Rep. Val T. Hoyle Sells Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) Shares

Key Points

• Representative Val T. Hoyle sold between $1,001 and $15,000 of Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) shares on September 23rd, according to a filing disclosed on October 10th.
• Moody's recently reported a quarterly earnings of $3.56 per share, surpassing analysts' expectations, with a net margin of 29.18% and revenue of $1.90 billion.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.94 per share, translating to an annualized basis of $3.76, with a dividend yield of 0.8%.

Representative Val T. Hoyle (D-Oregon) recently sold shares of Moody's Corporation NYSE: MCO. In a filing disclosed on October 10th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Moody's stock on September 23rd. The trade occurred in the Representative's "FIDELITY ROLLOVER IRA" account.

Representative Val T. Hoyle also recently made the following trade(s):

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• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Transdigm Group NYSE: TDG on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of H&R Block NYSE: HRB on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of NIKE NYSE: NKE on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Bank of New York Mellon NYSE: BK on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Cisco Systems NASDAQ: CSCO on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Capital One Financial NYSE: COF on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Pentair NYSE: PNR on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Heico NYSE: HEI.A on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Target NYSE: TGT on 9/23/2025.

Moody's Price Performance

Shares of MCO stock opened at $484.17 on Friday. Moody's Corporation has a 1 year low of $378.71 and a 1 year high of $531.93. The firm's 50 day moving average is $501.29 and its 200-day moving average is $482.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $86.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.14, a PEG ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a current ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.70.

Moody's (NYSE:MCO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The business services provider reported $3.56 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.39 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $1.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.82 billion. Moody's had a net margin of 29.18% and a return on equity of 60.73%. Moody's's revenue for the quarter was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.28 earnings per share. Moody's has set its FY 2025 guidance at 13.500-14.000 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Moody's Corporation will post 13.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Moody's Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th were given a dividend of $0.94 per share. This represents a $3.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 15th. Moody's's dividend payout ratio is presently 31.95%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Moody's

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sarasin & Partners LLP boosted its holdings in shares of Moody's by 1.7% in the third quarter. Sarasin & Partners LLP now owns 427,259 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $205,435,000 after buying an additional 7,000 shares during the period. Trust Point Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Moody's in the third quarter valued at approximately $215,000. Flputnam Investment Management Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Moody's by 3.1% in the third quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co. now owns 892 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $425,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the period. Fiduciary Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Moody's by 3.4% in the third quarter. Fiduciary Financial Group LLC now owns 693 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $330,000 after buying an additional 23 shares during the period. Finally, Marshall Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Moody's by 1.5% in the third quarter. Marshall Financial Group LLC now owns 3,622 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,726,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 92.11% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on MCO shares. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Moody's from $525.00 to $552.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $528.00 price target on shares of Moody's and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on shares of Moody's from $552.00 to $563.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Moody's from $445.00 to $515.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of Moody's from $509.00 to $534.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $542.79.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Michael L. West sold 3,704 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $511.10, for a total value of $1,893,114.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 8,209 shares in the company, valued at $4,195,619.90. This represents a 31.09% 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. Also, CFO Noemie Clemence Heuland sold 897 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $508.24, for a total transaction of $455,891.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 2,148 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,091,699.52. This trade represents a 29.46% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 9,423 shares of company stock valued at $4,812,135. 0.14% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Representative Hoyle

Val Hoyle (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Oregon's 4th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Hoyle (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Oregon's 4th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Val Hoyle was born in California and lives in Springfield, Oregon. Hoyle graduated from Merrimack High School. She earned a B.A. in political science from Emmanuel College in 1992. Her career experience includes working as a director at United Way of Lane County, a policy fellow at Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, and a commissioner at the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries. Hoyle has also worked in domestic and international sales, as well as manufacturing distribution.

Moody's Company Profile

Moody's Corporation operates as an integrated risk assessment firm worldwide. It operates in two segments, Moody's Analytics and Moody's Investors Services. The Moody's Analytics segment develops a range of products and services that support the risk management activities of institutional participants in financial markets.

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