Moelis & Company (MC) Competitors $69.42 -0.95 (-1.35%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$69.45 +0.03 (+0.04%) As of 07/11/2025 06:05 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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings and dividends. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Moelis & Company shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer APAM or MC? In the previous week, Moelis & Company had 6 more articles in the media than Artisan Partners Asset Management. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Moelis & Company and 12 mentions for Artisan Partners Asset Management. Artisan Partners Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Moelis & Company's score of 0.45 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 6 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Moelis & Company 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer APAM or MC? Artisan Partners Asset Management currently has a consensus price target of $39.10, suggesting a potential downside of 16.56%. Moelis & Company has a consensus price target of $66.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.21%. Given Moelis & Company's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Moelis & Company 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14 Is APAM or MC more profitable? Artisan Partners Asset Management has a net margin of 23.24% compared to Moelis & Company's net margin of 13.22%. Artisan Partners Asset Management's return on equity of 73.48% beat Moelis & Company's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Artisan Partners Asset Management23.24% 73.48% 19.18% Moelis & Company 13.22%40.89%15.58% Which has more risk & volatility, APAM or MC? Artisan Partners Asset Management has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Moelis & Company has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, 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$1.11B3.40$259.75M$3.6212.94Moelis & Company$1.19B4.56$136.02M$2.1831.84 Is APAM or MC a better dividend stock? Artisan Partners Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Moelis & Company pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Artisan Partners Asset Management pays out 75.1% 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 119.3% 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Artisan Partners Asset Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$5.45B$98.69B$12.08B$20.65BDividend Yield3.74%1.89%5.54%3.72%P/E Ratio31.8417.9219.2027.84Price / Sales4.565.5025.6642.29Price / Cash32.3623.5621.4522.32Price / Book10.853.752.284.57Net Income$136.02M$6.24B$992.82M$989.30M7 Day Performance5.50%-0.82%-0.20%0.20%1 Month Performance24.28%9.38%3.93%5.53%1 Year Performance13.77%44.54%539.45%10.30% Moelis & Company Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MCMoelis & Company2.6238 of 5 stars$69.42-1.3%$66.50-4.2%+13.8%$5.45B$1.19B31.841,309News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAPAMArtisan Partners Asset Management2.9376 of 5 stars$46.41-0.2%$37.90-18.3%+12.2%$3.74B$1.11B12.82500News CoverageAnalyst ForecastEVREvercore3.9362 of 5 stars$283.79-1.3%$255.14-10.1%+28.6%$11.10B$2.98B27.162,380Analyst ForecastGSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.937 of 5 stars$710.58-1.8%$603.73-15.0%+46.7%$218.03B$126.85B16.4946,500Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionHLIHoulihan Lokey4.5075 of 5 stars$185.15-0.2%$192.20+3.8%+33.9%$12.92B$2.39B31.811,100News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastJEFJefferies Financial Group4.5525 of 5 stars$55.60-2.4%$66.00+18.7%+1.6%$11.47B$10.41B20.987,822Trending NewsLAZLazard4.5924 of 5 stars$49.78-1.2%$46.33-6.9%+25.5%$5.61B$3.05B17.343,263News CoverageAnalyst ForecastMSMorgan Stanley4.8259 of 5 stars$143.76-0.3%$133.62-7.1%+36.7%$230.64B$59.92B16.8780,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionPIPRPiper Sandler CompaniesN/A$288.58-1.7%$286.00-0.9%N/A$5.13B$1.53B25.231,805News CoverageAnalyst UpgradePJTPJT Partners1.7762 of 5 stars$170.60+1.3%$154.50-9.4%+55.1%$4.17B$1.49B30.091,143News CoveragePositive NewsSFStifel Financial3.9391 of 5 stars$107.54-1.5%$106.75-0.7%+27.9%$11.05B$4.97B20.569,000Analyst Forecast 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 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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