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MSCI $557

MSCI target price
557.00
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MSCI
Type
Public
Traded as NYSE: MSCI
Founded 1969
Headquarters 7 World Trade Center
Manhattan, New York City
, United States
Key people
Henry A. Fernandez, CEO,
Kathleen Winters, CFO,
Baer Pettit, COO,
Tom Gwydir, CTO
Services stock market indexes
portfolio analytics
Revenue IncreaseUS$1.07 billion (2015)
Operating income
IncreaseUS$403.89 million (2015)
Net income
DecreaseUS$223.64 million (2015)
Total assets IncreaseUS$3.14 billion (2015)
Total equity DecreaseUS$901.48 million (2015)
Number of employees
3300
Website www.msci.com

MSCI Inc. (formerly Morgan Stanley Capital International and MSCI Barra), is an American provider of equity, fixed income, hedge fund stock market indexes, and equity portfolio analysis tools. It publishes the MSCI BRIC, MSCI World and MSCI EAFE Indexes. The company is currently headquartered at 7 World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York City, U.S.

In 1968, Capital International published indices covering the global stock market for non-U.S. markets. In 1986, Morgan Stanley licensed the rights to the indexes from Capital International and branded the indexes as the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) indexes. By the 1980s, the MSCI indexes were the primary benchmark indexes outside of the US before being joined by FTSE, Citibank and Standard & Poor's. After Dow Jones started float weighting its index funds, MSCI followed. In 2004, MSCI acquired Barra, Inc., to form MSCI Barra. In mid-2007, parent company Morgan Stanley decided to divest from, and perhaps spin off, MSCI. This was followed by an initial public offering of a minority of stock in November 2007. The divestment was completed in 2009. The company is headquartered in New York City.

Some companies in MSCI's peer group includes Glass Lewis, Factset, Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute and Standard & Poor's.

MSCI formally acquired both RiskMetrics Group, Inc. and Measurisk in 2010, as well as Investment Property Databank in 2012. In 2013 MSCI acquired Investor Force from ICG Group (formerly Internet Capital Group) in 2013. In August 2014, MSCI acquired GMI Ratings.

The MSCI global equity indexes have been calculated since 1969 and include MSCI World and MSCI EAFE. Initially, the company used eight factors in developing its indexes: momentum, volatility, value, size, growth, size nonlinearity, liquidity and financial leverage.

Q reports

Period Date Adjusted Actuals EPS GAAP EPS
Q3 2022 2022-10-24 Future report Set alerts
Q2 2022 2022-07-26 2.78 2.78
Q1 2022 2022-04-26 2.98 2.98
Q4 2021 2022-01-27 2.51 2.51
Q3 2021 2021-10-26 2.53 2.53
Q2 2021 2021-07-27 2.45 2.45
Q1 2021 2021-04-27 2.46 2.46
Q4 2020 2021-01-28 1.96 1.96
Q3 2020 2020-10-27 0.00 0.00
Q2 2020 2020-07-28 1.77 1.36

Ratings

2016-07-11 Initiated Coverage Credit Suisse Group AG Outperform $88.00
2016-04-29 Reiterated Rating Morgan Stanley Hold $78.00
2016-04-28 Reiterated Rating Cantor Fitzgerald Buy
2016-02-07 Reiterated Rating Cantor Fitzgerald Buy $79.00
2016-02-05 Boost Price Target Macquarie Neutral $67.00 to $70.00
2015-11-09 Initiated Coverage Cantor Fitzgerald Buy
2015-11-02 Upgrade Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Underperform to Market Perform $59.00 to $66.00
2015-08-31 Downgrade Northcoast Research Buy to Neutral
2015-07-31 Reiterated Rating Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Sell $54.00 to $59.00
2015-03-27 Downgrade Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Market Perform to Underperform $52.00 to $54.00
2015-01-14 Boost Price Target Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Outperform $45.00 to $50.00
2014-09-19 Reiterated Rating Macquarie Neutral $52.00 to $57.00
2014-08-01 Lower Price Target Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Market Perform $45.00 to $43.00
2014-07-15 Boost Price Target Credit Suisse $48.00 to $54.00
2014-07-15 Boost Price Target Credit Suisse Group AG $48.00 to $54.00
2014-02-12 Initiated Coverage Wells Fargo & Co. Outperform
2014-02-12 Initiated Coverage Wells Fargo Outperform
2014-02-07 Lower Price Target Keefe, Bruyette & Woods $48.00 to $47.00
2014-01-03 Initiated Coverage Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Market Perform $48.00
2013-12-12 Initiated Coverage Janney Montgomery Scott Buy
2011-09-06 Downgrade JMP Securities Mkt Outperform to Mkt Perform
2011-01-14 Reiterated Brean Murray Buy $48 to $46
2011-01-04 Reiterated Brean Murray Buy $40 to $48
2016-07-11 Initiated Coverage Credit Suisse Group AG Outperform $88.00
2016-04-29 Reiterated Rating Morgan Stanley Hold $78.00
2016-04-28 Reiterated Rating Cantor Fitzgerald Buy
2016-02-07 Reiterated Rating Cantor Fitzgerald Buy $79.00
2016-02-05 Boost Price Target Macquarie Neutral $67.00 to $70.00

There is presents forecasts of rating agencies and recommendations for investors about this ticker

Major Shareholders

Name Relationship Total Shares Holding stocks
ValueAct Holdings, L.P. See Remarks 1.12%  (1300900) ADBE / ADS / ALSN / AWI / CBG / CIM / KAR / KKR / MSCI / STX / TRN / VRX /
Fernandez Henry A Chairman, CEO and President 1.08%  (1260759) MSCI /
Brierwood David C Chief Operating Officer 0.72%  (840511) MSCI /
Pettit CD Baer Head of Index Business 0.15%  (179284) MSCI /
Retelny Gary Head of Strategy & Bus.Dev. 0.07%  (77110) MSCI /
Zangari Peter J. Head Portfolio Mgmt Analytics 0.06%  (70788) MSCI /
Qutub Robert Managing Director 0.05%  (60009) MSCI / RNR /
Briand Remy Head of ESG and Real Estate 0.04%  (48112) MSCI /
Bhansali Roveen Head of Risk Mgmt Analytics 0.04%  (46215) MSCI /
Corrado Christopher F Chief Information Officer 0.03%  (39327) MSCI /
Seyer Laurent Global Head of Client Cvrg 0.03%  (38185) MSCI /
Handy Alice 0.03%  (33855) MSCI /
Winters Kathleen A Chief Financial Officer 0.03%  (30495) MSCI /
Siguler George W 0.03%  (29545) MSCI /
Vallee Rodolphe M 0.02%  (26556) MSCI /
duPont Benjamin F 0.02%  (24285) MSCI /
KINNEY CATHERINE R 0.02%  (23683) MET / MSCI / N / QTS /
Tidd Diana H. Head of Equity Index Products 0.02%  (23370) MSCI /
RIEFLER LINDA H 0.01%  (17332) CSX / MSCI /
Crum Scott A Chief Human Resources Officer 0.01%  (15912) AVP / MSCI /
Tierney Patrick 0.01%  (14637) MSCI /
Ashe Robert G. 0.01%  (13149) MSCI / SREV /
Napolitano Richard J Principal Accounting Officer 0.01%  (10325) MSCI /
Mina Jorge Head of Analytics 0.01%  (9921) MSCI /
LANE WENDY E 0.01%  (6882) LH / MSCI / WSH /
Edmunds Wayne 0.01%  (6882) MSCI /