MSCI
MSCI

$559.85

1.89%

Market Cap: $44.4B

About: MSCI has described its mission as enabling investors to build better portfolios for a better world. MSCI's largest and most profitable segment is its index segment, where it provides benchmarking to asset managers and asset owners. In addition, it boasts over $1.4 trillion in ETF assets linked to MSCI indexes. The MSCI analytics segment provides portfolio management and risk management analytics software to asset managers and asset owners. MSCI's all other segment was broken out into ESG and climate and private assets segments in 2021. In ESG and climate, MSCI provides ESG data to the investment industry. In private assets, MSCI provides real restate reporting, market data, benchmarking, and analytics to investors and real estate managers.

Employees: 5,858

Industrials Business Services

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Funds holding %

of 6,686 funds

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Analysts bullish %

of 8 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 378 | Existing positions reduced: 295

22% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 [Q1] → 11 (+2) [Q2]

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 898 [Q1] → 907 (+9) [Q2]

7% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 141 | Existing positions closed: 132

1.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 90.72% [Q1] → 89.67% (-1.05%) [Q2]

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $40.2B [Q1] → $34.2B (-$5.96B) [Q2]

61% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $78M | Put options by funds: $201M

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Research analyst outlook

8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$570

2%

upside

Avg. target

$614

10%

upside

High target

$650

16%

upside

8 analyst ratings

6 positive

75%

2 neutral

25%

0 negative

0%

Wells Fargo Jason Haas 79% 1-year accuracy 11 / 14 met price target	2%upside $570	Equal-Weight Initiated	12 Aug 2024
Argus Research John Eade 62% 1-year accuracy 16 / 26 met price target	7%upside $600	Buy Maintained	26 Jul 2024
Barclays Manav Patnaik 74% 1-year accuracy 20 / 27 met price target	16%upside $650	Overweight Maintained	24 Jul 2024
RBC Capital Ashish Sabadra 85% 1-year accuracy 41 / 48 met price target	14%upside $638	Outperform Reiterated	24 Jul 2024
Goldman Sachs George Tong 74% 1-year accuracy 17 / 23 met price target	5%upside $590	Neutral Maintained	24 Jul 2024

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 10 articles about MSCI published over the past 30 days

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MSCI to Participate in the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference; Publishes Investor Presentation

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MSCI Inc. (“MSCI” or the “Company”) (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced today that Andrew Wiechmann, Chief Financial Officer, will participate in a fireside chat at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference on Monday, September 9, 2024 at 2:00 pm Eastern Time. A live webcast and a replay of this event will be available on the events and presentations section of MSCI's I.

MSCI to Participate in the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference; Publishes Investor Presentation

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MSCI: Already A Good Company, Now ESG Makes It Even Better

MSCI is a leading provider of financial services for investment decisions, offering research, advisory services, and ESG rating tools. The company serves a wide range of clients globally, including pension funds, hedge funds, and central banks, with BlackRock being a top client. MSCI's business segments include indices, analytics, ESG & climate, and private assets, with robust growth and solid financial standing demonstrated in Q2 results.

MSCI: Already A Good Company, Now ESG Makes It Even Better

MSCI: Proving Itself To Be A High-Quality Company

MSCI reported results that beat expectations on both top and bottom-line after a challenging 1Q24 that left the market in doubts. The rebound in retention rates from the prior quarter was a positive, and there was no deterioration in the current 2Q24 quarter. That said, MSCI continues to expect cancels to be elevated in 3Q24 compared to the prior year and that longer sales cycles continue to persist.

MSCI: Proving Itself To Be A High-Quality Company

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Why Is MSCI (MSCI) Up 5.1% Since Last Earnings Report?

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MSCI: How 'The Customer Is Always Right' Leads To Shareholder Returns

MSCI provides investment decision support tools and solutions for institutional investors globally. Their products include indices, portfolio construction software, ESG solutions, and private asset data analysis. MSCI's revenues are leveraged to stock market capitalization levels, with a focus on integrated offerings and excellent service. MSCI's balance sheet has significant negative tangible book value, which I would understand as a vote of confidence from bondholders who are willing to hold unsecured notes in MSCI.

MSCI: How 'The Customer Is Always Right' Leads To Shareholder Returns

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Earnings Growth & Price Strength Make MSCI (MSCI) a Stock to Watch

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MSCI Equity Indexes August 2024 Index Review

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced the results of the August 2024 Index Review for the MSCI Equity Indexes. All changes will be implemented as of the close of August 30, 2024. Highlights include: MSCI Global Standard Indexes: Twenty-seven securities will be added to and 96 securities will be deleted from the MSCI ACWI Index. The three largest additions to the MSCI Worl.

MSCI Equity Indexes August 2024 Index Review

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