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MSCI Inc. MSCI
MSCI Inc. (MSCI) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.38% (safety: moderate). FY2025 revenue was $3.1B at a 38.4% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | Wells Fargo | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-22 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-07-22 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-20 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-17 | Jefferies | Buy (init) |
| 2026-07-10 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.032 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.952 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.3 |
| Equity / liabilities | -0.318 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSCI | MSCI Inc. | 7/9 | 4.58 | 33.6 | +9.7% |
| CNDT | CONDUENT Inc | 1/9 | — | — | -9.4% |
| CSGP | COSTAR GROUP, INC. | 5/9 | 5.59 | — | +18.7% |
| ETSY | ETSY INC | 5/9 | -1.05 | 45.4 | +2.7% |
| CBZ | CBIZ, Inc. | 7/9 | 2.05 | 14.7 | +52.1% |
| ADV | Advantage Solutions Inc. | 5/9 | -2.13 | — | -0.7% |
| WEX | WEX Inc. | 5/9 | 1.14 | 15 | +1.2% |
About MSCI Inc.
MSCI Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides research-based data, analytics, and indexes, supported by advanced technology worldwide. The Index segment provides indexes for use in various areas of the investment process, including indexed financial products, such as ETFs, mutual funds, annuities, futures, options, structured products, and 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, application, an integrated view of risk and return service, and an analysis of market, credit, liquidity, counterparty, and climate risk across asset classes; managed services, including consolidation of client portfolio data, 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 Sustainability and Climate segment provides products and services that help institutional investors understand how ESG impacts the long-term risk and return of their portfolio and individual security-level investments; and data, ratings, research, and tools to assist investors navigate increasing regulation. The All Other Private Assets segment comprises private credit, real estate and infrastructure data, benchmarks, return-analytics, climate assessments and market insights; business intelligence to real estate owners, managers, developers, and brokers; and offers investment decision support tools for private capital. The Private Capital Solutions segment offers tools to help private asset investors across mission-critical workflows, such as sourcing terms and conditions, evaluating operating performance, managing risk and other activities supporting private capital investment. MSCI Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is based in New York, New York.
FAQ
Is MSCI financially healthy?
MSCI Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does MSCI pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. MSCI Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 1.38% with a 46.3% payout ratio, rated “moderate” for safety.
How profitable is MSCI?
In FY2025, MSCI Inc. had a net margin of 38.4%.
Is MSCI overvalued or undervalued?
MSCI Inc. trades at about 35.9× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 30.1×–61.6×, median 42.5×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for MSCI?
The average Wall-Street price target for MSCI Inc. is $692.06, about 22.9% above the recent price, from 17 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is MSCI a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on MSCI Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 33.6×, a dividend yield of 1.38%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.