Q2 EPS Estimates for Moelis & Company Cut by Zacks Research

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC - Free Report) - Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Moelis & Company in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $0.25 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.26. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company's current full-year earnings is $2.97 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Moelis & Company's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.57 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.80 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.41 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.74 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.43 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on MC. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Moelis & Company from $70.00 to $42.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target 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. JMP Securities reaffirmed a "market perform" rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Moelis & Company from $56.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Moelis & Company from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $59.83.

Moelis & Company Stock Down 0.8%

Moelis & Company stock opened at $60.95 on Tuesday. Moelis & Company has a 52 week low of $47.00 and a 52 week high of $82.89. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $55.65 and a 200 day simple moving average of $67.65. The stock has a market cap of $4.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.63 and a beta of 1.66.

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. The company had revenue of $306.59 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $309.67 million. Moelis & Company had a return on equity of 38.49% and a net margin of 11.39%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 41.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.22 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 52.5% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 398 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 137 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Moelis & Company in the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Moelis & Company in the 4th quarter worth approximately $47,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 1,551.3% in the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 644 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 605 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 1,460.8% in the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 796 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 745 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.53% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Moelis & Company

In other Moelis & Company news, Director Kenneth Shropshire sold 2,551 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.30, for a total transaction of $184,437.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 6,940 shares of the company's stock, valued at $501,762. This represents a 26.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Kenneth Moelis sold 9,712 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.00, for a total value of $718,688.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 209,235 shares of the company's stock, valued at $15,483,390. The trade was a 4.44% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 22,721 shares of company stock valued at $1,677,017 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 6.40% of the company's stock.

Moelis & Company Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 5th will be paid a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.27%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 5th. Moelis & Company's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 119.27%.

Moelis & Company Company Profile

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.

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