MSCI MSCI Inc.
$560.08
Platform & Compounding FCF 65%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Mild · Conviction

Fair Value

Trading 6.1% below fair value

You pay $560.08
Bear $358.73
Fair $596.21
Bull $857.14
Bear $358.73 -36.0% 9% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair $596.21 +6.5% 14% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull $857.14 +53.0% 19% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Adjust Assumptions

14.4%
11.0%
3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (14% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 42%
Implied Market Multiple 28.5x
Market is pricing in (growth) 13.7% vs 14.4% base

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above.

Average Target (27 analysts) $701.71
Divergence from AlphaVal 15%

Summary

Using a two-stage FCF DCF with 14% growth decelerating over 15 years, discounted at 11%, the base-case intrinsic value is $596.21 per share.

Key Risks

  • P/E alone misleads — earnings depressed by growth investment
  • Cyclical or commodity businesses may be misclassified as platforms
  • Terminal value dominance suggests sensitivity to long-run assumptions