Moody's (MCO) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Q: What analysts cover Moody's?

Moody's has been rated by research analysts at Citigroup , Jefferies Financial Group , JPMorgan Chase & Co. , Mizuho , Morgan Stanley , Robert W. Baird , UBS Group , Weiss Ratings , and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.

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Moody's - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 18 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
5

Buy
13

Based on 18 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Moody's in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 18 analysts, 5 have given a hold rating, 12 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for MCO.

Consensus Price Target

$552.81
19.36% Upside

According to the 18 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Moody's, the average price target is $552.81. The highest price target for MCO is $610.00, while the lowest price target for MCO is $470.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 19.36% from the current price of $463.15.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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MCO Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 10/9/25 to 10/9/26	1 Month Ago 9/9/25 to 9/9/26	3 Months Ago 7/11/25 to 7/11/26	1 Year Ago 10/9/24 to 10/9/25
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	12 Buy rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)
Hold	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$552.81	$553.61	$545.06	$541.21
Forecasted Upside	19.36% Upside	16.53% Upside	11.88% Upside	10.05% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

MCO Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

MCO Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Moody's Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Moody's	Finance Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.78	2.27	2.52
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	19.59% Upside	38.39% Upside	19.57% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent MCO News	Positive News	Neutral News

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
10/7/2026	Morgan Stanley 3 of 5 stars	Toni Kaplan 1 of 5 stars	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$512.00 ➝ $470.00	+3.84%
7/29/2026	Citigroup 4 of 5 stars		Reiterated Rating	Buy
7/27/2026	Mizuho 3 of 5 stars	Sean Kennedy Not Rated	Boost Target	Neutral	$521.00 ➝ $530.00	+9.03%
7/23/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$505.00	+6.43%
7/23/2026	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jeffrey Meuler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$557.00 ➝ $572.00	+20.55%
7/23/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jason Haas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$590.00 ➝ $597.00	+21.99%
7/20/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew Steinerman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$530.00 ➝ $600.00	+18.46%
7/17/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Surinder Thind Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$610.00	+17.84%
7/15/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold (C+) ➝ Buy (B-)
7/10/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Manav Patnaik Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$550.00 ➝ $575.00	+18.15%
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7/7/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jeffrey Silber Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Market Perform	$489.00 ➝ $515.00	+3.24%
6/18/2026	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Charles Bendit Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$500.00	+9.54%
4/23/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$535.00	+17.84%
4/22/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy	$565.00	+20.78%
2/19/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David Motemeden Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$610.00	+35.53%
2/19/2026	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Shlomo Rosenbaum Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$574.00 ➝ $540.00	+20.29%
2/18/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	George Tong Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$531.00	+17.98%
1/13/2026	Daiwa Securities Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Kazuya Nishimura Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Outperform	$500.00 ➝ $590.00	+10.20%
10/17/2025	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Patrick O'Shaughnessy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Market Perform
10/9/2025	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ashish Sabadra Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$550.00	+11.66%
10/1/2025	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Faiza Alwy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target	Hold ➝ Buy	$528.00	+10.78%
7/24/2025	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Owen Lau Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$552.00 ➝ $563.00	+9.15%
2/14/2025	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform

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Should I Buy Moody's Stock? MCO Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Thursday, October 8, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Moody's pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Moody's
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Moody's Co.:

Moody's Co. recently demonstrated strong financial performance by beating earnings expectations, reporting $4.68 in earnings per share for the quarter ended July 22, 2026, which exceeded the consensus estimate of $4.26 by $0.42, indicating robust profitability and operational efficiency that supports investor confidence.
The company has set full-year 2026 earnings per share guidance in the range of $16.50 to $17.00, which aligns closely with analyst forecasts of $16.98, suggesting that management expects continued strong growth and stability in revenue streams from its credit ratings and analytics segments.
Moody's Co. maintains a dominant market position as a global provider of credit ratings and risk assessment tools, with a business model that benefits from the essential nature of its services to financial markets, creating a durable competitive advantage that is difficult for new entrants to replicate.
Recent analyst sentiment remains positive, with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $553.61, which is significantly higher than the current stock price, implying substantial potential upside for investors who enter the position now.
The stock currently trades at $458.57, which is below the 52-week high of $546.88, offering a potential entry point for investors looking to capitalize on the company's strong fundamentals and recent earnings beats before a potential re-rating toward the higher end of its valuation range.

Moody's
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Moody's Co. for these reasons:

Moody's Co. is trading at a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.08, which is relatively high compared to many other financial services firms, suggesting that the stock may be overvalued relative to its current earnings power and leaving little room for error if growth slows.
CEO Robert Fauber has been consistently selling shares under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, including a recent sale of 923 shares on October 1, 2026, and 1,467 shares on August 3, 2026, which may signal insider caution or a desire to diversify holdings, potentially dampening investor sentiment.
Morgan Stanley recently lowered its price target on Moody's Co. from $512.00 to $470.00 and maintains an "equal weight" rating, indicating that some institutional investors believe the stock's upside is limited and that the current valuation may not fully reflect future risks or growth challenges.
The company's beta of 1.35 indicates that its stock is more volatile than the overall market, meaning investors may experience larger price swings in response to market movements, which could be concerning for those seeking stable, low-risk income investments.
Moody's Co. faces potential headwinds from a cautious economic outlook, as its chief economist has warned that Wall Street may be too optimistic about consumer resilience, which could impact the credit ratings and risk assessment services that form the core of the company's business model.

MCO Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 18 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Moody's is $552.81, with a high forecast of $610.00 and a low forecast of $470.00.

18 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Moody's in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 hold ratings, 12 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" MCO shares.

According to analysts, Moody's's stock has a predicted upside of 19.36% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Moody's's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.

Moody's has been rated by research analysts at Citigroup, Jefferies Financial Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Robert W. Baird, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Moody's more than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating for Moody's is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "finance" companies is Hold. Learn more on how MCO compares to other companies.

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Moody's (MCO) Stock Forecast & Price Target