FY2025 Earnings Estimate for Moody's Issued By William Blair

Key Points

• William Blair raised its FY2025 earnings estimate for Moody's to $13.71 per share, slightly up from a previous estimate of $13.62, while the consensus estimate stands at $13.95 per share.
• Several analysts have adjusted their price targets for Moody's, with Barclays increasing their target from $520 to $580 and JPMorgan from $495 to $565, reflecting positive sentiment on the stock.
• Moody's reported Q2 earnings of $3.56 per share, surpassing analysts' expectations of $3.39, alongside a year-over-year revenue increase of 4.5% to $1.90 billion.

Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO - Free Report) - William Blair upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for Moody's in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, July 23rd. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $13.71 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $13.62. The consensus estimate for Moody's' current full-year earnings is $13.95 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Moody's' Q1 2026 earnings at $4.09 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.04 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.89 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $15.43 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Moody's from $493.00 to $498.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Moody's from $520.00 to $580.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of Moody's in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. They set a "buy" rating and a $530.00 price objective for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Moody's from $495.00 to $565.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Moody's from $525.00 to $552.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Moody's currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $538.80.

Moody's Stock Down 0.1%

NYSE MCO opened at $512.62 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.70. Moody's has a 1-year low of $378.71 and a 1-year high of $531.93. The company has a 50 day moving average of $489.03 and a 200-day moving average of $475.71. The company has a market cap of $92.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.55, a PEG ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 1.38.

Moody's (NYSE:MCO - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The business services provider reported $3.56 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.39 by $0.17. Moody's had a net margin of 29.18% and a return on equity of 60.73%. The company had revenue of $1.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.82 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.28 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Moody's

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MCO. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC grew its stake in shares of Moody's by 1,000.0% in the first quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 55 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Saudi Central Bank acquired a new position in Moody's in the first quarter valued at $30,000. ORG Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Moody's by 50.0% in the second quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 66 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 22 shares during the period. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division lifted its holdings in Moody's by 42.9% in the second quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 80 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 24 shares during the period. Finally, Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Moody's in the second quarter valued at $47,000. Institutional investors own 92.11% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Moody's

In related news, CEO Robert Fauber sold 415 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $503.40, for a total value of $208,911.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 61,886 shares of the company's stock, valued at $31,153,412.40. The trade was a 0.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.14% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Moody's Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 5th. Investors of record on Friday, August 15th will be paid a $0.94 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. This represents a $3.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.73%. Moody's's dividend payout ratio is 31.95%.

Moody's Company Profile

Moody's Corporation operates as an integrated risk assessment firm worldwide. It operates in two segments, Moody's Analytics and Moody's Investors Services. The Moody's Analytics segment develops a range of products and services that support the risk management activities of institutional participants in financial markets.

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