Zacks Research Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for MC

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered 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 post earnings of $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.

MC has been the subject of several other research reports. 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 target on Moelis & Company from $55.00 to $52.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Morgan Stanley upgraded Moelis & Company from an "underweight" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $42.00 to $68.00 in a report on Monday, June 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Moelis & Company from $56.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, May 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Moelis & Company from $50.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $66.50.

Moelis & Company Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE MC traded down $0.95 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $69.42. 715,082 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 810,899. The company has a market cap of $5.45 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.64. Moelis & Company has a one year low of $47.00 and a one year high of $82.89. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $59.67 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $63.73.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The asset manager reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $306.59 million during 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%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 41.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.22 earnings per share.

Moelis & Company Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 5th were given a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 5th. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.75%. Moelis & Company's dividend payout ratio is currently 119.27%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Moelis & Company by 1.9% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,305,688 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $484,720,000 after purchasing an additional 158,373 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 214.5% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,942,299 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $171,713,000 after buying an additional 2,006,747 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 32.6% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,356,893 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $137,548,000 after buying an additional 579,529 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,260,345 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $131,914,000 after buying an additional 95,114 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Madison Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 8.5% during the 1st quarter. Madison Asset Management LLC now owns 1,264,200 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $73,779,000 after buying an additional 99,313 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.