MSCI Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides investment decision support tools for the clients to manage their investment processes worldwide. The company operates through Index, Analytics, and All Other segments. The Index segment primarily provides indexes for use in various areas of the investment process, including indexed product creation, such as ETFs, mutual funds, annuities, futures, options, structured products, 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, applications, and services that provide clients with an integrated view of risk and return, and an analysis of market, credit, liquidity, and counterparty risk across various asset classes; various managed services, including consolidation of client portfolio data from various sources, 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 All Other  ESG segment provides products and services that help institutional investors understand how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors impact the long-term risk and opportunities in financial markets; and data and rating products for use in the construction of equity and fixed income indexes and issue index-based investment products, as well as manage, measure, and report on ESG mandates. The All Other  Real Estate segment includes research, reporting, market data, and benchmarking offerings that provide real estate performance analytics for funds, investors, and managers; and business intelligence to real estate owners, managers, developers, and brokers. It serves asset owners and managers, financial intermediaries, and wealth managers. MSCI Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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8/13/2024 | $570.00 | Equal Weight | Wells Fargo |
5/13/2024 | $485.00 | Neutral → Buy | Redburn Atlantic |
4/30/2024 | $425.00 → $525.00 | Underperform → Neutral | BofA Securities |
4/24/2024 | Outperform → Perform | Oppenheimer | |
4/24/2024 | $613.00 → $569.00 | Hold → Buy | Deutsche Bank |
3/26/2024 | Peer Perform | Wolfe Research | |
2/20/2024 | $620.00 → $470.00 | Neutral → Sell | Redburn Atlantic |
1/5/2024 | Outperform → Mkt Perform | Raymond James | |
12/22/2023 | Buy | Edward Jones | |
12/13/2023 | $526.00 → $600.00 | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Morgan Stanley |
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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 Investor Relations homepage, https://ir.msci.com/events-and-presentations. Separately, the Company also published an investor presentation for investors on its Investor Relations homepage, ir.msci.com, on Friday, August 30, 2
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 World Index measured by full company market capitalization will be Galderma Group (Switzerland), Zealand Pharma (Denmark) and Addtech B (Sweden). The three largest additions to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index measured by full
MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, will announce the results of the August 2024 Index Review for the MSCI Equity Indexes - including the MSCI Global Standard, MSCI Global Small Cap and MSCI Micro Cap Indexes, the MSCI Global Value and Growth Indexes, the MSCI Frontier Markets, MSCI Frontier Markets Small Cap and MSCI Frontier Emerging Markets Indexes, the MSCI Global Islamic and MSCI Global Islamic Small Cap Indexes, the MSCI US Equity Indexes, the MSCI US REIT Index, the MSCI China A Onshore indexes and the MSCI China All Shares Indexes. All changes will be made as of the close of August 30, 2024.
MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced that Michelle Seitz, the former Chair and CEO of Russell Investments, has been appointed to serve as an independent director on MSCI's Board of Directors (the "Board"), effective August 5, 2024. Ms. Seitz will serve as a member of the Audit and Risk Committee of the Board. Ms. Seitz's appointment comes after an extensive search initiated last year. "Michelle has deep experience in the investment industry, having spent more than three decades in asset management and private wealth, both as a CEO and as an investor," said Henry A. Fernandez, Chairman and C
MSCI Inc. ("MSCI" or the "Company") (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2024 ("second quarter 2024") and six months ended June 30, 2024 ("six months 2024"). Financial and Operational Highlights for Second Quarter 2024 (Note: Unless otherwise noted, percentage and other changes are relative to the three months ended June 30, 2023 ("second quarter 2023") and Run Rate percentage changes are relative to June 30, 2023). Operating revenues of $707.9 million, up 14.0%; Organic operating revenue growth of 9.7% Recurring subscription reven
MSCI Private Capital Indexes leverage MSCI's independence and expertise in setting quality standards MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced the launch of MSCI Private Capital Indexes ("Indexes"), advancing the firm's commitment to fostering transparency and innovation across the global private markets landscape. With growing investor interest in private markets, high quality data and consistent performance measurement of private capital funds and portfolios are crucial to providing clarity for investment decisions. The MSCI Private Capital Indexes meet these investor needs, building u
MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of mission-critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced that Alvise Munari, MSCI's current Chief Client Officer, has been appointed Chief Product Officer. Mr. Munari will now be responsible for leading product development and innovation, applying his deep insights into MSCI's global client base. He will continue to drive strong collaboration between MSCI's product teams and the firm's client coverage, marketing, research, technology, and data teams to develop and deliver innovative solutions to meet investors' complex and unique needs for differentiated tools and insights to power their investme
MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced today it will release its results for the second quarter 2024 on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, before the market opens. A copy of the earnings release, as well as an earnings presentation and a quarterly update, will be made available on MSCI's Investor Relations website. MSCI's senior management will review the second quarter 2024 results on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time. To listen to the live event via webcast, visit the events and presentations section of MSCI's Investor Relations website, https://ir.msci.com/events-and-presentations, or
MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) and Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) today announced a groundbreaking strategic partnership agreement, leveraging each other's strengths to bring greater transparency on ESG and sustainability to markets and power better decisions. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240701003299/en/(Graphic: Business Wire) Moody's will leverage MSCI's sustainability data and models, which are used by the world's largest asset managers and asset owners. The agreement, entered into last week, includes MSCI's industry-leading ESG ratings and content, which measure a company's management of financially relevant ESG ri
MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced the results of the MSCI 2024 Market Classification Review. Select highlights of this year's review includes MSCI: Launching a consultation on the potential reclassification of Bulgaria from Standalone to Frontier Market status Continuing to monitor the implementation of measures aimed at improving the accessibility of the Korean equity market for international investors, but also noting that the recent short selling ban introduces market accessibility restrictions Noting recent improvement in the liquidity of the Egyptian foreign exchange
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Wells Fargo initiated coverage of MSCI with a rating of Equal Weight and set a new price target of $570.00
Redburn Atlantic upgraded MSCI from Neutral to Buy and set a new price target of $485.00
BofA Securities upgraded MSCI from Underperform to Neutral and set a new price target of $525.00 from $425.00 previously
Oppenheimer downgraded MSCI from Outperform to Perform
Deutsche Bank upgraded MSCI from Hold to Buy and set a new price target of $569.00 from $613.00 previously
Wolfe Research initiated coverage of MSCI with a rating of Peer Perform
Redburn Atlantic downgraded MSCI from Neutral to Sell and set a new price target of $470.00 from $620.00 previously
Raymond James downgraded MSCI from Outperform to Mkt Perform
Edward Jones initiated coverage of MSCI with a rating of Buy
Morgan Stanley upgraded MSCI from Equal-Weight to Overweight and set a new price target of $600.00 from $526.00 previously
MSCI Inc. ("MSCI" or the "Company") (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2024 ("second quarter 2024") and six months ended June 30, 2024 ("six months 2024"). Financial and Operational Highlights for Second Quarter 2024 (Note: Unless otherwise noted, percentage and other changes are relative to the three months ended June 30, 2023 ("second quarter 2023") and Run Rate percentage changes are relative to June 30, 2023). Operating revenues of $707.9 million, up 14.0%; Organic operating revenue growth of 9.7% Recurring subscription reven
MSCI Inc. ("MSCI" or the "Company") (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced an updated dial-in number for the release of the company's first quarter 2024 financial results. MSCI's senior management will review the first quarter 2024 results on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. To listen to the live event via webcast, visit the events and presentations section of MSCI's Investor Relations website, https://ir.msci.com/events-and-presentations, or to join by phone, via telephone, dial +1-800-715-9871 conference ID 1115278 within the United States. International callers may dial +1-646-307-
MSCI Inc. ("MSCI" or the "Company") (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2024 ("first quarter 2024"). Financial and Operational Highlights for First Quarter 2024 (Note: Unless otherwise noted, percentage and other changes are relative to the three months ended March 31, 2023 ("first quarter 2023") and Run Rate percentage changes are relative to March 31, 2023). Operating revenues of $680.0 million, up 14.8%; Organic operating revenue growth of 10.3% Recurring subscription revenues up 15.2%; Asset-based fees up 12.9% Operating m
MSCI Inc. ("MSCI" or the "Company") (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced its financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2023 ("fourth quarter 2023") and full year ended December 31, 2023 ("full year 2023"). Financial and Operational Highlights for Fourth Quarter 2023 (Note: Unless otherwise noted, percentage and other changes are relative to the three months ended December 31, 2022 ("fourth quarter 2022") and Run Rate percentage changes are relative to December 31, 2022). Operating revenues of $690.1 million, up 19.8%; Organic operating revenue growth of 14.7% Recurring sub
NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following is an Investment Opinion Issued by Spruce Point Capital Management Provides Evidence That Each of MSCI's Four Business Segments is Under Pressure, Resulting in Client Retention Challenges Expresses Concern That MSCI Uses Aggressive Accounting and Financial Reporting to Place Greater Emphasis on Adjusted EPS While Cash Flow Stagnates and the Dividend Growth Rate Plunges Believes MSCI's $949 Million Acquisition of Real Capital Analytics Should be Evaluated for Impairment After Client Losses and Rising Competition Observes That MSCI Exhibits a Pattern of Opaque Deal-Making with People and Entities Related to Morgan Stanley and Questions if They are in the
MSCI Inc. ("MSCI" or the "Company") (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2023 ("third quarter 2023") and nine months ended September 30, 2023 ("nine months 2023"). Financial and Operational Highlights for Third Quarter 2023 (Note: Unless otherwise noted, percentage and other changes are relative to the three months ended September 30, 2022 ("third quarter 2022") and Run Rate percentage changes are relative to September 30, 2022). Operating revenues of $625.4 million, up 11.6%; Organic operating revenue growth of 10.9% Recurrin
Firms combine best-in-class private market data and analytics with leading public market expertise Reinforces commitment to driving innovation and improving transparency in global private asset investing MSCI to host conference call today, August 14, at 11:00 AM ET MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of mission-critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining 66% of The Burgiss Group, LLC ("Burgiss") for $697 million in cash. Burgiss is a Hoboken, New Jersey-based market-leading provider of data, analytics, and technology solutions for investors in private ass
MSCI Inc. ("MSCI" or the "Company") (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2023 ("second quarter 2023") and six months ended June 30, 2023 ("six months 2023"). Financial and Operational Highlights for Second Quarter 2023 (Note: Unless otherwise noted, percentage and other changes are relative to the three months ended June 30, 2022 ("second quarter 2022") and Run Rate percentage changes are relative to June 30, 2022). Operating revenues of $621.2 million, up 12.6%; Organic operating revenue growth of 12.8% Recurring subscription rev
MSCI Inc. ("MSCI" or the "Company") (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 ("first quarter 2023"). Financial and Operational Highlights for First Quarter 2023 (Note: Unless otherwise noted, percentage and other changes are relative to the three months ended March 31, 2022 ("first quarter 2022") and Run Rate percentage changes are relative to March 31, 2022). Operating revenues of $592.2 million, up 5.8%; Organic operating revenue growth of 7.2% Recurring subscription revenues up 11.4%; Asset-based fees down 8.2% Operating m
MSCI Inc. ("MSCI" or the "Company") (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced its financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2022 ("fourth quarter 2022") and full year ended December 31, 2022 ("full year 2022"). Financial and Operational Highlights for Fourth Quarter 2022 (Note: Unless otherwise noted, percentage and other changes are relative to the three months ended December 31, 2021 ("fourth quarter 2021") and Run Rate percentage changes are relative to December 31, 2021). Operating revenues of $576.2 million, up 4.8%; Organic operating revenue growth of 6.8% Recurring subscrip
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Barclays analyst Manav Patnaik maintains MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) with a Overweight and raises the price target from $600 to $650.
RBC Capital analyst Ashish Sabadra reiterates MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) with a Outperform and maintains $638 price target.
Goldman Sachs analyst George Tong maintains MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $526 to $590.
Morgan Stanley analyst Toni Kaplan maintains MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) with a Overweight and raises the price target from $615 to $640.
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MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of mission-critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced that Alvise Munari, MSCI's current Chief Client Officer, has been appointed Chief Product Officer. Mr. Munari will now be responsible for leading product development and innovation, applying his deep insights into MSCI's global client base. He will continue to drive strong collaboration between MSCI's product teams and the firm's client coverage, marketing, research, technology, and data teams to develop and deliver innovative solutions to meet investors' complex and unique needs for differentiated tools and insights to power their investme
MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced today it will release its results for the second quarter 2024 on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, before the market opens. A copy of the earnings release, as well as an earnings presentation and a quarterly update, will be made available on MSCI's Investor Relations website. MSCI's senior management will review the second quarter 2024 results on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time. To listen to the live event via webcast, visit the events and presentations section of MSCI's Investor Relations website, https://ir.msci.com/events-and-presentations, or
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MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced today that Chirantan "CJ" Desai, the President and Chief Operating Officer of ServiceNow, Inc. ("ServiceNow"), has been appointed to serve as an independent director on MSCI's Board of Directors (the "Board"), effective today. Mr. Desai will serve as a member of the Strategy and Finance Committee of the Board. Following the appointment of Mr. Desai, the Board will be comprised of 13 directors. "As MSCI actively invests in further accelerating our technology-driven and AI-powered approaches to servicing our clients, CJ will bring extensive expertise in th
MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of mission-critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire Foxberry, a London-based provider of front-office index technology for investors. Foxberry was founded in 2014 with the mission of building and delivering investment solutions that are driven by technology, account for a specific set of criteria, and increase the value-add for end-users. These solutions are enabled by Foxberry's foxf9® platform, a comprehensive index and analytics platform designed to tackle the most complex index construction and risk-modelling applications. The platform focuse
MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced today it will release its results for the fourth quarter and full year 2023 on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, before the market opens. A copy of the earnings release, as well as an earnings presentation and a quarterly update, will be made available on MSCI's Investor Relations website. MSCI's senior management will review the fourth quarter and full year 2023 results on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time. To listen to the live event via webcast, visit the events and presentations section of MSCI's Investor Relations website, https://ir.msci
MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of mission-critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced that Jana Haines has joined the firm as Head of Index and as a member of MSCI's Executive Committee. Based in New York, Ms. Haines will be responsible for the strategic development and execution of MSCI's global Index product line. She will partner with senior leaders across the firm to manage the Index product development process. Ms. Haines will aim to drive innovation across index categories, including market cap, sustainability, climate, factors, thematics and asset classes, such as fixed income and private assets. "As a longtime busi
MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced today it will release its results for the third quarter 2023 on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, before the market opens. A copy of the earnings release, as well as an earnings presentation and a quarterly update, will be made available on MSCI's Investor Relations website. MSCI's senior management will review the third quarter 2023 results on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time. To listen to the live event via webcast, visit the events and presentations section of MSCI's Investor Relations website, https://ir.msci.com/events-and-presentations,
MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, is pleased to announce the appointment of Hiromichi (Hiro) Mizuno as a Special Advisor to the CEO, effective August 1, 2023. Mr. Mizuno is widely recognized as a pioneering figure in the world of sustainable investment and has played a pivotal role in promoting and implementing sustainable principles throughout the financial industry. He is particularly known for his impact and active efforts in advocating for and addressing climate change and gender diversity through investment practices. Mr. Mizuno served as the Executive Managing Director and Chief Investment
MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced today that Ashley Lester has joined the firm as Global Head of Research and as a member of MSCI's Executive Committee. Based in London, Mr. Lester will report to Baer Pettit, President. In this role, Mr. Lester will be responsible for the development of MSCI's research across the firm's product lines and client segments of asset managers, asset owners, banks, corporates, hedge funds, insurance companies, and wealth managers. He will partner closely with MSCI's product, client coverage, technology, and marketing teams to ensure the continued development o