Jim Cramer on MSCI: "What an Opportunity"

MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer shed light on. A caller sought Cramer’s advice on the stock, and he commented:

“Okay, that’s one of my absolute favorite stocks. It’s been a complete winner. It’s been a winner for ages. The reason why it’s been a winner is, frankly, because Henry Fernandez runs it. I think he’s great. The stock’s down 9% for the year. What an opportunity.”

MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) provides tools that help investors track markets, measure risk, compare performance, and evaluate ESG and private-asset data. Madison Investments stated the following regarding MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) in its third quarter 2025 investor letter:

“We initiated a position in MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI). MSCI Inc. is a financial technology company that serves asset owners, asset managers, and other financial intermediaries. It is probably best known for its flagship indexes, such as the MSCI ACWI and MSCI EAFE, but it also calculates many thousands of other custom indexes daily. Additionally, it offers clients a broad suite of risk management tools and data products. We believe that MSCI is a unique, high-quality business, anchored by its indexes, which are the standard for measuring the performance of global and international equity markets. MSCI is also in the early innings of creating standards around risk and return measurement for investors allocating to private assets. Importantly, organic growth at MSCI requires minimal capital investments, so margins are high and free cash flow is robust. Its management team is also excellent. CEO Henry Fernandez and President Baer Pettit have both been with MSCI for decades and built it from a small subsidiary within Morgan Stanley into the global franchise it is today. The company’s compensation structure encourages both business growth and shareholder return, and management owns a meaningful stake in the company. Overall, we believe that MSCI has a long runway for growth as it’s well-positioned to capitalize on secular industry trends, launch products that reach new customer groups, and broadly benefit from the growth of global capital markets.”

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