Moody's (NYSE:MCO) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Moody's (NYSE:MCO - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 13.500-14.000 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 13.681. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Moody's Stock Down 0.1%

NYSE MCO traded down $0.47 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $512.62. The company's stock had a trading volume of 688,529 shares, compared to its average volume of 801,871. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $488.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $475.34. Moody's has a twelve month low of $378.71 and a twelve month high of $531.93. The company has a current ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.70. The firm has a market capitalization 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The business services provider reported $3.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.39 by $0.17. Moody's had a net margin of 29.18% and a return on equity of 60.73%. The business had revenue of $1.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.82 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.28 EPS. Moody's's revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that Moody's will post 13.95 earnings per share for the current year.

Moody's Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.94 per share. This represents a $3.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.73%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 15th. Moody's's dividend payout ratio is 32.47%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MCO has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Moody's from $520.00 to $580.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on shares of Moody's from $552.00 to $563.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of Moody's in a report on Thursday, April 10th. They set a "buy" rating and a $530.00 price objective on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on shares of Moody's from $533.00 to $468.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Moody's from $445.00 to $515.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $538.80.

Insider Buying and Selling at Moody's

In other news, CEO Robert Fauber sold 415 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $503.40, for a total transaction of $208,911.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 61,886 shares in the company, valued at $31,153,412.40. This represents a 0.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.14% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.