NASDAQ:MORN - Morningstar Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Morningstar trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "MORN."

Morningstar announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share on Wednesday, October 31st. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.90%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 16th. View Morningstar's Dividend History.

Morningstar announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Saturday, December 9th 2017, which permits the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ:MORN) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 24th. The business services provider reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter. The business services provider had revenue of $261.30 million for the quarter. Morningstar had a net margin of 17.94% and a return on equity of 18.50%. View Morningstar's Earnings History.

Morningstar is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 19th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Morningstar.

Media headlines about MORN stock have been trending very positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Morningstar earned a coverage optimism score of 3.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the business services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.

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Morningstar's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Atlanta Capital Management Co. L L C (5.30%), Vanguard Group Inc. (3.84%), Bamco Inc. NY (3.42%), BlackRock Inc. (1.86%), FMR LLC (1.83%) and Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.51%). Company insiders that own Morningstar stock include Bevin Desmond, Gail S Landis, Jack Noonan, Joseph D Mansueto, Steven N Kaplan, Tricia Rothschild and William M Lyons. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Morningstar.

MORN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Atlanta Capital Management Co. L L C, Epoch Investment Partners Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, JPMorgan Chase & Co., BTIM Corp., Royce & Associates LP, Copeland Capital Management LLC and Rhumbline Advisers. Company insiders that have sold Morningstar company stock in the last year include Bevin Desmond, Gail S Landis, Joseph D Mansueto, Steven N Kaplan and William M Lyons. View Insider Buying and Selling for Morningstar.

MORN stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Eagle Asset Management Inc., Carillon Tower Advisers Inc., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., First Trust Advisors LP, Victory Capital Management Inc. and FMR LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Morningstar.

Shares of MORN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MORN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $111.39.

Morningstar has a market capitalization of $4.91 billion and generates $911.70 million in revenue each year. Morningstar employs 4,920 workers across the globe.

The official website for Morningstar is http://www.morningstar.com.

Morningstar's mailing address is 22 WEST WASHINGTON STREET, CHICAGO IL, 60602. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 312-696-6000 or via email at [email protected]