MSCI (MSCI)
MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community. With over 50 years of expertise in research, data and technology, MSCI powers better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more effective portfolios. MSCI creates industry-leading research-enhanced solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve transparency across the investment process.

Company profile
Ticker
MSCI
Exchange
Website
CEO
Henry Fernandez
Employees
Incorporated
Location
Fiscal year end
Industry (SIC)
Alibaba Group Holding • Visa • EBay • DiDi Global • Uber • PayPal • Accenture • Nielsen • Fidelity National Information Services • Mastercard ...
SEC CIK
Corporate docs
Subsidiaries
Barra, LLC • Investment Property Databank Limited • MSCI ESG Research (UK) Limited • MSCI ESG Research LLC • MSCI G.K. • MSCI Limited • Real Capital Analytics, Inc. • RiskMetrics Solutions, LLC ...
IRS number
134038723
MSCI stock data
News

Stocks That Hit 52-Week Lows On Friday
6 May 22
Benzinga's Top Ratings Upgrades, Downgrades For April 28, 2022
28 Apr 22
MSCI and MarketAxess Announce Strategic Collaboration On Liquid Fixed Income Indexes, Portfolio Construction Solutions, And ESG Data
28 Apr 22
Raymond James Upgrades MSCI to Outperform, Announces $515 Price Target
28 Apr 22
Deutsche Bank Maintains Hold Rating for MSCI: Here's What You Need To Know
27 Apr 22
Press releases
MSCI Published a Management Presentation for Investors
17 May 22
MSCI Equity Indexes May 2022 Index Review
12 May 22
MSCI May Semi-Annual Index Review Announcement Scheduled for May 12, 2022
5 May 22
MSCI to Participate in the Barclays Americas Select Franchise Conference
4 May 22
MSCI Reports Financial Results for First Quarter 2022
26 Apr 22
Analyst ratings and price targets
Current price
Average target
$531.00
Low target
$477.00
High target
$570.00
Raymond James
Upgraded
$515.00
Deutsche Bank
Maintains
$477.00
Barclays
Maintains
$570.00
Morgan Stanley
Maintains
$540.00
Goldman Sachs
Initiated
$553.00
Calendar
26 Apr 22
17 May 22
31 Dec 22
Financial summary
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Cash burn rate (est.) | Burn method: Change in cash | Burn method: Operating income | Burn method: FCF (opex + capex) | Last Q | Avg 4Q | Last Q | Avg 4Q | Last Q | Avg 4Q |
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Cash on hand (at last report) | 679.32M | 679.32M | 679.32M | 679.32M | 679.32M | 679.32M |
Cash burn (monthly) | 247.38M | 88.99M | (no burn) | (no burn) | (no burn) | (no burn) |
Cash used (since last report) | 384.46M | 138.3M | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Cash remaining | 294.86M | 541.02M | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Runway (months of cash) | 1.2 | 6.1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Recent insider trades
Date | Owner | Security | Transaction | Code | Indirect | 10b5-1 | $Price | #Shares | $Value | #Remaining |
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1 May 22 | Ashe Robert G. | Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 0 | 272 | 0 | 17,096 |
1 May 22 | Ashe Robert G. | Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 0 | 557 | 0 | 16,824 |
1 May 22 | Edmunds Wayne | Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 0 | 439 | 0 | 8,873 |
1 May 22 | Kinney Catherine R | Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 0 | 213 | 0 | 12,904 |
1 May 22 | Kinney Catherine R | Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 0 | 439 | 0 | 12,691 |
1 May 22 | Perold Jacques P | Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 0 | 439 | 0 | 4,666 |
1 May 22 | Riefler Linda H | Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 0 | 439 | 0 | 19,323 |
Institutional ownership, Q4 2021
90.5% owned by funds/institutions
13F holders | Current |
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Total holders | 821 |
Opened positions | 117 |
Closed positions | 77 |
Increased positions | 327 |
Reduced positions | 268 |
13F shares | Current |
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Total value | 44.81B |
Total shares | 73.55M |
Total puts | 293K |
Total calls | 222.6K |
Total put/call ratio | 1.3 |
Largest owners | Shares | Value |
---|---|---|
Vanguard | 8.55M | $5.24B |
BLK Blackrock | 6.73M | $4.12B |
STT State Street | 3.66M | $2.24B |
FMR | 3.62M | $2.22B |
Massachusetts Financial Services | 2.91M | $1.78B |
TROW T. Rowe Price | 2.26M | $1.39B |
Bamco | 2.14M | $1.31B |
FSZ Fiera Capital | 2.11M | $1.29B |
Geode Capital Management | 1.53M | $933.39M |
Polen Capital Management | 1.42M | $867.59M |
Financial report summary
?Competition
Factset Research Systems • Moody`s • CME • Goldman Sachs Asset Management • Morningstar • IHS MarkitRisks
- We are dependent on third parties to supply data, applications and services for our products and services and are dependent on certain vendors to distribute our products. A refusal or failure by a key vendor to distribute our products or any loss of key outside suppliers of data, applications or services or a reduction in the accuracy or quality of such data, applications or services or any failure by us to comply with our suppliers’ or distributors’ licensing requirements could impair our ability to provide our clients with our products and services, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
- If our products contain undetected errors or fail to perform properly due to defects, malfunctions or similar problems, we may, among other things, become subject to increased costs or liability based on the use of our products or services to support our clients’ investment processes, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
- The COVID-19 pandemic, or other widespread health crises, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
- Our clients that pay us a fee based on the assets under management or total expense ratio of an indexed investment product may seek to negotiate a lower asset-based fee percentage or lower the total expense ratio of such products or may cease using our indexes, which could limit the growth of or decrease our revenues from asset-based fees.
- Cancellations or reductions by any of our largest clients could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
- Our clients may become more self-sufficient, which may reduce demand for our products or services and materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
- Any failures, disruptions, instability or vulnerabilities in our information technology architecture, platforms, vendors and service providers, production and delivery systems, software, code, internal network, the Internet or other systems or applications may disrupt our operations, cause our products to be unavailable or fail and impose delays or additional costs in deploying our products, or impose conditions or restrictions on our ability to commercialize our products or keep them confidential and result in reputational and other harm and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
- Any failure to ensure and protect the confidentiality of data could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
- Successful cyber-attacks and the failure of cyber-security plans, systems and procedures could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
- Migration of our applications, systems, processes and infrastructure to new technologies, cloud providers, data centers, processes, platforms or applications could result in unanticipated failures, interruptions or delays in the performance and delivery of our products, services and client support. Such incidents could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
- Our use of open source code could introduce security vulnerabilities, impose unanticipated delays or costs in deploying our products or services, or impose conditions or restrictions on our ability to commercialize our products or services or keep them confidential.
- Our business may be affected by changes in the global capital markets, including adverse equity market conditions, volatility in the financial markets and evolving investment trends. Such changes could decrease the use of our products and services which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
- Competition and financial and budgetary pressures affecting clients in our industry may cause price reductions or loss of market share, which may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
- Our global operations and any future expansions may continue to place significant strain on our management and other resources, as well as subject us to additional, and in some cases unanticipated, risks and costs in connection with political, economic, legal, operational and other issues resulting from our increased global footprint, which could materially adversely impact our businesses.
- Failure to comply with regulations, or the introduction of new regulations or changes to existing regulations could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
- Legal protections for our intellectual property rights and other rights may not be sufficient or available to protect our competitive advantages. Third parties may infringe on our intellectual property rights or we may infringe upon their intellectual property rights, which, in each case, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
- Our revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities are subject to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuation risk.
- Our indebtedness could materially adversely affect our cash flows and financial flexibility.
- A change in our credit ratings could materially adversely affect our financial condition.
- We may have exposure to tax liabilities in various jurisdictions. Future changes in tax law could materially affect our tax obligations and effective tax rate.
- Our business performance might not be sufficient for us to meet the full-year financial guidance or long-term targets that we provide publicly.
- Our growth and profitability may not continue at the same rate as we have experienced in the past for several reasons, including if our operating costs are higher than expected, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
- We may be exposed to liabilities as a result of failure to comply with laws and regulations relating to our global operations, including anti-corruption laws, and any determination that we violated these laws could have a material adverse effect on our business.
- If we are unable to successfully identify, execute and realize expected returns and synergies from acquisitions or strategic partnerships or investments, or if we experience integration, financing, or other risks resulting from our acquisitions or strategic partnerships or investments, our financial results may be materially adversely affected.
- Our goodwill and other intangible assets resulting from our acquisitions could be impaired as a result of future business conditions, requiring us to record substantial write-downs that would reduce our operating income.
- If we fail to attract or retain the necessary qualified personnel, including through our compensation programs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
- We cannot provide any guaranty that we will continue to repurchase shares of our common stock pursuant to our share repurchase program.
Management Discussion
- Our operating revenues are grouped by the following types: recurring subscriptions, asset-based fees and non-recurring. We also group operating revenues by major product or reportable segment as follows: Index, Analytics, ESG and Climate and All Other – Private Assets, which includes the Real Estate product line and our equity method investment in Burgiss.
- Total operating revenues increased 20.5% for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020. Adjusting for the impact of acquisitions and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, total operating revenues would have increased 18.7%.
- Operating revenues from recurring subscriptions increased 14.3% for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020, primarily driven by strong growth in Index products, which increased $70.2 million, or 12.1%, strong growth in ESG and Climate products, which increased $52.7 million, or 47.9%, strong growth in All Other - Private Assets products, which increased $28.1 million, or 54.5%, and growth in Analytics products, which increased $26.9 million, or 5.3%. Adjusting for the impact of acquisitions and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, operating revenues from recurring subscriptions would have increased 11.8%.
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Financial reports
Current reports
8-K
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
27 Apr 22
8-K
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
26 Apr 22
8-K
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
18 Feb 22
8-K
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers
28 Jan 22
8-K
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
27 Jan 22
8-K
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
26 Oct 21
8-K
MSCI Completes Private Offering of
17 Aug 21
8-K
Other Events
3 Aug 21
8-K
MSCI Launches Private Offering of $700 Million Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2033; To Redeem 5.375% Notes Due 2027
3 Aug 21
8-K
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
27 Jul 21
Registration and prospectus
S-3ASR
Automatic shelf registration
19 Mar 21
S-3ASR
Automatic shelf registration
3 Aug 18
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
27 Apr 16
S-3ASR
Automatic shelf registration
6 Aug 15
S-3ASR
Automatic shelf registration
17 May 12
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
17 Jun 10
S-8 POS
Registration of securities for employees (post-effective amendment)
2 Jun 10
425
Business combination disclosure
26 May 10
425
Business combination disclosure
18 May 10
425
Business combination disclosure
16 May 10
Proxies
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
16 Mar 22
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
17 Mar 21
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
18 Mar 20
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
11 Mar 19
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
22 Mar 18
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
22 Mar 18
Other
CT ORDER
Confidential treatment order
18 Mar 20
CT ORDER
Confidential treatment order
18 Mar 20
CT ORDER
Confidential treatment order
19 Mar 19
CT ORDER
Confidential treatment order
20 Sep 18
CT ORDER
Confidential treatment order
13 Jun 18
CT ORDER
Confidential treatment order
30 Oct 17
CT ORDER
Confidential treatment order
5 Apr 17
CT ORDER
Confidential treatment order
14 May 15
CT ORDER
Confidential treatment order
21 May 14
CT ORDER
Confidential treatment order
4 Aug 13
Ownership
4
MSCI / Sandy C. Rattray ownership change
3 May 22
4
MSCI / Paula Volent ownership change
3 May 22
4
MSCI / Rajat Taneja ownership change
3 May 22
4
MSCI / Marcus L. Smith ownership change
3 May 22
4
MSCI / LINDA H RIEFLER ownership change
3 May 22
4
MSCI / Jacques P Perold ownership change
3 May 22
4
MSCI / Catherine R Kinney ownership change
3 May 22
4
MSCI / Wayne Edmunds ownership change
3 May 22
4
MSCI / Robert G. Ashe ownership change
3 May 22
4
MSCI / Andrew C. Wiechmann ownership change
8 Mar 22
Transcripts
2022 Q1
Earnings call transcript
26 Apr 22
2021 Q4
Earnings call transcript
27 Jan 22
2021 Q3
Earnings call transcript
26 Oct 21
2021 Q2
Earnings call transcript
27 Jul 21
2021 Q1
Earnings call transcript
27 Apr 21
2021 Q4
Earnings call transcript
29 Jan 21
2020 Q3
Earnings call transcript
27 Oct 20
2020 Q2
Earnings call transcript
28 Jul 20
2020 Q1
Earnings call transcript
28 Apr 20
2019 Q4
Earnings call transcript
30 Jan 20
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