Zacks Research Has Positive Forecast for MC Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has upgraded its Q3 2025 earnings per share forecast for Moelis & Company to $0.48, rising from a previous estimate of $0.47.
• Moelis & Company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.65, resulting in a 4.0% dividend yield, though it has a high payout ratio of 102.36%.
• The company's stock has a consensus rating of "Hold", with three analysts rating it as a Buy and posted a target price averaging $73.14.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Moelis & Company in a note issued to investors on Thursday, October 9th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $0.48 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.47. Zacks Research currently has a "Hold" rating on the stock. 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 FY2025 earnings at $2.28 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.79 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.04 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.09 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on MC. BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on Moelis & Company in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. They set a "market perform" rating and a $74.00 price target for the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a research report on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on shares of Moelis & Company in a research report on Thursday. They set a "buy" rating and a $80.00 price target on the stock. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Moelis & Company from $74.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, September 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Moelis & Company from $50.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Moelis & Company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $73.14.

Moelis & Company Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of MC opened at $65.59 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $5.15 billion, a PE ratio of 25.82 and a beta of 1.77. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $71.76 and a 200-day moving average price of $63.62. Moelis & Company has a 12-month low of $47.00 and a 12-month high of $82.89.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $269.57 million. Moelis & Company had a return on equity of 42.72% and a net margin of 14.31%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 38.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.18 EPS.

Moelis & Company Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 18th. Investors of record on Monday, August 4th were paid a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 4th. Moelis & Company's payout ratio is presently 102.36%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Moelis & Company

In related news, Director Kenneth Shropshire sold 2,615 shares of Moelis & Company stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.52, for a total value of $189,639.80. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 7,109 shares of the company's stock, valued at $515,544.68. The trade was a 26.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, General Counsel Osamu R. Watanabe sold 6,340 shares of Moelis & Company stock in a transaction on Friday, July 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.64, for a total transaction of $460,537.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 131 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,515.84. The trade was a 97.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 6.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MC. NBC Securities Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Moelis & Company in the first quarter worth $59,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in Moelis & Company by 38.9% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,632 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $95,000 after acquiring an additional 457 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in Moelis & Company in the first quarter worth $1,086,000. Simon Quick Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Moelis & Company by 36.0% in the first quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC now owns 4,718 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $275,000 after acquiring an additional 1,250 shares during the period. Finally, Greenwood Capital Associates LLC purchased a new stake in Moelis & Company in the first quarter worth $1,194,000. 91.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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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