Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NDAQ or MCO?

Moody's has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Nasdaq. Nasdaq is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moody's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Nasdaq $8.22B 6.41 $1.79B $3.43 27.46 Moody's $7.72B 10.75 $2.46B $15.77 30.37

Is NDAQ or MCO more profitable?

Moody's has a net margin of 34.25% compared to Nasdaq's net margin of 22.60%. Moody's' return on equity of 80.35% beat Nasdaq's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nasdaq 22.60% 18.38% 7.63% Moody's 34.25% 80.35% 19.38%

Does the media refer more to NDAQ or MCO?

In the previous week, Nasdaq had 17 more articles in the media than Moody's. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Nasdaq and 17 mentions for Moody's. Moody's' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Nasdaq's score of 1.11 indicating that Moody's is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nasdaq 24 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Moody's 16 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MCO or SEIC?

Moody's has higher revenue and earnings than SEI Investments. SEI Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moody's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Moody's $7.72B 10.75 $2.46B $15.77 30.37 SEI Investments $2.30B 5.38 $715.30M $5.67 18.16

Is MCO or SEIC more profitable?

Moody's has a net margin of 34.25% compared to SEI Investments' net margin of 28.85%. Moody's' return on equity of 80.35% beat SEI Investments' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Moody's 34.25% 80.35% 19.38% SEI Investments 28.85% 29.16% 22.68%

Does the media prefer MCO or SEIC?

In the previous week, Moody's and Moody's both had 17 articles in the media. Moody's' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat SEI Investments' score of 0.86 indicating that Moody's is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Moody's 16 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SEI Investments 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SSNC or MCO?

Moody's has higher revenue and earnings than SS&C Technologies. SS&C Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moody's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio SS&C Technologies $6.27B 2.96 $796.90M $3.48 22.14 Moody's $7.72B 10.75 $2.46B $15.77 30.37

Is SSNC or MCO more profitable?

Moody's has a net margin of 34.25% compared to SS&C Technologies' net margin of 13.16%. Moody's' return on equity of 80.35% beat SS&C Technologies' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SS&C Technologies 13.16% 21.20% 7.19% Moody's 34.25% 80.35% 19.38%

Does the media prefer SSNC or MCO?

In the previous week, SS&C Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Moody's. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for SS&C Technologies and 17 mentions for Moody's. Moody's' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat SS&C Technologies' score of 1.24 indicating that Moody's is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SS&C Technologies 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Moody's 16 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MCO or BLK?

BlackRock has higher revenue and earnings than Moody's. BlackRock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moody's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Moody's $7.72B 10.75 $2.46B $15.77 30.37 BlackRock $24.22B 7.00 $5.55B $41.84 26.13

Is MCO or BLK more profitable?

Moody's has a net margin of 34.25% compared to BlackRock's net margin of 24.09%. Moody's' return on equity of 80.35% beat BlackRock's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Moody's 34.25% 80.35% 19.38% BlackRock 24.09% 15.01% 5.04%

Does the media favor MCO or BLK?

In the previous week, BlackRock had 70 more articles in the media than Moody's. MarketBeat recorded 87 mentions for BlackRock and 17 mentions for Moody's. Moody's' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat BlackRock's score of 0.85 indicating that Moody's is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Moody's 16 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive BlackRock 43 Very Positive mention(s) 15 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, BRK.B or MCO?

Berkshire Hathaway has higher revenue and earnings than Moody's. Berkshire Hathaway is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moody's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Berkshire Hathaway $371.44B 2.97 $66.97B $33.59 15.25 Moody's $7.72B 10.75 $2.46B $15.77 30.37

Does the media prefer BRK.B or MCO?

In the previous week, Berkshire Hathaway had 3 more articles in the media than Moody's. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway and 17 mentions for Moody's. Moody's' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Berkshire Hathaway's score of 0.38 indicating that Moody's is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Berkshire Hathaway 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Moody's 16 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive

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MCO vs. NDAQ, SEIC, SSNC, BLK, and BRK.B

Should you buy Moody's stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Moody's with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Moody's include Nasdaq (NDAQ), SEI Investments (SEIC), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), BlackRock (BLK), and Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B).

How does Moody's compare to Nasdaq?

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) and Moody's (NYSE:MCO) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Moody's has a net margin of 34.25% compared to Nasdaq's net margin of 22.60%. Moody's' return on equity of 80.35% beat Nasdaq's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nasdaq	22.60%	18.38%	7.63%
Moody's	34.25%	80.35%	19.38%

Nasdaq pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Moody's pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Nasdaq pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Moody's pays out 26.1% 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. Nasdaq has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Moody's has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

72.5% of Nasdaq shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Moody's shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Nasdaq shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Moody's shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Nasdaq has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Moody's has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the broader market.

Moody's has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Nasdaq. Nasdaq is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moody's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nasdaq	$8.22B	6.41	$1.79B	$3.43	27.46
Moody's	$7.72B	10.75	$2.46B	$15.77	30.37

In the previous week, Nasdaq had 17 more articles in the media than Moody's. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Nasdaq and 17 mentions for Moody's. Moody's' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Nasdaq's score of 1.11 indicating that Moody's is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nasdaq	24 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Moody's	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Nasdaq currently has a consensus price target of $109.73, indicating a potential upside of 16.50%. Moody's has a consensus price target of $553.61, indicating a potential upside of 15.60%. Given Nasdaq's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Nasdaq is more favorable than Moody's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nasdaq	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.08
Moody's	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

Moody's beats Nasdaq on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Moody's compare to SEI Investments?

Moody's (NYSE:MCO) and SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Moody's has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SEI Investments has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

Moody's has higher revenue and earnings than SEI Investments. SEI Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moody's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Moody's	$7.72B	10.75	$2.46B	$15.77	30.37
SEI Investments	$2.30B	5.38	$715.30M	$5.67	18.16

Moody's pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. SEI Investments pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Moody's pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SEI Investments pays out 18.3% 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 increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and SEI Investments has increased its dividend for 34 consecutive years. SEI Investments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

92.1% of Moody's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of SEI Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Moody's shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of SEI Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Moody's and Moody's both had 17 articles in the media. Moody's' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat SEI Investments' score of 0.86 indicating that Moody's is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Moody's	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
SEI Investments	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Moody's currently has a consensus target price of $553.61, indicating a potential upside of 15.60%. SEI Investments has a consensus target price of $122.60, indicating a potential upside of 19.05%. Given SEI Investments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SEI Investments is more favorable than Moody's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Moody's	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
SEI Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

Moody's has a net margin of 34.25% compared to SEI Investments' net margin of 28.85%. Moody's' return on equity of 80.35% beat SEI Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Moody's	34.25%	80.35%	19.38%
SEI Investments	28.85%	29.16%	22.68%

Summary

Moody's beats SEI Investments on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Moody's compare to SS&C Technologies?

SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) and Moody's (NYSE:MCO) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

Moody's has higher revenue and earnings than SS&C Technologies. SS&C Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moody's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SS&C Technologies	$6.27B	2.96	$796.90M	$3.48	22.14
Moody's	$7.72B	10.75	$2.46B	$15.77	30.37

SS&C Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Moody's pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. SS&C Technologies pays out 31.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Moody's pays out 26.1% 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. SS&C Technologies has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years and Moody's has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Moody's has a net margin of 34.25% compared to SS&C Technologies' net margin of 13.16%. Moody's' return on equity of 80.35% beat SS&C Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SS&C Technologies	13.16%	21.20%	7.19%
Moody's	34.25%	80.35%	19.38%

96.9% of SS&C Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Moody's shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.0% of SS&C Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Moody's shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

SS&C Technologies has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Moody's has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the broader market.

SS&C Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $93.25, indicating a potential upside of 21.03%. Moody's has a consensus price target of $553.61, indicating a potential upside of 15.60%. Given SS&C Technologies' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe SS&C Technologies is more favorable than Moody's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SS&C Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Moody's	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

In the previous week, SS&C Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Moody's. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for SS&C Technologies and 17 mentions for Moody's. Moody's' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat SS&C Technologies' score of 1.24 indicating that Moody's is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SS&C Technologies	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Moody's	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Moody's beats SS&C Technologies on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Moody's compare to BlackRock?

Moody's (NYSE:MCO) and BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, risk and profitability.

In the previous week, BlackRock had 70 more articles in the media than Moody's. MarketBeat recorded 87 mentions for BlackRock and 17 mentions for Moody's. Moody's' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat BlackRock's score of 0.85 indicating that Moody's is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Moody's	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
BlackRock	43 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

BlackRock has higher revenue and earnings than Moody's. BlackRock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moody's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Moody's	$7.72B	10.75	$2.46B	$15.77	30.37
BlackRock	$24.22B	7.00	$5.55B	$41.84	26.13

92.1% of Moody's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of BlackRock shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Moody's shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of BlackRock shares are owned 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.

Moody's currently has a consensus target price of $553.61, suggesting a potential upside of 15.60%. BlackRock has a consensus target price of $1,304.29, suggesting a potential upside of 19.28%. Given BlackRock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BlackRock is more favorable than Moody's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Moody's	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
BlackRock	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.06

Moody's has a net margin of 34.25% compared to BlackRock's net margin of 24.09%. Moody's' return on equity of 80.35% beat BlackRock's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Moody's	34.25%	80.35%	19.38%
BlackRock	24.09%	15.01%	5.04%

Moody's has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the broader market.

Moody's pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. BlackRock pays an annual dividend of $22.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Moody's pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock pays out 54.8% 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 and BlackRock has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Summary

BlackRock beats Moody's on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Moody's compare to Berkshire Hathaway?

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) and Moody's (NYSE:MCO) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

39.3% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Moody's shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Moody's shares are owned 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.

Berkshire Hathaway has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Moody's has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Berkshire Hathaway had 3 more articles in the media than Moody's. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway and 17 mentions for Moody's. Moody's' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Berkshire Hathaway's score of 0.38 indicating that Moody's is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Berkshire Hathaway	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Moody's	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Berkshire Hathaway presently has a consensus target price of $532.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.86%. Moody's has a consensus target price of $553.61, indicating a potential upside of 15.60%. Given Moody's' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Moody's is more favorable than Berkshire Hathaway.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Berkshire Hathaway	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Moody's	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Berkshire Hathaway has higher revenue and earnings than Moody's. Berkshire Hathaway is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moody's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Berkshire Hathaway	$371.44B	2.97	$66.97B	$33.59	15.25
Moody's	$7.72B	10.75	$2.46B	$15.77	30.37

Moody's has a net margin of 34.25% compared to Berkshire Hathaway's net margin of 19.31%. Moody's' return on equity of 80.35% beat Berkshire Hathaway's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Berkshire Hathaway	19.31%	6.55%	3.80%
Moody's	34.25%	80.35%	19.38%

Summary

Moody's beats Berkshire Hathaway on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MCO vs. The Competition

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Metric	Moody's	Capital Markets Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$82.86B	$5.46B	$13.63B	$23.69B
Dividend Yield	0.86%	7.51%	5.95%	4.22%
P/E Ratio	30.37	36.77	28.66	30.98
Price / Sales	10.75	1,136.90	469.03	19.22
Price / Cash	26.95	84.88	44.50	18.73
Price / Book	20.32	3.68	3.68	4.76
Net Income	$2.46B	$417.14M	$1.31B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	1.61%	7.99%	4.00%	0.35%
1 Month Performance	-2.19%	-1.07%	-0.17%	-0.55%
1 Year Performance	-4.47%	5.61%	12.94%	19.21%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MCO Moody's	4.6078 of 5 stars	$478.90 -0.7%	$553.61 +15.6%	-4.5%	$82.86B	$7.72B	30.37	16,076	Positive News Analyst Forecast
NDAQ Nasdaq	4.9823 of 5 stars	$93.94 +2.0%	$109.73 +16.8%	-1.0%	$51.48B	$8.22B	27.39	9,525	Positive News Insider Trade
SEIC SEI Investments	4.9627 of 5 stars	$101.52 +2.3%	$122.60 +20.8%	+19.1%	$11.93B	$2.30B	17.90	5,029	Insider Trade
SSNC SS&C Technologies	4.8953 of 5 stars	$75.04 +1.6%	$93.25 +24.3%	-8.5%	$17.79B	$6.27B	21.56	28,800
BLK BlackRock	4.9319 of 5 stars	$1,061.60 +0.6%	$1,304.29 +22.9%	+0.2%	$163.62B	$24.22B	25.37	24,900	Trending News

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Moody's (MCO) Competitors

MCO vs. NDAQ, SEIC, SSNC, BLK, and BRK.B

How does Moody's compare to Nasdaq?

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How does Moody's compare to SEI Investments?

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How does Moody's compare to SS&C Technologies?

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How does Moody's compare to BlackRock?

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How does Moody's compare to Berkshire Hathaway?

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Moody's (MCO) Competitors

MCO vs. NDAQ, SEIC, SSNC, BLK, and BRK.B

How does Moody's compare to Nasdaq?

Is NDAQ or MCO more profitable?

Is NDAQ or MCO a better dividend stock?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NDAQ or MCO?

Which has more volatility & risk, NDAQ or MCO?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NDAQ or MCO?

Does the media refer more to NDAQ or MCO?

Do analysts prefer NDAQ or MCO?

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How does Moody's compare to SEI Investments?

Which has more risk & volatility, MCO or SEIC?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MCO or SEIC?

Is MCO or SEIC a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MCO or SEIC?

Does the media prefer MCO or SEIC?

Do analysts recommend MCO or SEIC?

Is MCO or SEIC more profitable?

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How does Moody's compare to SS&C Technologies?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SSNC or MCO?

Is SSNC or MCO a better dividend stock?

Is SSNC or MCO more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SSNC or MCO?

Which has more risk and volatility, SSNC or MCO?

Do analysts recommend SSNC or MCO?

Does the media prefer SSNC or MCO?

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How does Moody's compare to BlackRock?

Does the media favor MCO or BLK?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MCO or BLK?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MCO or BLK?

Do analysts recommend MCO or BLK?

Is MCO or BLK more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, MCO or BLK?

Is MCO or BLK a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does Moody's compare to Berkshire Hathaway?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BRK.B or MCO?

Which has more risk & volatility, BRK.B or MCO?

Does the media prefer BRK.B or MCO?

Do analysts rate BRK.B or MCO?

Which has better earnings & valuation, BRK.B or MCO?

Is BRK.B or MCO more profitable?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

MCO vs. The Competition

Moody's Competitors List

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Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring

Stock Ideas and Recommendations

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