Which has higher valuation and 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 6.03 $1.79B $3.32 26.41 Moody's $7.87B 9.91 $2.46B $13.95 32.02

Is NDAQ or MCO more profitable?

Moody's has a net margin of 31.69% compared to Nasdaq's net margin of 23.15%. Moody's' return on equity of 70.97% beat Nasdaq's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nasdaq 23.15% 17.51% 7.06% Moody's 31.69% 70.97% 17.98%

Does the media refer more to NDAQ or MCO?

In the previous week, Moody's had 11 more articles in the media than Nasdaq. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Moody's and 18 mentions for Nasdaq. Nasdaq's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Moody's' score of 0.98 indicating that Nasdaq is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nasdaq 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Moody's 19 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has preferable earnings and 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 $7.87B 9.91 $2.46B $13.95 32.02 SEI Investments $2.37B 4.42 $715.30M $5.86 14.85

Is MCO or SEIC more profitable?

Moody's has a net margin of 31.69% compared to SEI Investments' net margin of 31.17%. Moody's' return on equity of 70.97% beat SEI Investments' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Moody's 31.69% 70.97% 17.98% SEI Investments 31.17% 30.70% 24.76%

Does the media favor MCO or SEIC?

In the previous week, Moody's had 17 more articles in the media than SEI Investments. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Moody's and 12 mentions for SEI Investments. Moody's' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat SEI Investments' score of 0.82 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 19 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SEI Investments 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MCO or SSNC?

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 Moody's $7.87B 9.91 $2.46B $13.95 32.02 SS&C Technologies $6.27B 2.60 $796.90M $3.23 21.00

Is MCO or SSNC more profitable?

Moody's has a net margin of 31.69% compared to SS&C Technologies' net margin of 12.65%. Moody's' return on equity of 70.97% beat SS&C Technologies' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Moody's 31.69% 70.97% 17.98% SS&C Technologies 12.65% 20.15% 7.05%

Does the media prefer MCO or SSNC?

In the previous week, Moody's had 18 more articles in the media than SS&C Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Moody's and 11 mentions for SS&C Technologies. SS&C Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Moody's' score of 0.98 indicating that SS&C Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Moody's 19 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SS&C Technologies 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MCO or TROW?

Moody's has higher revenue and earnings than T. Rowe Price Group. T. Rowe Price 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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Moody's $7.87B 9.91 $2.46B $13.95 32.02 T. Rowe Price Group $7.31B 3.00 $2.09B $9.33 10.99

Is MCO or TROW more profitable?

Moody's has a net margin of 31.69% compared to T. Rowe Price Group's net margin of 28.28%. Moody's' return on equity of 70.97% beat T. Rowe Price Group's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Moody's 31.69% 70.97% 17.98% T. Rowe Price Group 28.28% 20.60% 15.55%

Does the media favor MCO or TROW?

In the previous week, Moody's had 18 more articles in the media than T. Rowe Price Group. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Moody's and 11 mentions for T. Rowe Price Group. T. Rowe Price Group's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Moody's' score of 0.98 indicating that T. Rowe Price Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Moody's 19 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive T. Rowe Price Group 9 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 better earnings and valuation, 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 $7.87B 9.91 $2.46B $13.95 32.02 BlackRock $25.64B 6.03 $5.55B $39.84 24.98

Is MCO or BLK more profitable?

Moody's has a net margin of 31.69% compared to BlackRock's net margin of 24.40%. Moody's' return on equity of 70.97% beat BlackRock's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Moody's 31.69% 70.97% 17.98% BlackRock 24.40% 14.74% 4.95%

Does the media prefer MCO or BLK?

In the previous week, BlackRock had 22 more articles in the media than Moody's. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for BlackRock and 29 mentions for Moody's. Moody's' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat BlackRock's score of 0.77 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 19 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BlackRock 32 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Moody's (MCO) Competitors

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MCO vs. NDAQ, SEIC, SSNC, TROW, and BLK

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), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), and BlackRock (BLK).

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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

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	6.03	$1.79B	$3.32	26.41
Moody's	$7.87B	9.91	$2.46B	$13.95	32.02

Nasdaq pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Moody's pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Nasdaq pays out 32.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Moody's pays out 29.5% 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. Nasdaq has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Moody's has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Moody's has a net margin of 31.69% compared to Nasdaq's net margin of 23.15%. Moody's' return on equity of 70.97% beat Nasdaq's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nasdaq	23.15%	17.51%	7.06%
Moody's	31.69%	70.97%	17.98%

Nasdaq has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Moody's has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Moody's 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.

In the previous week, Moody's had 11 more articles in the media than Nasdaq. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Moody's and 18 mentions for Nasdaq. Nasdaq's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Moody's' score of 0.98 indicating that Nasdaq is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nasdaq	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Moody's	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Nasdaq currently has a consensus price target of $107.15, suggesting a potential upside of 22.21%. Moody's has a consensus price target of $544.29, suggesting a potential upside of 21.86%. Given Nasdaq's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
Moody's	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74

Summary

Moody's beats Nasdaq on 12 of the 18 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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Moody's had 17 more articles in the media than SEI Investments. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Moody's and 12 mentions for SEI Investments. Moody's' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat SEI Investments' score of 0.82 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	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SEI Investments	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

92.1% of Moody's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of SEI Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Moody's shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of SEI Investments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 1.2%. Moody's pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SEI Investments pays out 17.7% 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.

Moody's has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SEI Investments has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

Moody's has a net margin of 31.69% compared to SEI Investments' net margin of 31.17%. Moody's' return on equity of 70.97% beat SEI Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Moody's	31.69%	70.97%	17.98%
SEI Investments	31.17%	30.70%	24.76%

Moody's currently has a consensus price target of $544.29, indicating a potential upside of 21.86%. SEI Investments has a consensus price target of $103.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.32%. Given Moody's' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Moody's is more favorable than SEI Investments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Moody's	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74
SEI Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

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	$7.87B	9.91	$2.46B	$13.95	32.02
SEI Investments	$2.37B	4.42	$715.30M	$5.86	14.85

Summary

Moody's beats SEI Investments on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

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

Moody's pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. SS&C Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Moody's pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SS&C Technologies pays out 33.4% 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 SS&C Technologies has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years.

Moody's presently has a consensus price target of $544.29, suggesting a potential upside of 21.86%. SS&C Technologies has a consensus price target of $96.13, suggesting a potential upside of 41.74%. Given SS&C Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SS&C Technologies is more favorable than Moody's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Moody's	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74
SS&C Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

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
Moody's	$7.87B	9.91	$2.46B	$13.95	32.02
SS&C Technologies	$6.27B	2.60	$796.90M	$3.23	21.00

Moody's has a net margin of 31.69% compared to SS&C Technologies' net margin of 12.65%. Moody's' return on equity of 70.97% beat SS&C Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Moody's	31.69%	70.97%	17.98%
SS&C Technologies	12.65%	20.15%	7.05%

Moody's has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SS&C Technologies has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the broader market.

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

In the previous week, Moody's had 18 more articles in the media than SS&C Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Moody's and 11 mentions for SS&C Technologies. SS&C Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Moody's' score of 0.98 indicating that SS&C Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Moody's	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SS&C Technologies	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Moody's beats SS&C Technologies on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Moody's compare to T. Rowe Price Group?

Moody's (NYSE:MCO) and T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Moody's has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, T. Rowe Price Group has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the broader market.

92.1% of Moody's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Moody's shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Moody's pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. T. Rowe Price Group pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Moody's pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. T. Rowe Price Group pays out 55.7% 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 T. Rowe Price Group has increased its dividend for 39 consecutive years. T. Rowe Price Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Moody's presently has a consensus target price of $544.29, indicating a potential upside of 21.86%. T. Rowe Price Group has a consensus target price of $99.54, indicating a potential downside of 2.89%. Given Moody's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Moody's is more favorable than T. Rowe Price Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Moody's	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74
T. Rowe Price Group	4 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.73

In the previous week, Moody's had 18 more articles in the media than T. Rowe Price Group. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Moody's and 11 mentions for T. Rowe Price Group. T. Rowe Price Group's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Moody's' score of 0.98 indicating that T. Rowe Price Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Moody's	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
T. Rowe Price Group	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Moody's has higher revenue and earnings than T. Rowe Price Group. T. Rowe Price 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Moody's	$7.87B	9.91	$2.46B	$13.95	32.02
T. Rowe Price Group	$7.31B	3.00	$2.09B	$9.33	10.99

Moody's has a net margin of 31.69% compared to T. Rowe Price Group's net margin of 28.28%. Moody's' return on equity of 70.97% beat T. Rowe Price Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Moody's	31.69%	70.97%	17.98%
T. Rowe Price Group	28.28%	20.60%	15.55%

Summary

Moody's beats T. Rowe Price Group on 15 of the 20 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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

In the previous week, BlackRock had 22 more articles in the media than Moody's. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for BlackRock and 29 mentions for Moody's. Moody's' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat BlackRock's score of 0.77 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	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BlackRock	32 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Moody's presently has a consensus target price of $544.29, suggesting a potential upside of 21.86%. BlackRock has a consensus target price of $1,269.06, suggesting a potential upside of 27.53%. Given BlackRock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74
BlackRock	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Moody's has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share 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 2.3%. Moody's pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock pays out 57.5% 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 increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and BlackRock has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Moody's has a net margin of 31.69% compared to BlackRock's net margin of 24.40%. Moody's' return on equity of 70.97% beat BlackRock's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Moody's	31.69%	70.97%	17.98%
BlackRock	24.40%	14.74%	4.95%

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	$7.87B	9.91	$2.46B	$13.95	32.02
BlackRock	$25.64B	6.03	$5.55B	$39.84	24.98

Summary

BlackRock beats Moody's on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MCO vs. The Competition

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Metric	Moody's	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$78.03B	$6.82B	$13.40B	$23.11B
Dividend Yield	0.91%	5.86%	5.78%	4.09%
P/E Ratio	32.02	17.43	19.72	31.03
Price / Sales	9.91	11.33	139.13	14.71
Price / Cash	26.15	66.43	19.93	24.78
Price / Book	18.95	3.39	2.17	4.68
Net Income	$2.46B	$304.02M	$1.13B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-1.08%	-0.22%	-0.78%	-0.50%
1 Month Performance	-2.18%	-1.04%	-0.55%	0.39%
1 Year Performance	-7.42%	15.38%	11.01%	25.64%

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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	4.8258 of 5 stars	$446.66 -1.5%	$544.29 +21.9%	-5.6%	$78.03B	$7.87B	32.02	16,076	News Coverage Insider Trade
NDAQ Nasdaq	4.9182 of 5 stars	$91.01 flat	$107.15 +17.7%	+4.7%	$51.47B	$8.22B	27.41	9,525	News Coverage Positive News
SEIC SEI Investments	4.8345 of 5 stars	$90.53 flat	$103.00 +13.8%	+3.7%	$10.89B	$2.30B	15.45	5,029	Dividend Announcement
SSNC SS&C Technologies	4.9474 of 5 stars	$67.04 flat	$96.13 +43.4%	-14.0%	$16.15B	$6.27B	20.76	28,800
TROW T. Rowe Price Group	2.8164 of 5 stars	$103.39 flat	$99.54 -3.7%	+13.2%	$22.15B	$7.31B	11.08	7,773	Positive News

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