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Moody's (MCO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$453.24 +6.24 (+1.40%)
As of 03:59 PM Eastern

About Moody's Stock (NYSE:MCO)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$438.38
$454.44
50-Day Range
$396.41
$503.63
52-Week Range
$360.05
$531.93
Volume
837,905 shs
Average Volume
778,398 shs
Market Capitalization
$81.54 billion
P/E Ratio
40.22
Dividend Yield
0.83%
Price Target
$515.87
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Moody's Corporation operates as an integrated risk assessment firm worldwide. It operates in two segments, Moody's Analytics and Moody's Investors Services. The Moody's Analytics segment develops a range of products and services that support the risk management activities of institutional participants in financial markets. It also offers credit research, credit models and analytics, economics data and models, and structured finance solutions; data sets on companies and securities; and SaaS solutions supporting banking, insurance, and know your customer workflows. The Moody's Investors Service segment publishes credit ratings and provides assessment services on various debt obligations, programs and facilities, and entities that issue such obligations, such as various corporate, financial institution, and governmental obligations, as well as structured finance securities. The company was formerly known as Dun and Bradstreet Company and changed its name to Moody's Corporation in September 2000. Moody's Corporation was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Moody's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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91st Percentile Overall Score

MCO MarketRank™: 

Moody's scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 161st out of 949 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Moody's has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.53, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Moody's has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Moody's' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Moody's are expected to grow by 11.83% in the coming year, from $13.95 to $15.60 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Moody's is 40.22, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.74.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Moody's is 40.22, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.99.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Moody's has a PEG Ratio of 2.87. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Moody's has a P/B Ratio of 21.89. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.76% of the float of Moody's has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Moody's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Moody's has recently increased by 6.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Moody's has a dividend yield of 0.86%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Moody's has been increasing its dividend for 16 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Moody's is 32.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Moody's will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.10% next year. This indicates that Moody's will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Moody's' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.76% of the float of Moody's has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Moody's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Moody's has recently increased by 6.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Moody's has a news sentiment score of 0.85. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 33 news articles for Moody's this week, compared to 20 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 6 people have searched for MCO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 4 people have added Moody's to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -43% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Moody's insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $659,535.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.14% of the stock of Moody's is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    92.11% of the stock of Moody's is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Moody's' insider trading history.
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MCO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Moody's' stock was trading at $473.37 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, MCO shares have decreased by 4.3% and is now trading at $453.24.
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Moody's Co. (NYSE:MCO) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 22nd. The business services provider reported $3.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.58 by $0.25. The business services provider had revenue of $1.92 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.90 billion. Moody's had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 58.94% and a net margin of 29.03%.
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Moody's subsidiaries include RBA International, Four Twenty Seven, Vigeo Eiris, Reis, Omega Performance, Korea Investors Service, BlackBox Logic, and others.

Top institutional investors of Moody's include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.51%), Ninety One UK Ltd (0.46%), GAMMA Investing LLC (0.45%) and Brown Advisory Inc. (0.38%). Insiders that own company stock include Raymond W Mcdaniel, Robert Fauber, John J Goggins, Michael L West, Mark Kaye, Caroline Sullivan and Richard G Steele.
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Shares of MCO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Moody's investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/14 Dividend
2/25/2025
Ex-Dividend for 3/14 Dividend
2/25/2025
Dividend Payable
3/14/2025
Last Earnings
4/22/2025
Today
4/30/2025
Record date for 6/6 Dividend
5/16/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/6 Dividend
5/16/2025
Dividend Payable
6/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Consumer credit reporting agencies, mercantile reporting agencies,
Sub-Industry
Specialized Finance
Current Symbol
NYSE:MCO
Employees
14,400
Year Founded
1909

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$515.87
High Stock Price Target
$572.00
Low Stock Price Target
$456.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+16.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.53
Research Coverage
17 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
39.33
Forward P/E Ratio
31.82
P/E Growth
2.87
Net Income
$2.06 billion
Pretax Margin
38.08%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$7.23 billion
Cash Flow
$12.97 per share
Price / Cash Flow
34.21
Book Value
$20.71 per share
Price / Book
21.43

Miscellaneous

Free Float
179,874,000
Market Cap
$79.85 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.38

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This page (NYSE:MCO) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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