Moody's (MCO) Competitors $464.84 +12.98 (+2.87%) As of 02:58 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MCO vs. CME, ICE, IBKR, NDAQ, MSCI, MKTX, AROW, PHH, SPGI, and EFXShould you be buying Moody's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Moody's include CME Group (CME), Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR), Nasdaq (NDAQ), MSCI (MSCI), MarketAxess (MKTX), Arrow Financial (AROW), PHH (PHH), S&P Global (SPGI), and Equifax (EFX). Moody's vs. CME Group Intercontinental Exchange Interactive Brokers Group Nasdaq MSCI MarketAxess Arrow Financial PHH S&P Global Equifax CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) and Moody's (NYSE:MCO) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CME or MCO? CME Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Moody's. CME Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moody's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCME Group$6.28B16.14$3.53B$9.9428.32Moody's$7.23B11.48$2.06B$11.5839.83 Does the media favor CME or MCO? In the previous week, CME Group had 14 more articles in the media than Moody's. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for CME Group and 29 mentions for Moody's. Moody's' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat CME Group's score of 1.07 indicating that Moody's is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CME Group 26 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Moody's 23 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in CME or MCO? 87.8% of CME Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Moody's shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of CME Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Moody's shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, CME or MCO? CME Group has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Moody's has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CME or MCO? CME Group received 120 more outperform votes than Moody's when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.97% of users gave Moody's an outperform vote while only 58.59% of users gave CME Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCME GroupOutperform Votes67258.59% Underperform Votes47541.41% Moody'sOutperform Votes55258.97% Underperform Votes38441.03% Is CME or MCO a better dividend stock? CME Group pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Moody's pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. CME Group pays out 50.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Moody's pays out 32.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Moody's has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Do analysts rate CME or MCO? CME Group presently has a consensus price target of $256.80, indicating a potential downside of 8.77%. Moody's has a consensus price target of $515.87, indicating a potential upside of 11.84%. Given Moody's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Moody's is more favorable than CME Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CME Group 3 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Moody's 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53 Is CME or MCO more profitable? CME Group has a net margin of 57.52% compared to Moody's' net margin of 29.03%. Moody's' return on equity of 58.94% beat CME Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CME Group57.52% 13.62% 2.81% Moody's 29.03%58.94%14.87% SummaryMoody's beats CME Group on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Moody's News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MCO 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 MCO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMoody'sConsumer credit reporting agencies, mercantile reporting agencies, IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$82.95B$42.55B$11.20B$19.14BDividend Yield0.85%1.00%5.76%4.00%P/E Ratio40.9139.6022.2633.24Price / Sales11.485.2126.3728.20Price / Cash34.2117.9917.6017.52Price / Book22.276.152.694.52Net Income$2.06B$984.76M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance5.10%1.32%1.18%1.39%1 Month Performance-2.21%-1.09%-0.08%-2.77%1 Year Performance22.54%16.84%538.16%4.66% Moody's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MCOMoody's4.6438 of 5 stars$464.84+2.9%$515.87+11.0%+21.3%$83.59B$7.23B41.2314,400Positive NewsCMECME Group4.4258 of 5 stars$268.09+0.7%$256.80-4.2%+33.2%$96.61B$6.28B27.723,460Insider TradePositive NewsICEIntercontinental Exchange4.0947 of 5 stars$163.63+0.2%$182.47+11.5%+32.8%$94.00B$11.76B34.238,910Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsIBKRInteractive Brokers Group3.5313 of 5 stars$169.35+0.0%$207.88+22.7%+49.1%$71.56B$9.43B23.992,820Gap UpNDAQNasdaq4.6992 of 5 stars$75.10-0.3%$85.18+13.4%+27.2%$43.12B$7.82B39.116,380Short Interest ↓Positive NewsMSCIMSCI4.8106 of 5 stars$535.79+0.1%$645.36+20.5%+16.4%$41.61B$2.92B38.114,760Positive NewsMKTXMarketAxess4.4853 of 5 stars$218.63-0.2%$252.11+15.3%+8.6%$8.24B$817.10M30.07740Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsAROWArrow Financial4.258 of 5 stars$24.74flat$31.00+25.3%+4.8%$413.60M$139.81M13.98510Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePHHPHHN/A$13.78-3.4%N/AN/A$361.04M$2.38M0.0033SPGIS&P Global4.6899 of 5 stars$478.86-0.2%$591.86+23.6%+20.0%$150.29B$14.21B38.7740,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastEFXEquifax4.8855 of 5 stars$256.370.0%$292.00+13.9%+18.2%$31.84B$5.73B53.0814,000Insider TradeShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CME Competitors ICE Competitors IBKR Competitors NDAQ Competitors MSCI Competitors MKTX Competitors AROW Competitors PHH Competitors SPGI Competitors EFX 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:MCO) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon just did WHAT!?As you may recall, Biden and the Fed were working on a central bank digital currency, or CBDC. 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