Zacks Research Expects Reduced Earnings for Moelis & Company

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2026 earnings per share 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 earn $0.54 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.55. 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 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.43 EPS.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The asset manager reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $306.59 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 was up 41.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.22 EPS.

MC has been the topic of several other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Moelis & Company from $50.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday. JMP Securities restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Moelis & Company from $55.00 to $52.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on Moelis & Company from $56.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, May 15th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised Moelis & Company from an "underweight" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $42.00 to $68.00 in a report on Monday, June 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $66.50.

Moelis & Company Price Performance

Shares of Moelis & Company stock traded down $0.95 on Thursday, reaching $69.42. 715,082 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 810,899. Moelis & Company has a 1-year low of $47.00 and a 1-year high of $82.89. The company has a market cap of $5.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.64. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $59.67 and its 200-day moving average price is $63.65.

Moelis & Company Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Investors of record on Monday, May 5th were given a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 5th. Moelis & Company's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 119.27%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Moelis & Company

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Moelis & Company by 52.5% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 398 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares during the period. Arizona State Retirement System raised its position in Moelis & Company by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 20,420 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $1,509,000 after purchasing an additional 163 shares during the last quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. boosted its stake in Moelis & Company by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 6,581 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $410,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the period. Peak Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake 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 period. Finally, Palisades Investment Partners LLC grew its position 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 worth $4,478,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. 91.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Moelis & Company

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.