCI Inc. is covered by 36 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Manav Patnaik | Barclays |
| Gregory Simpson | BNP Paribas Exane |