Q4 EPS Estimate for Moelis & Company Boosted by Analyst

Key Points

• Analysts at Zacks Research have increased their Q4 2026 EPS estimate for Moelis & Company from $0.66 to $0.76, maintaining a "Strong-Buy" rating.
• Moelis reported a net margin of 14.31% and a revenue increase of 38.1% year-over-year, surpassing prior earnings estimates with $0.53 EPS.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.65, representing an annualized yield of 3.7%, although its payout ratio stands at an unsustainable 102.36%.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for Moelis & Company in a research report issued on Tuesday, August 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the asset manager will post earnings of $0.76 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.66. Zacks Research currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company's current full-year earnings is $2.97 per share.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The asset manager reported $0.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $365.38 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $269.57 million. Moelis & Company had a net margin of 14.31% and a return on equity of 42.72%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 38.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.18 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Moelis & Company from $55.00 to $52.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Moelis & Company from $50.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Moelis & Company from an "underweight" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $42.00 to $68.00 in a research note on Monday, June 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Moelis & Company from $56.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, May 15th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on shares of Moelis & Company from $69.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $66.00.

Moelis & Company Stock Down 1.2%

MC stock opened at $69.4570 on Friday. Moelis & Company has a twelve month low of $47.00 and a twelve month high of $82.89. The company has a market cap of $5.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.35 and a beta of 1.70. The business's fifty day moving average is $67.33 and its 200-day moving average is $62.86.

Moelis & Company Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 4th will be paid a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 4th. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.7%. Moelis & Company's payout ratio is presently 102.36%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Moelis & Company

In other news, General Counsel Osamu R. Watanabe sold 6,340 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.64, for a total value of $460,537.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel owned 131 shares in the company, valued at $9,515.84. This represents a 97.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 6.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Moelis & Company

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MC. Fulton Bank N.A. increased its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 2.9% in 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 during the last quarter. Peak Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in Moelis & Company by 2.4% during the first quarter. Peak Financial Advisors LLC now owns 8,567 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $500,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. Palisades Investment Partners LLC grew its stake in Moelis & Company by 0.3% in the first 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. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 69,155 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $4,310,000 after purchasing an additional 209 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Choreo LLC raised its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 5.1% during the 1st quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 5,075 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $296,000 after purchasing an additional 244 shares in the last quarter. 91.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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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