# Financial Data & Stock Exchanges — Industry Hub

> Quantitative analysis from TrendMatrix. Data for informational use only — not investment advice.

Financial data and exchange operators provide market infrastructure—data services, trading platforms, and indices—that earn fees on transaction volume, market data subscriptions, and listing services. Their revenues are cyclical to equity trading activity and IPO volumes, exposed to regulatory changes, and sensitive to market volatility. TrendMatrix ranks 10 US-listed Financial Data & Stock Exchanges stocks by 10-dimension quantitative score, refreshed every 5 minutes during market hours with a full reanalysis nightly.

- **Parent sector:** Financial Services
- **Stocks tracked:** 10 (primer N: 10)
- **Sentiment:** 0 bullish · 3 neutral · 7 bearish · avg score 5.64
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-25T16:28:11+00:00

## Ranked Stocks

| # | Symbol | Name | Verdict | Score | Price | Upside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [MSCI](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/MSCI) | MSCI Inc. | HOLD_IF_HOLDING | 6.3 | $589.26 | +4.6% |
| 2 | [NDAQ](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/NDAQ) | Nasdaq, Inc. | HOLD_IF_HOLDING | 6.0 | $91.62 | +5.1% |
| 3 | [CBOE](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/CBOE) | Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | HOLD_IF_HOLDING | 5.8 | $303.49 | +7.1% |
| 4 | [TRU](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/TRU) | TransUnion | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 6.0 | $70.38 | +17.8% |
| 5 | [SPGI](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/SPGI) | S&P Global Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.6 | $428.65 | +12.5% |
| 6 | [CME](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/CME) | CME Group Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.5 | $287.32 | +6.7% |
| 7 | [MORN](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/MORN) | Morningstar, Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.4 | $170.20 | +24.8% |
| 8 | [ICE](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/ICE) | Intercontinental Exchange Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.3 | $158.94 | +12.7% |
| 9 | [MCO](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/MCO) | Moody's Corporation | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.3 | $459.17 | +5.0% |
| 10 | [FDS](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/FDS) | FactSet Research Systems Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.2 | $225.71 | +0.5% |

## Recent 8-K Events (last 30 days)

- **FDS** [Item 5.02] (2026-04-08): CFO Helen Shan to transition out effective April 13, 2026; Joshua Warren appointed CFO commencing April 13, 2026. Shan remains employed in a transitional capacity eligible for severance.

## Cross-Company Themes

- **CME Globex electronic platform** — 1 companies (CME)
- **U.S. financial services and consumer credit industries** — 1 companies (TRU)
- **options and futures segments** — 1 companies (CBOE)
- **single cloud computing supplier** — 1 companies (FDS)
- **transaction and clearing-based business** — 1 companies (CBOE)

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- [Insurance - Life](https://trendmatrix.com/industries/insurance-life) — 15 stocks
- [Insurance - Reinsurance](https://trendmatrix.com/industries/insurance-reinsurance) — 4 stocks

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