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MSCI Inc.

Buzzing onWhy it's trendingX mentions rising faster than the marketBacked by solid revenue growthBullish-leaning chatter
$MSCI·$39B·Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges·Financial Services
$561.67+1.1%YTD-1.7%1Y-0.9%
Price updated 4h ago·X counts updated 4d ago
MSMSCI
$MSCIMSCI Inc.
$561.67+1.13%58 posts1.3×
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On X

The complete picture of $MSCI on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

58X posts · last 7 days
Sep 21Oct 4
Chatter Meter
1.3×
QuietNormal · 1×Loud

How loud $MSCI's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 94% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data6 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-11

MSCI is bullish on X — total insider buys nearing $10M in 2026 (CEO Henry Fernandez and two directors), buybacks at avg $560, Ron Baron holding since IPO and still buying, and rising operating margin. Added to portfolio alongside NFLX/INTU/SNPS.

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  • How loud the conversation is versus this ticker's own normal
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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $MSCI — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Index and analytics franchise with Q1 revenue +14%, 54% operating margin and $10M of CEO plus director insider buying in 2026.

MSCI licenses equity indices (the ACWI/EM franchise), analytics tools and ESG/climate datasets to asset managers, so revenue is subscription-like with embedded operating leverage on the global AUM pie.

  • Q1 FY26 revenue $850.8M, +14.1% YoY with operating margin 53.7% — four consecutive quarters above 54% operating margin, best-in-class software economics
  • TTM: 35x earnings, 14x sales, 83% gross margin, 55% operating margin, FCF yield 3.5% — the ROE and D/E lines are distorted by the stock-buyback-driven negative book value
  • 2026 estimates: $3.51B revenue, $19.71 EPS; 2027 $3.82B, $22.49 EPS
  • YTD -4.6%, trailing-12m -1.3% — multiple has compressed modestly against an accelerating fundamental line
  • 2026 insider buys approaching $10M across CEO Henry Fernandez and two directors; buyback average ~$560; Ron Baron holder since IPO

The combination of index-franchise economics, active-ETF demand tailwind and a modest multiple reset while fundamentals accelerate is unusual — the setup rests on insider conviction being credible rather than optical.

Agrees with X sentimentX cites $10M of CEO plus director insider buying in 2026, buyback average around $560, Ron Baron's long-standing position, and rising operating margin. The constructive attention lines up with the Q1 operating print and the TTM margin profile.

What to watch: Oct 20 Q2 earnings — whether operating margin holds above 54% and subscription metrics (retention and run-rate) hold the growth line that drives the model.

On the calendar: 2026-10-20 Q2 earnings

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  • Whether TickerTalks' read agrees with or diverges from the X crowd
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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Financial data firm operating widely-tracked equity indices (MSCI World, EM), analytics tools, ESG ratings, and private asset benchmarks.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $MSCI.

Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges · Financial Services

No material change from last week — COIN cited as bullish setup with CEO forecasting $400K Bitcoin by 2030.

What this means for $MSCI

Neutral — Financial data firm operating widely-tracked equity indices (MSCI World, EM), analytics tools, ESG ratings, and private asset benchmarks.

Industry benchmark

7-name peer basket
-12.9%YTD
-13.2%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
34.8How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
38.5%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
55.4%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
3.5%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
13.6Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-64.1%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
82.9%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
-2.4Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 21, 2026$4.94$4.99-1.0%
Q1 2026Apr 21, 2026$4.55$4.44+2.5%
Q4 2025Jan 28, 2026$4.66$4.60+1.3%
Q3 2025Oct 28, 2025$4.47$4.38+2.1%
Next earningsTue, Oct 20·consensus EPS $5.03

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$850.8M+14.1%83.3%53.7%$5.54$278.0M
Q4 FY25$822.5M+10.6%82.6%56.4%$3.69$488.7M
Q3 FY25$793.4M+9.5%83.3%56.4%$4.25$445.5M
Q2 FY25$772.7M+9.1%82.2%55.0%$3.92$324.7M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 12 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$3.5B$3.5B – $3.6B$19.71$19.40 – $19.9212
FY27$3.8B$3.8B – $3.8B$22.49$21.93 – $22.9012
FY28$4.1B$4.0B – $4.2B$25.58$24.67 – $26.2412
FY29$4.5B$4.4B – $4.5B$28.97$28.34 – $29.4310
FY30$4.8B$4.7B – $4.8B$32.02$31.33 – $32.536

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.7×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.42%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+0.4%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-1.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 68.8M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.6% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.245-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

BuySep 2Rajat TanejaDirector1.8K sh$1.0MSellJun 10Andrew C. WiechmannCFO450 sh$272KBuyMay 15Henry A FernandezCEO4.0K sh$2.2MSellApr 24Alvise J. MunariChief Product Officer10.0K sh$5.9M
+ 19 other (17 awards · 1 inkind · 1 gift) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KOfficer or director changeAug 78-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

MSCI Inc. (MSCI) disclosed an officer or director change (Item 5.02) on 2026-08-07. Details: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Executive transitions are administrative disclosures; materiality depends on the seniority of the affected position. No financial terms were disclosed in this filing.

8-KShareholder voteApr 238-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
+ 6 other (2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 13Gs) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

MSCI Launches SignalLab Giving Investment Teams Access to Trusted and Integrated Signalsbusinesswire.com·2d agoMSCI Announces Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Call Detailsbusinesswire.com·14d agoMSCI Inc. (MSCI) Presents at Barclays 24th Annual Global Financial Services Conference Transcriptseekingalpha.com·25d agoActive ETFs set for further growth as advisers sharpen focus on value and fitprnewswire.com·25d agoMSCI to Participate in Barclays Annual Global Financial Services Conferencebusinesswire.com·36d ago

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