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UBS's Alex Kramm raised their price target on Msci (NYSE: MSCI) by 1.4% from $710 to $720 on 2026/04/23. The analyst maintained their Strong Buy rating on the stock.

MSCI reported its Q1 2026 earnings.

A robust print sets the company up for additional acceleration, Kramm told readers.

Earnings Report

For Q1 2026, MSCI reported:

• EPS of $4.55, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.40 and, by 13.8%, Q1 2025’s $4.
• Revenue of $850.8M, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.98% and, by 14.1%, Q1 2025’s $745.83M.

Management did not provide EPS and revenue guidance in its press release.

Chairman & CEO Henry A. Fernandez commented: “In Q1, MSCI delivered strong financial and operating metrics, including a record asset-based-fee run rate and our best Q1 of recurring net-new subscription sales since 2022. 

“Among product lines and client segments, we posted record levels of Q1 recurring sales in both Index and Analytics, along with our best-ever Q1 recurring net-new sales with hedge funds and with banks and broker-dealers.

“These results affirmed MSCI’s foundational, mission-critical role in global capital markets, which is also reflected in the growing liquidity and scale of the investment ecosystem linked to our indexes and IP. 

“The sales momentum we have achieved cuts across regions, product lines, client segments and asset classes, and we are building on it through relentless, AI-fueled product innovation.”