Take This Into Account Before Investing in MSCI

By Harris Dyer • Monday, April 10 12:03 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Finance company MSCI has moved -2.8% so far today on a volume of 213,568, compared to its average of 437,411. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -1.0%.

MSCI trades -8.87% away from its average analyst target price of $569.09 per share. The 11 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $520.0 to $611.0, and on average have given MSCI a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in MSCI, you'll want to know the following:

MSCI has moved 9.8% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of -7.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 10.73, MSCI has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 48.3 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
MSCI has a forward P/E ratio of 34.7 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $14.93 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 3.25 — a number near or below 1 signifying that MSCI is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
MSCI Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides investment decision support tools for the clients to manage their investment processes worldwide.
Based in New York, the company has 4,759 full time employees and a market cap of $41,519,874,048. MSCI currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.9%.

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