Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate MSCI Inc. before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding MSCI Inc.’s stock price such as:

• MSCI Inc.’s current stock price and volume
• Why MSCI Inc.’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for MSCI from analysts
• MSCI’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About MSCI Inc. (MSCI)

Before we jump into MSCI Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

MSCI Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides research-based data, analytics, and indexes, supported by advanced technology worldwide. The Index segment provides indexes for use in various areas of the investment process, including indexed financial products, such as ETFs, mutual funds, annuities, futures, options, structured products, and over-the-counter derivatives; performance benchmarking; portfolio construction and rebalancing; and asset allocation, as well as licenses GICS and GICS Direct. The Analytics segment offers risk management, performance attribution and portfolio management content, application, an integrated view of risk and return service, and an analysis of market, credit, liquidity, counterparty, and climate risk across asset classes; managed services, including consolidation of client portfolio data, review and reconciliation of input data and results, and customized reporting; and HedgePlatform to measure, evaluate, and monitor the risk of hedge fund investments. The Sustainability and Climate segment provides products and services that help institutional investors understand how ESG impacts the long-term risk and return of their portfolio and individual security-level investments; and data, ratings, research, and tools to assist investors navigate increasing regulation. The All Other – Private Assets segment comprises private credit, real estate and infrastructure data, benchmarks, return-analytics, climate assessments and market insights; business intelligence to real estate owners, managers, developers, and brokers; and offers investment decision support tools for private capital. The Private Capital Solutions segment offers tools to help private asset investors across mission-critical workflows, such as sourcing terms and conditions, evaluating operating performance, managing risk and other activities supporting private capital investment. MSCI Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is based in New York, New York.

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MSCI Inc.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of August 21, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, MSCI Inc.’s stock price was $563.490.

MSCI Inc. is down 0.92% from its previous closing price of $568.750.

During the last market session, MSCI Inc.’s stock traded between $562.680 and $574.980. Currently, there are approximately 72.80 million shares outstanding for MSCI Inc..

MSCI Inc.’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 31.1, which is high compared to the Capital Markets industry median of 19.5. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

MSCI Inc. Stock Price History

MSCI Inc.’s (MSCI) price is currently down 1.53% so far this month.

During the month of August, MSCI Inc.’s stock price has reached a high of $582.900 and a low of $550.520.

Over the last year, MSCI Inc. has hit prices as high as $644.770 and as low as $501.080. Year to date, MSCI Inc.’s stock is down 1.78%.

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What Caused MSCI Inc. Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of August 20, 2026, there was 1 analyst who downgraded MSCI Inc.’s stock and 0 analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate MSCI Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on MSCI Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

MSCI Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a D, which means it is considered to be Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about MSCI Inc. (MSCI) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of MSCI Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of August 20, 2026, MSCI Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -4.63%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 34 and is considered to be Weak.

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MSCI Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of August 21, 2026, MSCI Inc.’s stock price is $563.490, which is down 0.92% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like MSCI Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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