Moelis & Company (MC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC) is a global independent investment bank that provides strategic financial advisory services to corporations, governments, financial sponsors and other institutions. The firm advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, restructurings, capital raising and other complex financial transactions.

Founded in 2007 by Ken Moelis, the company operates through a network of offices serving clients across the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other international markets. Its services are delivered by teams with expertise in sectors such as technology, media, telecommunications, financial services, healthcare, industrials, energy and real estate.

Moelis & Company is led by Ken Moelis, who serves as founder, chairman and chief executive officer. The firm’s business model is focused primarily on providing independent advice rather than underwriting securities or lending from a balance sheet, allowing it to concentrate on client-specific strategic and financial objectives.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $58.22 to $59.82
• 50-Day Range: $58.97 to $70.24
• 52-Week Range: $51.06 to $78.22
• Volume: 1.81 million shs
• Average Volume: 752,236 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.67 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.79
• Dividend Yield: 4.36%
• Price Target: $73.63
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Moelis & Company Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Moelis & Company scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 43rd out of 838 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Moelis & Company has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.10, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Moelis & Company has a consensus price target of $73.63, representing about 23.4% upside from its current price of $59.66.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Moelis & Company has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 36.57%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Moelis & Company are expected to grow by 36.57% in the coming year, from $3.09 to $4.22 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Moelis & Company is 20.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Moelis & Company is 20.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.31.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Moelis & Company has a PEG Ratio of 0.78. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Moelis & Company has a P/B Ratio of 6.80. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.13% of the float of Moelis & Company has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Moelis & Company has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.01.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Moelis & Company has recently increased by 6.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Moelis & Company is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.35%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Moelis & Company has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Moelis & Company is 90.59%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Moelis & Company will have a dividend payout ratio of 61.61% next year. This indicates that Moelis & Company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Moelis & Company has a news sentiment score of 1.80. 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Moelis & Company this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for MC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Moelis & Company insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $466,007.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

6.29% of the stock of Moelis & Company is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.53% of the stock of Moelis & Company is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 9/17 Dividend: 8/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/17 Dividend: 8/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/17/2026
• Today: 9/21/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Investment Banking & Brokerage
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MC
• CIK: 1596967
• Web: www.moelis.com
• Phone: (212) 883-3800
• Fax: 212-880-4260
• Employees: 1,416
• Year Founded: 2007

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Moelis & Company: $73.63
• High Price Target: $85.00
• Low Price Target: $60.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.10
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.87
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.79
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.31
• P/E Growth: 0.78
• Net Income: $233.04 million
• Net Margins: 14.50%
• Pretax Margin: 21.71%
• Return on Equity: 39.59%
• Return on Assets: 17.04%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.71
• Quick Ratio: 1.71

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.52 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.08
• Cash Flow: $3.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.28
• Book Value: $8.77 per share
• Price / Book: 6.80

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 78,270,000
• Free Float: 73,346,000
• Market Cap: $4.67 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.84