MSCI(MSCI) ZACKS·2024-10-03 14:31Core Insights - Zacks Premium offers various tools and resources for investors to achieve long-term success in the stock market [1] - The Zacks Focus List is a curated portfolio of 50 stocks expected to outperform the market over the next 12 months [3][4] Performance Metrics - In 2020, the Focus List gained 13.85% on an annualized basis, outperforming the S&P 500's return of 9.38% [5] - Cumulatively, the Focus List has returned 2,519.23% from February 1, 1996, to March 31, 2021, compared to the S&P 500's return of 854.95% [5] Methodology - The selection for the Focus List relies on earnings estimate revisions, which are crucial for predicting a company's future earnings [6][7] - The Zacks Rank, a proprietary stock-rating model, uses changes in quarterly earnings expectations to help investors build a successful portfolio [8] Zacks Rank Factors - The Zacks Rank is based on four primary factors: Agreement, Magnitude, Upside, and Surprise, which are recalculated nightly [9] - Stocks in the Focus List are primarily from 1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy) ranked companies, indicating a bullish consensus among analysts [9] Spotlight on MSCI - MSCI Inc. was added to the Focus List on October 10, 2018, at a price of 590.37 [11] - The Zacks Consensus Estimate for MSCI's earnings has increased by 14.79, with a forecasted earnings growth of 9.4% for the current fiscal year [11]