Q2 EPS Forecast for Moelis & Company Lowered by Analyst

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Moelis & Company in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the asset manager will post earnings of $0.25 per share 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.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Moelis & Company from $55.00 to $52.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Moelis & Company from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $92.00 price objective (up from $86.00) on shares of Moelis & Company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. JMP Securities reissued a "market perform" rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Moelis & Company from $55.00 to $50.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $59.83.

Moelis & Company Price Performance

MC stock traded down $0.06 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $56.51. The stock had a trading volume of 949,917 shares, compared to its average volume of 772,666. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.44 billion, a PE ratio of 32.11 and a beta of 1.66. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $55.49 and a 200 day simple moving average of $67.29. Moelis & Company has a fifty-two week low of $47.00 and a fifty-two week high of $82.89.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The asset manager reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $306.59 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $309.67 million. Moelis & Company had a net margin of 11.39% and a return on equity of 38.49%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 41.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.22 earnings per share.

Moelis & Company Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 20th. Investors of record on Monday, May 5th will be given a dividend of $0.65 per share. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.60%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 5th. Moelis & Company's dividend payout ratio is 119.27%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Moelis & Company

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of MC. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its holdings in Moelis & Company by 52.5% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 398 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 137 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in Moelis & Company in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its holdings in 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 valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 605 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its holdings in Moelis & Company by 1,460.8% in the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 796 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 745 shares during the period. Finally, R Squared Ltd bought a new position in Moelis & Company in the 4th quarter valued at about $47,000. 91.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.