Moelis & Company (MC) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC - Get Free Report) is expected to announce its Q2 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, July 24th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.26 per share and revenue of $269.57 million for the quarter.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The asset manager reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.07. Moelis & Company had a return on equity of 40.89% and a net margin of 13.22%. The firm had revenue of $306.59 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $309.67 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.22 EPS. Moelis & Company's revenue for the quarter was up 41.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Moelis & Company to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Moelis & Company Stock Performance

Shares of Moelis & Company stock traded down $1.48 on Friday, hitting $70.35. The company's stock had a trading volume of 831,586 shares, compared to its average volume of 812,817. Moelis & Company has a 1 year low of $47.00 and a 1 year high of $82.89. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $61.37 and a 200-day moving average price of $63.68. The company has a market capitalization of $5.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.27 and a beta of 1.64.

Moelis & Company Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Investors of record on Monday, May 5th were paid a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 5th. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.70%. Moelis & Company's dividend payout ratio is presently 119.27%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Moelis & Company by 37.6% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 42,828 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $2,499,000 after purchasing an additional 11,692 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its holdings in Moelis & Company by 4.6% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 42,080 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $2,456,000 after acquiring an additional 1,839 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in Moelis & Company by 9.9% in the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 4,799 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $280,000 after acquiring an additional 432 shares during the last quarter. Finally, United Services Automobile Association acquired a new position in Moelis & Company in the first quarter valued at approximately $264,000. 91.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on MC shares. JMP Securities restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Moelis & Company from $50.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, July 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Moelis & Company from $56.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Moelis & Company from $55.00 to $52.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upgraded Moelis & Company from an "underweight" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $42.00 to $68.00 in a research note on Monday, June 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $66.00.

About Moelis & Company

Moelis & Co operates as a holding company. It engages in the provision of financial advisory, capital raising and asset management services to a client base including corporations, governments, sovereign wealth funds and financial sponsors. The firm focuses on clients including large public multinational corporations, middle market private companies, financial sponsors, entrepreneurs and governments.