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MSCI Inc. Stock: price and insider trades · United States
1 insider bought €864k of shares over the last 90 days, the latest filed 04 Sept 2026.
MSCI Inc.: what insiders have been doing
MSCI Inc., founded in 1969, is a Business Services company based in New York City, United States. Its directors and officers file their transactions with SEC (Form 4). The last twelve months, up to 18 October 2026, brought 35 filings signed by 12 insiders.
On the market, 3 insiders bought (4 purchases totalling €5.4M) while 3 insiders sold (6 sales totalling €6.0M). On balance, insiders were net sellers of €664k. Unlike grants, an open-market purchase is paid for by the insider, at the market price. Biggest ticket of the year: €5.0M, sold by Munari Alvise J. and made public on 28 April 2026 (0.013% of market cap). Those buying include 2 senior executives and 1 chief executive.
In the case of 1 purchase, another manager of the company was buying within the same 30 days. Purchases made close together by different insiders form what is called a cluster. The latest purchase dates back some time: it was published 43 days ago, on 4 September 2026. Between a trade and the moment it shows up on SEC (Form 4), the median delay is 4 days. Section 16 rules allow two business days to file each Form 4. Selling is not necessarily a view on the stock: liquidity needs and diversification are common motives.
Across the 5,812 companies tracked on its exchange, the median is 19 filings; at 35 filings, this issuer sits above that mark. Over the whole record (from 2016), the tally stands at 9 purchases and 33 sales. On the fundamentals side, the SEC filing (10-K) for the period ending 31 December 2025 lists revenue at 3.13 bn USD and net income at 1.20 bn USD; the dividend was 7.20 USD per share.
Other companies in the same sector with recent insider buying flagged by our signals: Coursera, Inc. These figures are compiled from regulatory filings published by SEC (Form 4). They describe what insiders did and are not a recommendation.
Insider Decl.
279
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€14M
9 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€17M
33 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleHenry A. Fernandez5 buys
Pettit CD Baer4 sales
Andrew C. Wiechmann3 sales
Alvise J. Munari2 sales
Rajat Taneja1 buy
Robert G. Ashe1 buy
+1 other insider
Since the insiders bought
- +1.7%Entry US$551.39 · Close 13 Oct 2026 US$560.82
- +9.3%Entry US$538.39 · Close at T+90 US$588.55
- +5.9%Entry US$545.25 · Close at T+90 US$577.69
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate MSCI Inc. Strong Buy (bullish), based on 17 analysts. Average price target: US$680.76.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 9,186 of 24,158 companies
57.5
score / 100
Value42
Quality73
FCF yld3.5%
Earn yld2.9%
EV/EBITDA24.8x
ROE·
Gross mgn82%
Net mgn38%
Debt/EBITDA3.3x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$568.01
Analyst consensus
17 analystsStrong buy
US$570.00Target US$680.76(+20%)US$755.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$3.1B
Gross profitUS$2.6B82% margin
EBITDAUS$1.9B61% margin
Net incomeUS$1.2B40.7% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)31.0x
PER (forward)25.3x
Beta1.24
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$41.3B
Total debtUS$6.3B
Free Cash FlowUS$1.5B
Profitability & ownership
ROA21.1%
% insiders3.6%
% institutions95.7%
Last declaration on 14 October 2026
Declarations279 total
450 shares@ US$570.00Common StockSEC:0001769683-26-000013:0
450 shares@ US$570.000.0006% mcap49.2% of flowCommonSEC144:0001950047-26-010181
1,786 shares@ US$560.000.0024% mcap100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001532601-26-000007:0
Canonical exit: 1 Dec 2026 (T+90)
8 shares0Common StockSEC:0001366334-26-000010:0
6 shares0Common StockSEC:0001781215-26-000017:0
450 shares@ US$604.560.0006% mcap100.0% of flowCommonSEC144:0001950047-26-005847
490 shares0Common StockSEC:0001414310-26-000005:0
202 shares0Common StockSEC:0001414310-26-000005:1
75,707 shares0Common StockSEC:0001416750-26-000009:0
75,707 shares0Common StockSEC:0001416750-26-000009:1
9,960 shares@ US$592.030.013% mcap95.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002101503-26-000009:0
40 shares@ US$593.310.0001% mcap0.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002101503-26-000009:1
450 shares@ US$560.008.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001769683-26-000008:0
5 shares0Common StockSEC:0001781215-26-000008:0
6 shares0Common StockSEC:0001366334-26-000002:0
3,681 shares@ US$543.21100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001414310-26-000002:0
Canonical exit: 19 May 2026 (T+90)
6,000 shares@ US$524.1832.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001416750-26-000006:0
Canonical exit: 14 May 2026 (T+90)
438 shares@ US$624.754.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002101503-26-000006:0
276 shares@ US$624.754.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001797266-26-000006:0
470 shares@ US$624.7510.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001769683-26-000006:0
548 shares@ US$624.756.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001204559-26-000006:0
1,554 shares0Common StockSEC:0001204559-26-000004:0
3,158 shares0Common StockSEC:0002101503-26-000004:0
25 of 279 declarations
About MSCI Inc.
MSCI Inc. is a U.S.-based company listed on the NYSE under the ticker MSCI, with headquarters in New York, United States. Its roots go back to 1969, when it introduced its first global equity indexes under the Morgan Stanley Capital International franchise. Over time, MSCI expanded beyond indexing by incorporating Barra’s equity risk analytics franchise and by building a broad suite of data, analytics, and decision-support tools for institutional investors. For international equity investors, MSCI should be viewed less as a traditional asset manager and more as a financial-market infrastructure and information business whose moat is built on proprietary data, benchmark indexes, risk models, and workflow tools.
MSCI’s business is organized around several complementary lines. Its core legacy franchise remains indexing, where MSCI-branded equity and fixed-income indexes are widely used as benchmarks and as the foundation for a large ecosystem of ETFs and indexed products. The company also provides portfolio analytics and risk management tools that help clients assess exposures, performance, factor sensitivities, and portfolio construction decisions. In addition, MSCI has developed ESG and climate solutions, which have become an increasingly important strategic pillar, and it has expanded into private assets with data and tools for private equity, private credit, and other private market workflows. Its client base includes asset managers, hedge funds, wealth managers, banks, insurers, pension funds, and corporates.
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From a competitive standpoint, MSCI enjoys a strong market position thanks to the recurring nature of its revenues, high switching costs, and the depth of its proprietary datasets and methodologies. Its indexes are deeply embedded in the global investment ecosystem. In 2025, MSCI said ETF assets tracking its equity indexes surpassed $2 trillion, while more than $17 trillion of assets were benchmarked to MSCI indexes overall. That scale reinforces MSCI’s status as a reference provider in global investing. The company also says it calculates nearly 300,000 equity and fixed-income indexes daily and serves leading institutional clients across regions.
Recent developments underscore MSCI’s push to broaden its platform. In first-quarter 2026 results, the company reported solid revenue growth, strong asset-based fee momentum, and continued subscription sales strength. In February 2026, MSCI unveiled new AI connectors, including access through MSCI ONE and integrations with AI services such as ChatGPT and Claude, aiming to make its proprietary data easier to query and analyze in client workflows. In March 2026, MSCI announced acquisitions including Compass Financial Technologies and Vantager, extending its capabilities in multi-asset index calculation, alternative assets, and pre-investment diligence for private markets. Together, these moves suggest a business that is steadily evolving from a pure index franchise into a broader data, analytics, and AI-enabled decision platform for the global investment community.
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