Moelis & Company (MC) Competitors $68.73 -0.29 (-0.42%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$68.11 -0.62 (-0.90%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MC vs. APAM, EVR, GS, HLI, JEF, LAZ, MS, PIPR, PJT, and SFShould you be buying Moelis & Company stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Moelis & Company include Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM), Evercore (EVR), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Houlihan Lokey (HLI), Jefferies Financial Group (JEF), Lazard (LAZ), Morgan Stanley (MS), Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR), PJT Partners (PJT), and Stifel Financial (SF). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Moelis & Company vs. Its Competitors Artisan Partners Asset Management Evercore The Goldman Sachs Group Houlihan Lokey Jefferies Financial Group Lazard Morgan Stanley Piper Sandler Companies PJT Partners Stifel Financial Artisan Partners Asset Management (NYSE:APAM) and Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends. Is APAM or MC more profitable? Artisan Partners Asset Management has a net margin of 23.87% compared to Moelis & Company's net margin of 14.31%. Artisan Partners Asset Management's return on equity of 71.72% beat Moelis & Company's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Artisan Partners Asset Management23.87% 71.72% 19.47% Moelis & Company 14.31%42.72%17.12% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of APAM or MC? 86.5% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Moelis & Company shares are held by institutional investors. 12.5% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Moelis & Company shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, APAM or MC? Artisan Partners Asset Management has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Moelis & Company has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate APAM or MC? Artisan Partners Asset Management presently has a consensus price target of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.19%. Moelis & Company has a consensus price target of $71.86, indicating a potential upside of 4.55%. Given Moelis & Company's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Moelis & Company is more favorable than Artisan Partners Asset Management.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Artisan Partners Asset Management 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29Moelis & Company 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30 Is APAM or MC a better dividend stock? Artisan Partners Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Moelis & Company pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Artisan Partners Asset Management pays out 77.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Moelis & Company pays out 102.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Moelis & Company has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Artisan Partners Asset Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, APAM or MC? Artisan Partners Asset Management has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Moelis & Company. Artisan Partners Asset Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moelis & Company, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArtisan Partners Asset Management$1.11B3.16$259.75M$3.7611.56Moelis & Company$1.19B4.52$136.02M$2.5427.06 Does the media refer more to APAM or MC? In the previous week, Artisan Partners Asset Management had 1 more articles in the media than Moelis & Company. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Artisan Partners Asset Management and 6 mentions for Moelis & Company. Artisan Partners Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Moelis & Company's score of 0.82 indicating that Artisan Partners Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Artisan Partners Asset Management 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Moelis & Company 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryArtisan Partners Asset Management beats Moelis & Company on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Moelis & Company News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMoelis & CompanyFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.42B$103.88B$12.60B$21.97BDividend Yield3.77%1.95%5.57%3.60%P/E Ratio27.0617.1720.8929.91Price / Sales4.526.0029.9359.13Price / Cash32.1524.3322.3724.33Price / Book10.743.752.234.60Net Income$136.02M$6.24B$1.02B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.14%-1.05%-0.70%-0.71%1 Month Performance-9.30%-3.70%-1.35%-0.62%1 Year Performance-2.36%33.23%535.56%10.38% Moelis & Company Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MCMoelis & Company3.6516 of 5 stars$68.73-0.4%$71.86+4.5%-2.2%$5.42B$1.19B27.061,309Upcoming EarningsAPAMArtisan Partners Asset Management3.351 of 5 stars$43.46+2.5%$44.00+1.2%-3.9%$3.42B$1.11B11.56500Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsEVREvercore4.8365 of 5 stars$315.86+4.9%$319.13+1.0%+15.1%$11.62B$2.98B28.712,380Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.7835 of 5 stars$788.52+3.2%$746.69-5.3%+46.6%$231.39B$126.85B17.3846,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHLIHoulihan Lokey4.8711 of 5 stars$191.69+1.9%$212.43+10.8%+12.0%$13.22B$2.39B32.271,100Upcoming EarningsJEFJefferies Financial Group4.9256 of 5 stars$53.81+5.7%$72.00+33.8%-15.8%$10.50B$7.03B18.497,822Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeLAZLazard4.4363 of 5 stars$49.19+2.8%$54.43+10.6%-3.3%$5.40B$3.05B16.963,263Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsMSMorgan Stanley4.8442 of 5 stars$155.10+2.1%$154.85-0.2%+34.6%$242.42B$107.29B17.5780,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPIPRPiper Sandler CompaniesN/A$341.28+4.6%$312.50-8.4%N/A$5.77B$1.53B28.801,805News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsPJTPJT Partners2.7317 of 5 stars$173.76+1.6%$185.00+6.5%+20.5%$4.16B$1.49B29.861,143News CoverageSFStifel Financial4.3725 of 5 stars$109.37+2.2%$122.60+12.1%+10.8%$10.94B$4.97B21.209,000Trending NewsEarnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APAM Competitors EVR Competitors GS Competitors HLI Competitors JEF Competitors LAZ Competitors MS Competitors PIPR Competitors PJT Competitors SF Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MC) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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