MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) reported quarterly earnings of $4.00 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.91 by 2.3 percent. This is a 13.64 percent increase over earnings of $3.52 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $745.826 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $744.217 million by 0.22 percent. This is a 9.69 percent increase over sales of $679.965 million the same period last year.