NYSE:MCO Moody's (MCO) Stock Price, News & Analysis $505.89 -9.45 (-1.83%) Closing price 11/6/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$506.66 +0.77 (+0.15%) As of 11/6/2026 07:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Moody's Stock (NYSE:MCO) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Moody's alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$501.68▼$510.6450-Day Range$441.40▼$528.1152-Week Range$402.28▼$546.88Volume682,444 shsAverage Volume920,567 shsMarket Capitalization$87.22 billionP/E Ratio30.83Dividend Yield0.81%Price Target$552.63Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Moody’s Corporation is a global provider of credit ratings, research, data and risk-analysis services. Through Moody’s Investors Service, it assesses the creditworthiness of businesses, governments and financial instruments, providing ratings and related research to investors and other market participants. Its Moody’s Analytics business offers data, software and analytical tools used in areas such as credit and financial risk management, compliance, and economic research. The company serves clients across international markets, including financial institutions, corporations, governments and investors. The company traces its roots to 1900, when John Moody began publishing financial analyses of railroad securities. Robert Fauber is Moody’s president and chief executive officer.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Moody's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks81st Percentile Overall ScoreMCO MarketRank™: 4.064106031915 of 5 starsMoody's scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 301st out of 842 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.1 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingMoody's has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.65, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 13 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside/DownsideThe consensus price target for Moody's is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.Amount of Analyst CoverageMoody's has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Moody's' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth11.22% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Moody's are expected to grow by 11.22% in the coming year, from $16.76 to $18.64 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Moody's is 30.83, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.50.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Moody's is 30.83, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.23.Price to Earnings Growth RatioMoody's has a PEG Ratio of 2.61. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMoody's has a P/B Ratio of 25.56. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.72% of the float of Moody's has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMoody's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.41, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Moody's has recently increased by 5.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldMoody's has a dividend yield of 0.81%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthMoody's has been increasing its dividend for 16 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Moody's is 25.11%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Moody's will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.10% next year. This indicates that Moody's will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Moody's' dividend. News and Social Media3.7 / 5News Sentiment0.99 News SentimentMoody's has a news sentiment score of 0.99. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Moody's this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for MCO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -86% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows5 people have added Moody's to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.4 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Moody's insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $5,619,222.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.14% of the stock of Moody's is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions92.11% of the stock of Moody's is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Moody's' insider trading history. Receive MCO Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Moody's and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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MCO Stock News HeadlinesMoody's (NYSE:MCO) Insider Sells 95 Shares of Company Stock4 hours ago | insidertrades.comGoogle's Credit Backstop May Be TeraWulf's Biggest Advantage (MCO)TeraWulf's $19 billion Anthropic lease, backstopped by Google's credit, lowers financing costs and marks its shift from crypto mining toward AI data center infrastructure, despite high short interest.November 5 at 2:30 PM | marketbeat.comOne Ticker Tied to a Coming 401k ChangeAn email announcing a new 401k investment option is headed to roughly 70 million inboxes. Most recipients will delete it without a second look. Larry Benedict says that would be a mistake. He calls this the decade's biggest opportunity and is naming the one ticker to watch before it arrives. Watch his free breakdown now.November 7 at 1:00 AM | Brownstone Research (Ad)Insider Selling: Moody's (NYSE:MCO) CEO Sells $93,772.80 in StockNovember 4 at 5:22 AM | insidertrades.comTether Made $1.5 Billion in Q3 and Doubled Its Reserve Cushion to $8 Billion. How Safe Is USDT Now?October 31, 2026 | 247wallst.comMoody's (NYSE:MCO) CEO Sells 9,946 Shares of Company StockOctober 31, 2026 | insidertrades.comRLUSD lands on Coinbase and Robinhood, earns Moody's rating in push for stablecoin market shareOctober 28, 2026 | msn.comRipple's RLUSD Earns First-Ever Moody's Investment-Grade Stablecoin Rating as Market Cap DoublesOctober 28, 2026 | benzinga.comSee More Headlines MCO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have MCO shares performed this year? Moody's' stock was trading at $511.11 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, MCO stock has decreased by 1.0% and is now trading at $505.8930. How were Moody's' earnings last quarter? Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 21st. The business services provider reported $4.14 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.25 by $0.11. The business's revenue for the quarter was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Does Moody's have any subsidiaries? Moody's subsidiaries include RBA International, Four Twenty Seven, Vigeo Eiris, Reis, Omega Performance, Korea Investors Service, BlackBox Logic, and more. Who are Moody's' major shareholders? Moody's' top institutional investors include PineStone Asset Management Inc. (1.28%), Ninety One UK Ltd (0.47%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.37%) and Allen Investment Management LLC (0.25%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert Fauber, Michael L West, Richard G Steele, Jason D Phillips and Caroline Sullivan. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Moody's? Shares of MCO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Moody's own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Moody's investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Visa (V), Mastercard (MA), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Home Depot (HD) and Costco Wholesale (COST). Company Calendar Record date for 9/4 Dividend8/14/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/4 Dividend8/14/2026Dividend Payable9/04/2026Last Earnings10/21/2026Today11/07/2026Record date for 12/11 Dividend11/20/2026Ex-Dividend for 12/11 Dividend11/20/2026Dividend Payable12/11/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (4w+) 1-Year History Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 Nov 26 For the last 4 weeks, MCO's financial health has been in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Capital Markets Sub-IndustryFinancial Exchanges & Data Current SymbolNYSE:MCO CIK1059556 Webwww.moodys.com Phone(212) 553-0300Fax212-553-4919Employees16,076Year Founded1900Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Moody's$552.63 High Price Target$600.00 Low Price Target$480.00 Potential Upside/Downside+9.2%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.65 Research Coverage20 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$16.41 Trailing P/E Ratio30.83 Forward P/E Ratio27.14 P/E Growth2.61Net Income$2.46 billion Net Margins35.26% Pretax Margin45.21% Return on Equity84.76% Return on Assets19.65% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.86 Current Ratio1.29 Quick Ratio1.29 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$7.72 billion Price / Sales11.30 Cash Flow$17.75 per share Price / Cash Flow28.50 Book Value$19.79 per share Price / Book25.56Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares172,400,000Free Float172,159,000Market Cap$87.22 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.30 Social Links The 7 Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2027Looking for higher dividend income in 2027? 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