MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) Stock Keeps “Outperform” Rating at Royal Bank Of Canada

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reissued by investment analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, Benzinga reports. They presently have a $655.00 target price on the technology company’s stock. Royal Bank Of Canada‘s price objective indicates a potential upside of 5.59% from the stock’s previous close.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of MSCI from $700.00 to $685.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 14th. Evercore set a $722.00 price target on shares of MSCI in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on MSCI from $662.00 to $671.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. UBS Group set a $615.00 price target on MSCI in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Raymond James Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $680.00 price objective on shares of MSCI in a research report on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twelve have issued a Buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, MSCI has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $691.93.

MSCI Trading Up 2.6%

MSCI stock traded up $15.89 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $620.35. The company had a trading volume of 653,060 shares, compared to its average volume of 640,854. The stock has a market cap of $45.10 billion, a PE ratio of 32.84, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.24. The business has a 50-day moving average of $561.24 and a 200-day moving average of $577.16. MSCI has a one year low of $501.08 and a one year high of $644.77.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 20th. The technology company reported $5.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.03 by $0.08. MSCI had a net margin of 40.31% and a negative return on equity of 50.69%. The firm had revenue of $892.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $887.83 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $4.47 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts forecast that MSCI will post 19.55 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at MSCI

In other MSCI news, CFO Andrew Wiechmann sold 450 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $570.00, for a total value of $256,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 21,644 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,337,080. This trade represents a 2.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 3.76% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On MSCI

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Burkett Financial Services LLC grew its stake in shares of MSCI by 200.0% in the 3rd quarter. Burkett Financial Services LLC now owns 48 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 32 shares during the period. Ancora Advisors LLC bought a new stake in MSCI in the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Compound Global Advisors LLC bought a new stake in MSCI in the 2nd quarter valued at about $34,000. SHP Wealth Management bought a new stake in MSCI in the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Whipplewood Advisors LLC bought a new position in MSCI in the first quarter worth approximately $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.97% of the company’s stock.

MSCI News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting MSCI this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Earnings beat estimates: MSCI reported third-quarter EPS of $5.11 versus the $5.03 consensus, while revenue of $892 million exceeded expectations of $887.8 million. Revenue rose 12.4% year over year, supporting investor confidence in continued double-digit growth. MSCI Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Positive Sentiment: AI and product expansion: Management highlighted artificial-intelligence-driven product development and diversified client growth. Hedge-fund index subscription run-rate growth of 32% was another notable strength, suggesting demand is broadening beyond MSCI’s traditional client base. MSCI Q3 Deep Dive: AI-Driven Product Expansion and Diversified Client Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: JPMorgan raised its price target to $710 from $685 and maintained an overweight rating. RBC also reaffirmed its outperform rating with a $655 target, reinforcing the bullish response to the quarterly report. JPMorgan MSCI Rating
• Positive Sentiment: Buybacks and growth outlook: The earnings call featured discussion of share repurchases and continued expansion, which may support per-share earnings and shareholder returns. MSCI Inc Earnings Call: Growth, AI And Buybacks

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.