MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) Issues Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.08 EPS

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

MSCI Stock Performance

Shares of MSCI stock opened at $562.12 on Tuesday. MSCI has a fifty-two week low of $501.08 and a fifty-two week high of $644.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $40.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.75, a PEG ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.24. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $558.93 and its 200-day simple moving average is $575.81.

Insider Activity

In other MSCI news, CFO Andrew Wiechmann sold 450 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $570.00, for a total transaction of $256,500.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 21,644 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,337,080. The trade was a 2.04% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 3.76% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting 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

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Raymond James Financial upped their price target on shares of MSCI from $730.00 to $760.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of MSCI from $715.00 to $730.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 10th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of MSCI from $700.00 to $662.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 13th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of MSCI from $700.00 to $735.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered MSCI from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $701.17.

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.