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

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

Morningstar declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, December 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.28 per share on Thursday, January 31st. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 3rd. This is a positive change from Morningstar's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. View Morningstar's Dividend History.

Morningstar announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Saturday, December 9th 2017, which permits the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ:MORN) issued its earnings results on Thursday, July, 21st. The business services provider reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.73. The business services provider had revenue of $198.20 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 Thursday, February 21st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Morningstar.

Headlines about MORN stock have trended somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Morningstar earned a media sentiment score of -1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the business services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

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Morningstar's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Atlanta Capital Management Co. L L C (4.47%), Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (4.11%), BlackRock Inc. (1.90%), Royce & Associates LP (1.30%), New York State Common Retirement Fund (0.91%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.91%). 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, New York State Common Retirement Fund, BTIM Corp., Geode Capital Management LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Brown Advisory Inc. and Meeder Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Morningstar company stock in the last year include Bevin Desmond, Gail S Landis, Joseph D Mansueto and William M Lyons. View Insider Buying and Selling for Morningstar.

MORN stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Mawer Investment Management Ltd., Millennium Management LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, Kepos Capital LP, First Trust Advisors LP, BlackRock Inc., TrimTabs Asset Management LLC and Hsbc Holdings PLC. 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 $125.77.

Morningstar has a market capitalization of $5.37 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]