MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) Announces Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.08 EPS

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) announced its quarterly earnings results 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. The firm had revenue of $892.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $887.83 million. MSCI had a negative return on equity of 55.19% and a net margin of 40.74%.

MSCI Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of NYSE:MSCI opened at $562.12 on Tuesday. MSCI has a 12-month low of $501.08 and a 12-month high of $644.77. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $558.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $575.81. The firm has a market cap of $40.87 billion, a PE ratio of 30.56, a PEG ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.24.

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 stock was sold at an average price of $570.00, for a total transaction of $256,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 21,644 shares in the company, valued at $12,337,080. This trade represents a 2.04% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 3.76% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

More MSCI News

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MSCI has been the topic of several research analyst reports. UBS Group set a $615.00 price objective on MSCI in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on MSCI from $690.00 to $685.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, September 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on MSCI from $700.00 to $685.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 14th. Raymond James Financial boosted their target price on MSCI from $730.00 to $760.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on MSCI from $700.00 to $662.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $701.17.

About MSCI

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.