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MSCI (MSCI): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Strong Buy10 Buy1 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 11 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 11 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $678, the highest $735, the lowest $615. The average is +19.2% from the last price of $569.
Analyst ratings 23
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manav Patnaik★★★★★★★★★★#4393 · hits 56% · avg +1.6% | Barclays | $735 | Buy | +29.2% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks 05:15 | +0.1% | ↗ |
| Andrew Steinerman★★★★★★★★★★#1435 · hits 64% · avg +7.1% | J.P. Morgan | $700 → $685−2.1% | Buy | +20.4% | Assigned | 14.10.26on TipRanks 07:30 | +1.0%next day +2.3% | ↗ |
| Ashish Sabadra★★★★★★★★★★#6262 · hits 53% · avg +0.6% | RBC Capital | $655 | Buy | +15.1% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks Oct 14 07:25 | −1.3%next day +1.0% | ↗ |
| Toni Kaplan★★★★★★★★★★#6771 · hits 53% · avg +0.5% | Morgan Stanley | $700 → $662−5.4% | Buy | +16.3% | Assigned | 13.10.26on TipRanks 08:46 | −1.3%next day +1.0% | ↗ |
| George Tong★★★★★★★★★★#2673 · hits 55% · avg +3.9% | Goldman Sachs | $671 → $672+0.1% | Buy | +18.1% | Reiterated | 06.10.26on TipRanks Oct 7 08:31 | −0.1%next day +0.3% · 5 days +1.2% | ↗ |
| Curtis Nagle★★★★★★★★★★#12058 · hits 46% · avg −6.8% | Bank of America Securities | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 06.10.26on TipRanks 09:45 | −0.1%next day +0.3% · 5 days +1.2% | ↗ |
| Alex Kramm★★★★★★★★★★#779 · hits 60% · avg +10.4% | UBS | $690 | Buy | +21.2% | Reiterated | 06.10.26on TipRanks 06:30 | −0.1%next day +0.3% · 5 days +1.2% | ↗ |
| Manav Patnaik★★★★★★★★★★#4393 · hits 56% · avg +1.6% | Barclays | $735 | Buy | +29.2% | Reiterated | 02.10.26on TipRanks 04:45 | −2.5%next day +2.4% · 5 days +4.3% | ↗ |
| Jason Haas CFA★★★★★★★★★★#2012 · hits 51% · avg +7.5% | Wells Fargo | $690 → $685−0.7% | Buy | +20.4% | Assigned | 29.09.26on TipRanks 06:50 | −0.4%next day 0.0% · 5 days +0.9% | ↗ |
| Manav Patnaik★★★★★★★★★★#4393 · hits 56% · avg +1.6% | Barclays | $735 | Buy | +29.2% | Reiterated | 15.09.26on TipRanks 05:15 | −1.2%next day −0.3% · 5 days −1.6% | ↗ |
| Owen Lau★★★★★★★★★★#1033 · hits 64% · avg +8.4% | Clear Street | $615 | Hold | +8.1% | Reiterated | 11.09.26on TipRanks 06:30 | +0.4%next day +0.3% · 5 days −0.2% | ↗ |
| AI PerPlexity Financial - Data and Stock ExchangesPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $622 → $630+1.3% | Buy | +10.7% | Upgrade | 20.08.26on TipRanks 01:05 | — | |
| AI Google Financial - Data and Stock ExchangesGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $615 → $617+0.3% | Hold | +8.4% | Reiterated | 09.08.26on TipRanks Aug 8 23:05 | — | |
| AI xAi Financial - Data and Stock ExchangesxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $615 → $605−1.6% | Hold | +6.3% | Reiterated | 09.08.26on TipRanks Aug 8 23:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Financial - Data and Stock ExchangesAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $595 → $597+0.3% | Hold | +4.9% | Reiterated | 09.08.26on TipRanks Aug 8 23:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Financial - Data and Stock ExchangesDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $626 → $619−1.1% | Buy | +8.8% | Reiterated | 09.08.26on TipRanks Aug 8 23:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Financial - Data and Stock ExchangesOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $612 → $617+0.8% | Hold | +8.4% | Reiterated | 09.08.26on TipRanks Aug 8 23:05 | — | |
| Kevin Heal★★★★★★★★★★#879 · hits 74% · avg +12.6% | Argus Research | $660 | Buy | +16.0% | Assigned | 28.07.26on TipRanks Jul 29 14:52 | +1.2%next day +2.1% · 5 days −5.5% | ↗ |
| Curtis Nagle★★★★★★★★★★#12058 · hits 46% · avg −6.8% | Bank of America Securities | $730 → $715−2.1% | Buy | +25.6% | Reiterated | 22.07.26on TipRanks Jul 24 05:12 | +1.8%next day −2.0% · 5 days +4.5% | ↗ |
| David Motemaden★★★★★★★★★★#1653 · hits 66% · avg +7.4% | Evercore ISI | $746 → $722−3.2% | Buy | +26.9% | Reiterated | 22.07.26on TipRanks Jul 24 05:12 | +1.8%next day −2.0% · 5 days +4.5% | ↗ |
| Toni Kaplan★★★★★★★★★★#6771 · hits 53% · avg +0.5% | Morgan Stanley | $727 → $700−3.7% | Buy | +23.0% | Reiterated | 22.07.26on TipRanks Jul 24 05:12 | +1.8%next day −2.0% · 5 days +4.5% | ↗ |
| Alexander Hess★★★★★★★★★★#6911 · hits 62% · avg +2.3% | J.P. Morgan | $742 → $700−5.7% | Buy | +23.0% | Assigned | 22.07.26on TipRanks Jul 24 05:12 | +1.8%next day −2.0% · 5 days +4.5% | ↗ |
| George Tong★★★★★★★★★★#2673 · hits 55% · avg +3.9% | Goldman Sachs | $704 → $671−4.7% | Buy | +17.9% | Reiterated | 21.07.26on TipRanks Jul 24 05:12 | −11.0%next day +1.8% · 5 days +4.1% | ↗ |
| Ashish Sabadra★★★★★★★★★★#6262 · hits 53% · avg +0.6% | RBC Capital | $655 | Buy | +15.1% | Reiterated | 21.07.26on TipRanks Jul 24 05:12 | −11.0%next day +1.8% · 5 days +4.1% | ↗ |
| Surinder Thind★★★★★★★★★★#5522 · hits 45% · avg +1.5% | Jefferies | $760 | Buy | +33.5% | Initiated | 17.07.26on TipRanks 05:01 | −0.4%next day −0.4% · 5 days −11.8% | ↗ |
| Patrick O'Shaughnessy★★★★★★★★★★#3023 · hits 57% · avg +2.9% | Raymond James | $730 → $760+4.1% | Buy | +33.5% | Reiterated | 08.07.26on TipRanks 09:06 | −0.3%next day −1.0% · 5 days +1.6% | ↗ |
| Alex Kramm★★★★★★★★★★#779 · hits 60% · avg +10.4% | UBS | $720 | Buy | +26.5% | Reiterated | 26.06.26on TipRanks 06:35 | +2.6%next day −1.1% · 5 days +7.6% | ↗ |
| Charles Bendit★★★★★★★★★★#5988 · hits 44% · avg +9.5% | Rothschild & Co Redburn | $660 → $690+4.5% | Buy | +21.2% | Reiterated | 18.06.26on TipRanks 05:50 | −3.7%next day +0.3% · 5 days −2.2% | ↗ |
| Faiza Alwy★★★★★★★★★★#3306 · hits 57% · avg +5.5% | Deutsche Bank | $694 → $729+5.0% | Buy | +28.1% | Reiterated | 22.04.26on TipRanks 09:20 | +0.8%next day −1.3% · 5 days −1.7% | ↗ |
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Every rating the collector has kept for the last 12 months, including the earlier ones of the same analyst. Latest of each analyst
Best analysts covering MSCI
TipRanks picks them by their record on this stock; the figures under the name are their record across all their ratings.
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $698 at a price of $539 (+29.6%); now: $678 at $569 (+19.2%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 11 |
| Hold | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 20.10.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $5.02 (from $4.87 to $5.12). Last quarter: $4.94.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $887M (from $878M to $896M). Last quarter: $867M.
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About MSCI
- CEO: Henry A. Fernandez
- Employees: 6,327
- 7 World Trade Center, New York City, NY, 10007, US
- www.msci.com
MSCI Inc., alongside its subsidiaries, offers sophisticated tools and services to support global investment decision-making and process management for its clients. The company is structured into four key segments: Index, Analytics, ESG and Climate, and Private Assets. The Index division furnishes benchmarks employed across diverse investment applications, including the creation of indexed financial products such as ETFs, mutual funds, and various derivatives; performance evaluation; portfolio building and adjustment; and strategic asset allocation. This segment also oversees the licensing of GICS and GICS Direct. Its Analytics segment provides comprehensive solutions for risk management, performance attribution, and portfolio oversight, encompassing content, applications, and services. These offerings deliver an integrated perspective on risk and return, alongside detailed analysis of market, credit, liquidity, and counterparty risks across all asset classes. The segment also includes managed services like consolidating client portfolio data from disparate sources, reviewing and reconciling inputs, and producing tailored reports. Furthermore, its HedgePlatform is specifically designed for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring risks related to hedge fund investments. The ESG and Climate segment delivers offerings that enable institutional investors to understand the long-term impact of environmental, social, and governance factors on both their portfolios and individual securities. It also equips investors with essential data, ratings, research, and analytical tools for navigating evolving regulatory landscapes. The Private Assets segment specializes in providing real estate market and transaction data, benchmarks, return analytics, climate impact assessments, and valuable market insights for funds, investors, and managers. It also extends business intelligence to real estate owners, managers, developers, and brokers, while offering critical investment decision suppo
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