MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) Announces Earnings Results

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The technology company reported $5.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.03 by $0.08, FiscalAI reports. The company had revenue of $892.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $887.83 million. MSCI had a net margin of 40.74% and a negative return on equity of 55.19%.

MSCI Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE MSCI opened at $562.12 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $558.93 and a 200 day moving average price of $575.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.87 billion, a PE ratio of 30.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.24. MSCI has a 52 week low of $501.08 and a 52 week high of $644.77.

Trending Headlines about MSCI

Here are the key news stories impacting MSCI this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter results exceeded expectations. MSCI reported earnings of $5.11 per share versus the $5.03 consensus estimate, while revenue reached $892.0 million, above the $887.83 million forecast. Revenue increased 12.4% year over year and net income rose 7.9% to $351.0 million. MSCI Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter and Nine Months 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Index business momentum was particularly strong. Index revenue rose 18.1% to $532.6 million, helped by a 24.9% increase in asset-based fees. Operating income grew 12.2% to $502.1 million, and the company generated $436.1 million in operating cash flow, supporting confidence in its highly profitable recurring-revenue model. MSCI Q3 Revenue Rises 12.4% to $892 Million
• Positive Sentiment: Capital returns remain favorable. MSCI declared a fourth-quarter dividend of $2.05 per share and repurchased $552.3 million of stock during the quarter. These actions may enhance per-share earnings and signal management’s confidence in cash generation.
• Neutral Sentiment: Indonesia-related headlines add visibility but have limited direct earnings implications so far. MSCI warned that Indonesia could be downgraded or excluded from its emerging-market benchmarks because of concerns over market accessibility and transparency. The developments triggered a sharp selloff in Indonesian assets, but the supplied reports do not indicate a material financial impact on MSCI’s results. Bank Indonesia faces mounting pressure after MSCI warning

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on MSCI shares. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of MSCI from $715.00 to $730.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 10th. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of MSCI in a research report on Friday, July 17th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $760.00 price objective on the stock. Evercore set a $722.00 target price on shares of MSCI in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of MSCI from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on MSCI from $690.00 to $685.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $701.17.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Andrew Wiechmann sold 450 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $570.00, for a total transaction of $256,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 21,644 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,337,080. The trade was a 2.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 3.76% of the company’s stock.

MSCI Company Profile

MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) is a global provider of investment decision-support tools and services for institutional investors, asset managers, banks and other financial institutions. The company is best known for developing equity, fixed-income and multi-asset indexes used to benchmark portfolios and support the creation of investment products such as exchange-traded funds.

In addition to its indexes, MSCI provides portfolio analytics, risk-management and performance-attribution tools, as well as research and data covering environmental, social and governance factors, climate risk and sustainable investing.