MSCI (MSCI) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

MSCI (NYSE: MSCI) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 7/10/2026 – MSCI had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $700.00 to $735.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/10/2026 – MSCI had its price target raised by Bank of America Corporation from $715.00 to $730.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/8/2026 – MSCI had its price target raised by Raymond James Financial, Inc. from $730.00 to $760.00. They now have a “strong-buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/8/2026 – MSCI had its price target raised by Raymond James Financial, Inc. from $730.00 to $760.00. They now have a “strong-buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/18/2026 – MSCI was given a new $690.00 price target by Rothschild & Co Redburn.
• 6/15/2026 – MSCI was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 6/1/2026 – MSCI was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “buy (b)”.
• 5/27/2026 – MSCI was upgraded by Wells Fargo & Company from “equal weight” to “overweight”. They now have a $700.00 price target on the stock, up from $650.00.
• 5/18/2026 – MSCI was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.

MSCI Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th were issued a $2.05 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $8.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. MSCI’s payout ratio is 46.83%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other MSCI news, insider Alvise J. Munari sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $592.04, for a total transaction of $5,920,400.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 23,548 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,941,357.92. The trade was a 29.81% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 3.76% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

MSCI Inc is a global provider of investment decision support tools and services for the financial industry. The company is best known for its family of market indexes, which are widely used as benchmarks by asset managers and as the basis for exchange-traded funds and other passive products. In addition to index construction and licensing, MSCI offers portfolio analytics, risk models, factor and performance attribution tools, and a suite of data and technology solutions designed to support portfolio management and trading.

Beyond traditional indexing and risk analytics, MSCI has expanded into environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and ratings, offering data, scores and screening tools that help investors integrate sustainability considerations into investment processes.