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Financial stocks were advancing pre-bell Tuesday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) up 0.2%.The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 0.5% higher and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was down 0.6%.MSCI (MSCI) shares were up more than 3% after the company reported higher Q1 adjusted earnings and operating revenue.
CFRA, an independent research provider, has providedwith the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:MSCI posted strong Q1 2026 results with operating EPS of $4.55 vs. $4.00 in the prior year, beating consensus by $0.09, while revenues of $851M (+14% Y/Y) exceeded estimates by $10M. The company achieved two consecutive quarters of double-digit revenue growth after four quarters below 10%, with operating margins expanding 310 bps to 53.7% as expense growth was managed at 6.8%. The Index segment drove performance with $496M in revenues (+18% Y/Y) and strong asset-based fee growth of $225M (+27% Y/Y), supported by robust $103B in quarterly cash inflows. AUM in ETFs linked to MSCI equity indexes reached $2.403T at quarter-end, though basis point fees declined 6 bps Q/Q to a new low of 2.35. Retention rates recovered to the highest level since 2023 at 95.4% after falling to 92.8% in early 2024, with Index leading at 96.9% and Analytics maintaining 95.3%, while net new recurring subscription sales surged 51.7% Y/Y, indicating healthy demand momentum.
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