MSCI Inc.
MSCI Financial Services Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges NYSE
$593.58
+$3.82 (+0.65%)
Open: $590.37 | High: $597.90 | Low: $589.39 | Prev Close: $589.76
Market Cap: $45.92B
Volume: 115K | Avg: 607K
Last updated: January 26, 2026 at 06:04 PMInvestment Rating
Sell
Overall Score: 40/100
Rating Breakdown:
Stock Score Analysis
Stock Score: 540
Comprehensive Quality Assessment
Component Breakdown:
Valuation Metrics
| P/E Ratio | 37.69 |
| P/B Ratio | -23.90 |
| P/S Ratio | 15.03 |
| EPS | $15.75 |
| Beta | 1.30 |
| Shares Outstanding | 77.37M |
| 52-Week High | $634.99 |
| 52-Week Low | $486.74 |
| SMA 50 | $568.95 |
| SMA 200 | $562.42 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.21% |
| Annual Dividend | $7.20 |
| Next Earnings | January 28, 2026 01:30 PM ET |
Financial Ratios
| Gross Margin | 82.4% |
| Operating Margin | 54.2% |
| Net Margin | 40.0% |
| ROE | -104.1% |
| ROA | 22.7% |
| Debt/Equity | -2.93 |
| Current Ratio | 0.88 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.88 |
Balance Sheet
| Total Assets | $5.45B |
| Total Liabilities | $6.39B |
| Total Equity | $-939,997,000 |
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| Cash | $405.85M |
| Total Debt | $4.66B |
| Net Debt | $4.25B |
Income Statement
| Revenue | $2.86B |
| Gross Profit | $2.34B |
| Operating Income | $1.53B |
| Net Income | $1.11B |
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| EBITDA | $1.75B |
| Revenue/Share | $39.60 |
Cash Flow
| Operating CF | $1.50B |
| CapEx | $33.76M |
| Free Cash Flow | $1.47B |
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| Book Value/Share | $-24.83 |
| Tangible Book/Share | $-73.73 |
| Equity/Share | $-24.83 |
Technical Indicators
| RSI (14) | 50.00 Neutral |
| MACD |
0.00
Signal: 0.00
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| Volatility | 0.00% |
| Trading Signal | Neutral |
Performance & Returns
Insufficient historical data
Insufficient historical data (need 200+ days, have 0)Sector Comparison (Financial Services)
| Metric | MSCI | Sector Avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio | 37.69 | 53.52 | 92% |
| P/B Ratio | -23.9 | 2.62 | 0% |
| ROE (%) | -104.08% | 14.98% | 0% |
| Net Margin (%) | 40.03% | 17.97% | 94% |
| Stock Score | 540 | 391.0 | 88% |
Technical Analysis
| Ticker | Close | SMA 5 | SMA 8 | SMA 13 | SMA 50 | SMA 200 | RSI (14) | MACD | Volatility (%) | Volume | Signal | SMA Decision |
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| MSCI | $593.58 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 50.00 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | Neutral | Mixed |
Candlestick Patterns
There wasn't any recognizable pattern for the MSCI stock
News Sentiment
| 📊 Ticker | 📰 Headline | 💭 Sentiment | 📡 Source | 🔗 URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSCI | MSCI to Consult on a Potential Reclassification of Greece to Developed Market status | Neutral | businesswire.com | Read More |
| MSCI | Seeking Clues to MSCI (MSCI) Q4 Earnings? A Peek Into Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics | Neutral | zacks.com | Read More |
| MSCI | MSCI Schedules Earnings Call to Review Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results | Neutral | businesswire.com | Read More |
| MSCI | Top 15 High-Growth Dividend Stocks For January 2026 | Positive | seekingalpha.com | Read More |
| MSCI | Why MSCI (MSCI) is a Top Stock for the Long-Term | Neutral | zacks.com | Read More |
Recent Insider Trading
| Date | Insider | Position | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value |
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| 2025-12-11 | Wiechmann Andrew C. | officer: Chief Financial Officer | SELL | 450 | $550.00 | $247500 |
| 2025-12-05 | Fernandez Henry A | director, officer: Chairman and CEO | BUY | 80 | $541.23 | $43298 |
| 2025-12-05 | Fernandez Henry A | director, officer: Chairman and CEO | BUY | 480 | $540.46 | $259421 |
| 2025-12-05 | Fernandez Henry A | director, officer: Chairman and CEO | BUY | 1106 | $539.57 | $596764 |
| 2025-12-05 | Fernandez Henry A | director, officer: Chairman and CEO | BUY | 504 | $538.77 | $271540 |
| 2025-12-05 | Fernandez Henry A | director, officer: Chairman and CEO | BUY | 431 | $537.31 | $231581 |
| 2025-12-05 | Fernandez Henry A | director, officer: Chairman and CEO | BUY | 1892 | $536.34 | $1014755 |
| 2025-12-05 | Fernandez Henry A | director, officer: Chairman and CEO | BUY | 3190 | $535.51 | $1708277 |
| 2025-12-05 | Fernandez Henry A | director, officer: Chairman and CEO | BUY | 1043 | $534.55 | $557536 |
| 2025-12-05 | Fernandez Henry A | director, officer: Chairman and CEO | BUY | 1124 | $533.12 | $599227 |
Company Information
MSCI Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides investment decision support tools for the clients to manage their investment processes worldwide. It operates through four segments: Index, Analytics, ESG and Climate, and All Other Private Assets. The Index segment provides indexes for use in various areas of the investment process, including indexed product creation, such as ETFs, mutual funds, annuities, futures, options, structured products, 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, and service that provides an integrated view of risk and return, and an analysis of market, credit, liquidity, and counterparty risk across asset classes; managed services, including consolidation of client portfolio data from various sources, review and reconciliation of input data and results, and customized reporting; and HedgePlatform to measure, evaluate, and monitor the risk of hedge fund investments. The ESG and Climate segment provides products and services that help institutional investors understand how ESG factors impact the long-term risk and return of their portfolio and individual security-level investments; and data, ratings, research, and tools to help investors navigate increasing regulation. The All Other Private Assets segment includes real estate market and transaction data, benchmarks, return-analytics, climate assessments and market insights for funds, investors, and managers; business intelligence to real estate owners, managers, developers, and brokers; and offers investment decision support tools for private capital. It serves asset owners and managers, financial intermediaries, wealth managers, real estate professionals, and corporates. MSCI Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
| CEO | Henry A. Fernandez |
| Employees | 6184 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 2007-11-15 |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Website | https://www.msci.com |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Industry | Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges |
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Rating Metrics Explained
DCF Score (Discounted Cash Flow)
Measures the intrinsic value of the stock based on projected future cash flows. A higher score indicates the stock is undervalued relative to its DCF valuation.
ROE Score (Return on Equity)
Evaluates how efficiently a company generates profit from shareholders' equity. Higher ROE indicates better profitability and management effectiveness.
ROA Score (Return on Assets)
Measures how efficiently a company uses its assets to generate profit. A higher ROA means better asset utilization and operational efficiency.
D/E Score (Debt-to-Equity)
Assesses the company's financial leverage and risk. Lower debt-to-equity ratios indicate less financial risk and better balance sheet health.
P/E Score (Price-to-Earnings)
Compares stock price to earnings per share. A lower P/E ratio may indicate the stock is undervalued, while a higher ratio could suggest overvaluation or growth expectations.
P/B Score (Price-to-Book)
Compares market price to book value per share. Lower P/B ratios may indicate undervaluation relative to the company's net asset value.
Rating Recommendations:
Each metric is scored on a scale of 1-5, where the scores are determined by comparing the company's performance against industry benchmarks and historical data:
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Strong Buy (5/5): Excellent score - strong positive indicator
- The metric significantly outperforms industry averages (top 20% of companies)
- Indicates exceptional financial health or attractive valuation in that category
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Buy (4/5): Good score - positive indicator
- Above-average performance (top 40% of companies)
- Shows strong fundamentals with room for improvement
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Neutral (3/5): Average score - neutral indicator
- Performance in line with industry median (middle 20%)
- Neither significantly positive nor negative signal
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Sell (2/5): Below average - negative indicator
- Below-average performance (bottom 40% of companies)
- Suggests weakness in this particular metric
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Strong Sell (1/5): Poor score - strong negative indicator
- Significantly underperforms industry (bottom 20%)
- Indicates potential risk or overvaluation in that category