MSCI
MSCI Inc.
Financials · Financial Exchanges & Data · US
$585.42
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

UNKNOWN MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 86%
Full financial profile available
Market Cap
$42.6B
Trailing P/E
33.50
Forward P/E
26.10
Rev Growth
+14.1%
Profit Margin
40.7%
ROE
Analyst Target
$685.44
Recommendation
NONE
About MSCI Inc.

MSCI Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides research-based data, analytics, and indexes, supported by advanced technology worldwide. The Index segment provides indexes for use in various areas of the investment process, including indexed financial products, 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. The Sustainability and Climate segment provides products and services that help institutional investors understand how ESG impacts the long-term risk and return of their portfolio and individual security-level investments; and data, ratings, research, and tools to assist investors navigate increasing regulation. The All Other – Private Assets segment comprises private credit, real estate and infrastructure data, benchmarks, return-analytics, climate assessments and market insights; business intelligence to real estate owners, managers, developers, and brokers; and offers investment decision support tools for private capital. The Private Capital Solutions segment offers tools to help private asset investors across mission-critical workflows, such as sourcing terms and conditions, evaluating operating performance, managing risk and other activities supporting private capital investment. MSCI Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is based in New York, New York.

Opportunity Summary
Trading at $585, 30% above fair value of $449. Fails ethical screen (Business activity screen). Ranks better than 9% of screened stocks.
Ethical Screen
Business ActivityFAIL
Debt Ratio
Cash Ratio
Receivables Ratio
Revenue Ratio
OverallFAIL
Score Ethical: 10.0
Score Valuation: 44.5
Score Quality: 40.0
Score Combined: 31.7
Fair Value Est: $449.00 · Margin of Safety: -23.3% · Tier: AVOID

Full Analysis

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Opportunity Scores
Valuation66.7
Quality43.9
Cash Flow35.0
Moat40.0
Balance Sheet50.0
Debt Purity50.0
Liquid Purity50.0
Rev Purity50.0
Compliance100.0
Tier: BRONZE · Score: 42.5 · Rank: #3924
Earnings History (Last 8 Quarters)
DateEPS Est.Reported EPSSurprise %
2026-07-214.85Pending--
2026-04-214.464.55+2.1%
2026-01-284.594.66+1.6%
2025-10-284.374.47+2.3%
2025-07-224.154.17+0.6%
2025-04-223.904.00+2.5%
2025-01-293.954.18+5.8%
2024-10-293.773.86+2.3%
Quarterly Financials
PeriodRevenueNet IncomeEBITDAGross ProfitOp. IncomeEPS
2026-03-31$850.8M$406.0M$512.9M$709.0M$456.9M5.54
2025-12-31$822.5M$284.7M$508.0M$679.1M$463.6M3.82
2025-09-30$793.4M$325.4M$503.2M$660.9M$447.7M4.26
2025-06-30$772.7M$303.6M$479.4M$635.0M$425.2M3.92
2025-03-31$745.8M$288.6M$432.1M$609.0M$377.0M3.72
Insider Transactions
DateNameRoleSharesValue
2026-05-15FERNANDEZ HENRY AChief Executive Officer4,000$2.2M
2026-05-01RATTRAY SANDY CAMPBELLDirector388--
2026-05-01SEITZ MICHELLEDirector388--
2026-05-01YANG JUNEDirector388--
2026-05-01MATLOCK ROBINDirector388--
2026-05-01VOLENT PAULA J.Director388--
2026-05-01ASHE ROBERT GERARDDirector692--
2026-05-01RIEFLER LINDA HDirector388--
2026-05-01TANEJA RAJATDirector565--
2026-05-01SMITH MARCUS L.Director388--
Top Institutional Holders
HolderSharesValue% Held
Blackrock Inc.5.7M$3.4B0.1%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.7M$2.7B0.1%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC4.0M$2.4B0.1%
State Street Corporation3.1M$1.8B0.0%
BAMCO Inc.2.7M$1.6B0.0%
Morgan Stanley2.2M$1.3B0.0%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.0M$1.2B0.0%
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.1.5M$887.1M0.0%
Edgewood Management Llc1.4M$825.1M0.0%
Principal Financial Group, Inc.1.3M$792.8M0.0%
Analyst Recommendations
3 Months Ago
4
10
2
17 analysts
2 Months Ago
5
10
17 analysts
Last Month
6
9
17 analysts
Current
4
10
2
17 analysts
Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Strong Sell
Additional Fundamentals
Enterprise Value
$49.0B
Price/Book
-15.47
Beta
1.235
Analysts
16
Total Revenue (TTM)
$3.2B
Total Debt
$6.6B
Earnings Growth
+49.1%
Dividend Yield
140.0%
Rec. Mean
1.65
Short Ratio
1.78
Short % Float
0.0%
Employees
6,319

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Trade Consideration
The Opportunity
Score 31.7 (P16 — top 83.7% of scored tickers). Unknown Moat. Ethical FAIL. 16 analysts at Buy.
Price: $585.42 | Target: $685.44 (+17%) | Fair Value: $449.00 (+-23%)
Score
32
Moat
UNKNOWN
Conviction
Standard
Upside
+17%
The Fundamentals
Revenue Growth+14.1%
Profit Margin0.0%
Forward P/E26.1
Market Cap$42.6B
Earnings Track Record
DateEstimateReportedSurprise
2026-07-21$4.85Pending
2026-04-21$4.46$4.55+2.1%
2026-01-28$4.59$4.66+1.6%
2025-10-28$4.37$4.47+2.3%
2025-07-22$4.15$4.17+0.6%
2025-04-22$3.90$4.00+2.5%
Position Sizing Scenarios
Stop: $497.61 (-15%) | Entry: $585.42
SharesCostProfit to TargetR:R
To Consensus ($685.44, 16 analysts)
10$5,854.20+$1,000.20 (17%)1.1R
50$29,271.00+$5,001.00 (17%)1.1R
100$58,542.00+$10,002.00 (17%)1.1R
To Fair Value ($449.00)
10$5,854.20+$-1,364.20 (-23%)-1.6R
50$29,271.00+$-6,821.00 (-23%)-1.6R
100$58,542.00+$-13,642.00 (-23%)-1.6R
Risk Factors
  • No elevated risk flags in current data
The Verdict
MSCI Inc. holds a unknown competitive moat.
Quantitative Grade

A single score combining all analytical layers below. A is strongest, D is weakest.

B
Quant Score
67.3
Risk Grade
LOW_RISK
Layers
8
Quality: CONSISTENT_BEATER
Risk Profile

How much could this ticker lose on a bad day? These metrics measure worst-case scenarios from historical data.

VaR 95%
-2.5%
worst expected daily loss, 19 in 20 days
CVaR 95%
-4.1%
avg loss on the worst 5% of days
Annual Volatility
Sortino Ratio
0.48
above 1.0 is good
Max Drawdown
-20.1%
Worst Day
Forward Outlook

Based on 10,000 simulated price paths, here is the probability of where this ticker could be in 30, 60, and 90 days.

30d Prob Up
90d Prob Up
Median Return 30d
Liquidity Score
85
Liquidity Grade
HIGHLY LIQUID
Trend & Momentum

What direction is this ticker actually moving, filtered through noise? Is it speeding up or slowing down?

Kalman Trend
Trend Strength
Momentum Signal
HMM Regime
RSI Signal
Technical Signals

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MA Crossover
GOLDEN_CROSS
Bollinger Position
UPPER_HALF
Beta
Relative Volume
0.6x
Short Interest
Financial Health

Is this company financially sound? The Z-Score measures bankruptcy risk. The F-Score measures fundamental strength.

Altman Z-Score
below 1.81 = distress zone
Piotroski F-Score
Earnings Beat Rate
100.0%
Earnings Consistency
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Seasonality

Does this ticker have consistent patterns on certain days or months? Historical tendencies, not guarantees.

Best Day
Monday
Worst Day
Friday
Best Month
Aug
Worst Month
Mar
Fri-Mon Effect
-0.22690680238695005
Earnings Drift

After this company beats earnings, does the price keep going up? Drift tracks post-earnings momentum.

Avg Drift After Beat
+0.8%
Beat Drift Positive %
50.0%
Consistency
Momentum Rankings

How does this ticker's recent performance compare to the entire universe? Ranked across 1, 3, 6, and 12-month returns.

1M Return
-0.3%
3M Return
+7.6%
6M Return
+5.9%
12M Return
+5.8%
Momentum Rank
#2169
Momentum Signal
FLAT

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