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

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$454.92 +0.37 (+0.08%)
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Key Stats

Today's Range
$450.90
$459.99
50-Day Range
$424.73
$479.59
52-Week Range
$402.28
$546.88
Volume
145,025 shs
Average Volume
1.26 million shs
Market Capitalization
$79.48 billion
P/E Ratio
32.60
Dividend Yield
0.91%
Price Target
$544.29
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Moody's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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88th Percentile Overall Score

MCO MarketRank™: 

Moody's scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 196th out of 879 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 2.74, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 12 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Moody's has a consensus price target of $544.29, representing about 19.7% upside from its current price of $454.64.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Moody's has been the subject of 13 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 10.43% in the coming year, from $16.69 to $18.43 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Moody's is 32.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.29.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Moody's is 32.59, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.27.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Moody's has a PEG Ratio of 2.42. 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 25.27. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Moody's' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.01% 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 4.34.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Moody's has recently increased by 12.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Moody's has a dividend yield of 0.92%, 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 29.53%. 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 22.35% next year. This indicates that Moody's will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Moody's' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Moody's has a news sentiment score of 0.62. 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 23 news articles for Moody's this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 10 people have searched for MCO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -9% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    5 people have added Moody's to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% 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 $3,952,188.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    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 News Headlines

Richard Steele Sells 158 Shares of Moody's (NYSE:MCO) Stock
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MCO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Moody's' stock was trading at $511.11 at the start of the year. Since then, MCO shares have decreased by 11.0% and is now trading at $454.6390.

Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 22nd. The business services provider reported $4.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.22 by $0.11. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 8.1% on a year-over-year basis.
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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.

Moody's' top institutional shareholders include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.34%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.62%), Hsbc Holdings PLC (0.26%) and Canoe Financial LP (0.22%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert Fauber, Michael L West, Mark Kaye, Richard G Steele and Caroline Sullivan.
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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 3/13 Dividend
3/02/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/13 Dividend
3/02/2026
Dividend Payable
3/13/2026
Last Earnings
4/22/2026
Today
5/06/2026
Barclays 18th Annual Americas Select Conference
5/06/2026
Record date for 6/5 Dividend
5/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/5 Dividend
5/15/2026
Dividend Payable
6/05/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/22/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - MISC SVCS
Sub-Industry
Specialized Finance
Current Symbol
NYSE:MCO
CIK
1059556
Employees
16,076
Year Founded
1900

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$610.00
Low Price Target
$489.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+19.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.74
Research Coverage
19 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$13.95
Trailing P/E Ratio
32.66
Forward P/E Ratio
27.27
P/E Growth
2.42
Net Income
$2.46 billion
Net Margins
31.69%
Pretax Margin
40.59%
Return on Equity
70.97%
Return on Assets
17.98%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
2.03
Current Ratio
1.16
Quick Ratio
1.16

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$7.72 billion
Price / Sales
10.30
Cash Flow
$17.97 per share
Price / Cash Flow
25.32
Book Value
$17.99 per share
Price / Book
25.30

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
174,700,000
Free Float
174,455,000
Market Cap
$79.51 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.37

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This page (NYSE:MCO) was last updated on 5/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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