Q3 EPS Estimates for Moelis & Company Cut by Zacks Research

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Moelis & Company in a research report issued on Wednesday, July 9th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings of $0.33 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.34. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.57 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.78 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.86 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.63 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. JMP Securities reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Moelis & Company from $56.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Moelis & Company from $55.00 to $52.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Moelis & Company from $50.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised Moelis & Company from an "underweight" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $42.00 to $68.00 in a research note on Monday, June 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $66.50.

Moelis & Company Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of NYSE:MC traded down $0.95 during trading on Friday, reaching $69.42. 715,082 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 809,803. Moelis & Company has a 52-week low of $47.00 and a 52-week high of $82.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.64. The business's fifty day moving average is $59.67 and its 200-day moving average is $63.81.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The asset manager reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $306.59 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $309.67 million. Moelis & Company had a return on equity of 40.89% and a net margin of 13.22%. Moelis & Company's revenue for the quarter was up 41.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.22 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC raised its stake in Moelis & Company by 52.5% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System boosted its holdings in Moelis & Company by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 20,420 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $1,509,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares in the last quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. increased its holdings in shares of Moelis & Company by 2.9% during the second quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 6,581 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $410,000 after acquiring an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Peak Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in Moelis & Company by 2.4% during the 1st quarter. Peak Financial Advisors LLC now owns 8,567 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $500,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Palisades Investment Partners LLC increased its stake in Moelis & Company by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Palisades Investment Partners LLC now owns 76,730 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $4,478,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.53% of the company's stock.

Moelis & Company Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 5th were given a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 5th. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.75%. Moelis & Company's payout ratio is 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.