Zacks Research Has Strong Forecast for MC FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has increased its earnings per share (EPS) forecast for Moelis & Company for FY2025 to $2.27, up from a previous estimate of $2.26, maintaining a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock.
• The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company's current full-year earnings stands at $2.97 per share, with analysts projecting Q4 2025 earnings at $0.63 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.77 EPS.
• Moelis & Company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.65 per share, representing a 3.7% dividend yield, despite a high dividend payout ratio of 102.36%.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Moelis & Company in a research note issued on Tuesday, August 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the asset manager will earn $2.27 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $2.26. Zacks Research has a "Strong-Buy" 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.77 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.93 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.98 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.06 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Moelis & Company from an "underweight" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $42.00 to $68.00 in a report on Monday, June 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Moelis & Company from $55.00 to $52.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. JMP Securities reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target 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. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Moelis & Company from $50.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, July 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $66.00.

Moelis & Company Stock Down 1.6%

NYSE MC opened at $70.2290 on Thursday. Moelis & Company has a 52 week low of $47.00 and a 52 week high of $82.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.51 billion, a PE ratio of 27.65 and a beta of 1.70. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $67.11 and a two-hundred day moving average of $62.91.

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

Moelis & Company Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other news, General Counsel Osamu R. Watanabe sold 6,340 shares of the company's stock in a transaction 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 approximately $9,515.84. This represents a 97.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 6.40% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Moelis & Company

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of MC. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in Moelis & Company by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 143,951 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $10,635,000 after purchasing an additional 1,813 shares during the period. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new stake in Moelis & Company during the 4th quarter worth $1,441,000. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co boosted its stake in Moelis & Company by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 81,534 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $6,024,000 after purchasing an additional 2,248 shares during the period. MetLife Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Moelis & Company by 7.2% during the 4th quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 42,623 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $3,149,000 after purchasing an additional 2,850 shares during the period. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its stake in Moelis & Company by 117.6% during the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,015 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $297,000 after purchasing an additional 2,170 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.53% of the company's stock.

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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