MSCI Inc. (MSCI) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup · Temp Headwind edge
Financial Services · Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $586.08, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Thin upside margin: 5.3%; Expensive valuation.
MSCI provides research-based indexes, analytics, sustainability data, and private asset tools to global investors in 100+ countries. Revenue is split across Index (57%), Analytics (22.8%), Sustainability and Climate (11.3%), and Private Assets segments, collected primarily... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $586.08, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Thin upside margin: 5.3%; Expensive valuation. Chart setup: RSI 48 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 61d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — MSCI Inc.
Latest news
- MSCI (MSCI) Releases Financial Results for Q1 2026 - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
- Is It Time To Reassess MSCI (MSCI) After Recent Share Price Softness? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance negative
- MSCI to cut some of Indonesia’s biggest companies from global indices - Financial Times — Financial Times negative
- Indonesia’s Rupiah And Stocks Jolt After MSCI Index Cuts - Finimize — Finimize negative
- MSCI stock deletions put Indonesia’s reform credibility on trial - Asia Times — Asia Times negative
Generated 2026-05-20T20:21:21Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMCustomerBlackRock11%10-K Item 1: 'our largest client organization by revenue, BlackRock, accounted for 10.8% of our consolidated operating revenues'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-03-31Item 5.02MEDIUMC. Jack Read, Global Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, resigned effective August 9, 2026 to pursue another opportunity. No disagreement with Company on any matter. Successor search initiated.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Priced at a premium — multiples above sector norms. Needs delivery on growth + margins to justify.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $586.08, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Thin upside margin: 5.3%; Expensive valuation. Chart setup: RSI 48 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $616.89 (+5.3%), stop $555.26 (−5.6%), A.R:R 0.9:1. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $616.89 (+5.3% upside). Target $616.89 (+5.3%), stop $555.26 (−5.6%), A.R:R 0.9:1. Stop-loss: $555.26.
Thin upside margin: 5.3%; Expensive valuation; Negative momentum.
MSCI Inc. trades at a P/E of 33.0 (forward 25.7). TrendMatrix value score: 3.8/10. Verdict: Hold.
25 analysts cover MSCI with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $685.
What does MSCI Inc. do?MSCI provides research-based indexes, analytics, sustainability data, and private asset tools to global investors in...
MSCI provides research-based indexes, analytics, sustainability data, and private asset tools to global investors in 100+ countries. Revenue is split across Index (57%), Analytics (22.8%), Sustainability and Climate (11.3%), and Private Assets segments, collected primarily through recurring subscriptions and asset-based fees from ~6,800 clients; BlackRock accounts for 10.8% of operating revenues.