Moody's

MCO

Market cap $91.9B

Overview Fund Activity

512.31 USD

-6.39

1.23%

At close Updated Sep 12, 4:00 PM EDT

Pre-market

After hours

512.31

0.00

0%

1 day

-1.23%

5 days

2.63%

1 month

-0.72%

3 months

6.51%

6 months

15.88%

Year to date

8.35%

1 year

7.01%

5 years

77.47%

10 years

407.64%

About: Moody's, along with S&P Ratings, is a leading provider of credit ratings on fixed-income securities. The ratings segment, Moody's Investors Service, includes corporates, structured finance, financial institutions, and public finance ratings. MIS represents a majority of the firm's profit and about half of the firm's revenue. The other segment, Moody's Analytics, consists of decision solutions, research and insights, and data and information.

Employees: 4,800

Financials Financial Data & Stock Exchanges

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Funds holding %

of 7,462 funds

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Analysts bullish %

of 9 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

61% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 148 | Existing positions closed: 92

12% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 502 | Existing positions reduced: 450

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $75.9B [Q1] → $82B (+$6.14B) [Q2]

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 51 [Q1] → 53 (+2) [Q2]

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,295 [Q1] → 1,327 (+32) [Q2]

3% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $194M | Put options by funds: $189M

0.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 90.69% [Q1] → 90.96% (+0.27%) [Q2]

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Research analyst outlook

9 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$498

-3% downside

Avg. target

$549

7% upside

High target

$595

16% upside

9 analyst ratings

5 positive

56%

4 neutral

44%

0 negative

0%

Mizuho Sean Kennedy	$532	Neutral Maintained	25 Jul 2025
Oppenheimer Owen Lau	$563	Outperform Maintained	24 Jul 2025
BMO Capital Jeffrey Silber	$534	Market Perform Maintained	24 Jul 2025
JP Morgan Andrew Steinerman	$570	Overweight Maintained	24 Jul 2025
Wells Fargo Jason Haas	$595	Overweight Maintained	24 Jul 2025
Barclays Manav Patnaik	$580	Overweight Maintained	24 Jul 2025
Baird Jeffrey Meuler	$552	Outperform Maintained	24 Jul 2025
UBS Alex Kramm	$515	Neutral Maintained	8 Jul 2025
Morgan Stanley Toni Kaplan	$498	Equal-Weight Maintained	7 Jul 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 11 articles about MCO published over the past 30 days

Moody's: The Perpetual Cash Flow Machine

Moody's possesses a rare, durable moat with highly visible and enduring cash flows, making it suitable for perpetuity-based valuation. The company's growth algorithm, driven by expanding capital markets and pricing power, has consistently delivered 6-9% revenue growth over decades, even through crises. Current valuation, though near all-time highs, is justified by historical returns from similar peaks and a strong margin of safety in growth assumptions.

Moody's: The Perpetual Cash Flow Machine

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Moody's Stock Nudges 8%—Warren Buffett Walks Away With $888 Million

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Zacks Investment Research

Moody's Increases MERIS Stake to Expand in the Middle East & Africa

MCO moves to secure majority ownership in Egypt's MERIS, expanding its reach across the Middle East and Africa credit markets.

Moody's Increases MERIS Stake to Expand in the Middle East & Africa

Moody's to Increase Ownership in MERIS Ratings, Deepening Presence in the Middle East and Africa

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced today that it intends to secure a majority equity stake in Middle East Rating & Investors Service (MERIS – an affiliate of Moody's), a domestic credit rating agency in Egypt. The transaction extends the long-established partnership between the companies and deepens Moody's presence in the Middle East and Africa, reaffirming its commitment to contribute to the ongoing development of local capital markets across the globe. “W.

Moody's to Increase Ownership in MERIS Ratings, Deepening Presence in the Middle East and Africa

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Zacks Investment Research

Why Is Moody's (MCO) Down 0.7% Since Last Earnings Report?

Moody's (MCO) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

Why Is Moody's (MCO) Down 0.7% Since Last Earnings Report?

Moody's Corporation Names Andy Frepp as Interim President of Moody's Analytics

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) announced today that Andy Frepp, Chief Operating Officer of Moody's Analytics, has been named as Interim President of Moody's Analytics, effective immediately. Mr. Frepp succeeds Stephen Tulenko, who has resigned to pursue another opportunity. Moody's has begun a process to identify a permanent President of Moody's Analytics. “Andy's deep knowledge of Moody's Analytics' customers, solutions and people, coupled with his many years of lea.

Moody's Corporation Names Andy Frepp as Interim President of Moody's Analytics

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