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MSCI Inc. (MSCI)

Financial Services | Financial Data & Stock Exchanges | New York, United States | NYSE
568.55 USD +3.65 (0.646%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 565.00 -3.55 (-3.550%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 6:57 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:54 p.m. EDT

MSCI Inc. presents a mixed picture for both short-term and long-term investors. While the stock has shown some momentum in recent days and has a solid dividend yield, the recent earnings growth is negative, and the stock's price-to-book ratio is negative, indicating potential overvaluation. The options market shows a balanced view with both bullish and bearish signals, suggesting that traders are cautious but not entirely bearish. For short-term traders, the current price is near the 52-week low, which could be a buy-the-dip opportunity. For long-term investors, the stock's fundamentals and dividend yield make it a moderate buy, but the negative earnings growth and high overall risk should be considered. Overall, MSCI Inc. is a stock that requires careful consideration of both market sentiment and fundamental performance.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.053908
AutoARIMA0.054370
AutoETS0.054372
AutoTheta0.075291

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 66%
H-stat 0.71
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.022
Excess Kurtosis 1.39
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-12
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-12
Revenue per Share 40.971
Market Cap 41,773,666,304
Trailing P/E 36.24
Forward P/E 25.74
Beta 1.29
Profit Margins 38.36%
Website https://www.msci.com

As of April 11, 2026, 2:54 p.m. EDT: Options activity indicates a mixed sentiment. The calls show increased volume and open interest around the 540 strike, suggesting potential bullish sentiment. However, the puts also show significant open interest, especially around the 540 strike, indicating some bearish positioning. The overall volatility is moderate, with IV spikes at certain strikes, which could suggest speculation on potential price movements. The presence of ATM anchors and OI walls at specific strikes may indicate that traders are preparing for a range-bound or volatile price movement.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.39% 1.35% 1.23% 1.10%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-13 2.05 0.389689
2025-11-14 1.80 0.319755
2025-08-15 1.80 0.325443
2025-05-16 1.80 0.317810
2025-02-14 1.80 0.318579
2024-11-15 1.60 0.273919
2024-08-16 1.60 0.290390
2024-05-16 1.60 0.328767
2024-02-15 1.60 0.285036
2023-11-08 1.38 0.281067
2023-08-10 1.38 0.260265
2023-05-11 1.38 0.303335
2023-02-16 1.38 0.258782
2022-11-09 1.25 0.279361
2022-08-11 1.25 0.259992
2022-05-12 1.04 0.280077
2022-02-17 1.04 0.205006
2021-11-10 1.04 0.170040
2021-08-12 1.04 0.174899
2021-05-13 0.78 0.178146
2021-02-18 0.78 0.188049
2020-11-12 0.78 0.211634
2020-08-13 0.78 0.229498
2020-05-14 0.68 0.210963
2020-02-20 0.68 0.224756
2019-11-14 0.68 0.289819
2019-08-15 0.68 0.327030
2019-05-16 0.58 0.274967
2019-02-21 0.58 0.357739
2018-11-15 0.58 0.412312
2018-08-16 0.58 0.360954
2018-05-17 0.38 0.263254
2018-02-15 0.38 0.279073
2017-11-16 0.38 0.330796
2017-08-16 0.38 0.370821
2017-05-17 0.28 0.317062
2017-02-15 0.28 0.326172
2016-11-09 0.28 0.378305
2016-08-11 0.28 0.360488
2016-05-11 0.22 0.319560
2016-02-17 0.22 0.350341
2015-11-10 0.22 0.366155
2015-08-13 0.22 0.389679
2015-05-13 0.18 0.328052
2015-02-18 0.18 0.354905
2014-10-10 0.18 0.468808
Additional Data
dividendRate 8.2
dividendYield 1.44
exDividendDate 2026-02-13
trailingAnnualDividendRate 7.2
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.012745618
lastDividendValue 2.05
lastDividendDate 2026-02-13
dividendDate 2026-02-27

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.058896303
Address1 7 World Trade Center
Address2 49th Floor 250 Greenwich Street
All Time High 679.85
All Time Low 11.06
Ask 573.38
Ask Size 40
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 1.6 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 463,380
Average Daily Volume3 Month 640,567
Average Volume 640,567
Average Volume10Days 463,380
Beta 1.294
Bid 564.97
Bid Size 280
Board Risk 5
Book Value -36.085
City New York
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 8
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 568.55
Current Ratio 0.899
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 572.87
Day Low 562.89
Display Name MSCI
Dividend Date 1,772,150,400
Dividend Rate 8.2
Dividend Yield 1.44
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,776,783,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,776,783,600
Earnings Growth -0.023
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.068
Earnings Timestamp 1,776,774,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,776,774,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,776,774,600
Ebitda 1,824,098,944
Ebitda Margins 0.58195
Enterprise To Ebitda 26.095
Enterprise To Revenue 15.186
Enterprise Value 47,600,406,528
Eps Current Year 19.45875
Eps Forward 22.0877
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 15.69
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,770,940,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 548.5418
Fifty Day Average Change 20.008179
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.03647521
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 5.8896303
Fifty Two Week High 626.28
Fifty Two Week High Change -57.73004
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.092179276
Fifty Two Week Low 501.08
Fifty Two Week Low Change 67.47
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.13464916
Fifty Two Week Range 501.08 - 626.28
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,195,137,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.99
Float Shares 69,378,599
Forward Eps 22.0877
Forward P E 25.74057
Free Cashflow 1,164,579,328
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 6,268
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.82441
Gross Profits 2,584,092,928
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.03582
Held Percent Institutions 0.94928
Implied Shares Outstanding 73,474,043
Industry Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
Industry Disp Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
Industry Key financial-data-stock-exchanges
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,770,940,800
Last Dividend Value 2.05
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name MSCI Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 41,773,666,304
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_7844318
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 1,202,305,024
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 41,572,493,121
Number Of Analyst Opinions 16
Open 569.02
Operating Cashflow 1,588,445,952
Operating Margins 0.55942
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 0.4589
Peg Ratio 1.94
Phone 212 804 3900
Post Market Change -3.5499878
Post Market Change Percent -0.6243933
Post Market Price 565.0
Post Market Time 1,776,466,627
Previous Close 564.9
Price Eps Current Year 29.218218
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -15.755855
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 13.327234
Profit Margins 0.38358003
Quick Ratio 0.819
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.58824
Region US
Regular Market Change 3.64996
Regular Market Change Percent 0.646126
Regular Market Day High 572.87
Regular Market Day Low 562.89
Regular Market Day Range 562.89 - 572.87
Regular Market Open 569.02
Regular Market Previous Close 564.9
Regular Market Price 568.55
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 635,948
Return On Assets 0.19174999
Revenue Growth 0.106
Revenue Per Share 40.971
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 73,120,206
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0163
Shares Short 1,191,118
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,305,533
Short Name MSCI Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0195
Short Ratio 2.17
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol MSCI
Target High Price 719.0
Target Low Price 535.0
Target Mean Price 668.8125
Target Median Price 692.0
Total Cash 511,664,992
Total Cash Per Share 6.964
Total Debt 6,338,405,888
Total Revenue 3,134,458,880
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 7.2
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.012745618
Trailing Eps 15.69
Trailing P E 36.236458
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.9518
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 562.54974
Two Hundred Day Average Change 6.000244
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.010666157
Type Disp Equity
Volume 635,948
Website https://www.msci.com
Zip 10,007