Moody's
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
0
Funds holding %
of 7,425 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 9 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
184% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 179 | Existing positions closed: 63
11% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 44 [Q3] → 49 (+5) [Q4]
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,182 [Q3] → 1,270 (+88) [Q4]
1.48% more ownership
Funds ownership: 88.74% [Q3] → 90.21% (+1.48%) [Q4]
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $76.3B [Q3] → $77.4B (+$1.03B) [Q4]
0% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $117M | Put options by funds: $117M
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 431 | Existing positions reduced: 439
Research analyst outlook
9 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$456
1%
upside
Avg. target
$510
13%
upside
High target
$572
26%
upside
9 analyst ratings
4 positive
44%
5 neutral
56%
0 negative
0%
Stifel Shlomo Rosenbaum 17% 1-year accuracy 3 / 18 met price target | 3%upside $468 | Hold Maintained | 23 Apr 2025 |
BMO Capital Jeffrey Silber 39% 1-year accuracy 16 / 41 met price target | 1%upside $456 | Market Perform Maintained | 23 Apr 2025 |
Baird Jeffrey Meuler 40% 1-year accuracy 10 / 25 met price target | 16%upside $525 | Outperform Maintained | 23 Apr 2025 |
Wells Fargo Jason Haas 45% 1-year accuracy 24 / 53 met price target | 26%upside $572 | Overweight Maintained | 17 Apr 2025 |
JP Morgan Andrew Steinerman 35% 1-year accuracy 7 / 20 met price target | 9%upside $495 | Overweight Maintained | 16 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 24 articles about MCO published over the past 30 days
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
GHLD vs. MCO: Which Stock Should Value Investors Buy Now?
Investors with an interest in Financial - Miscellaneous Services stocks have likely encountered both Guild Holdings Company (GHLD) and Moody's (MCO). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?
Neutral
The Motley Fool
4 days ago
Is Moody's Stock a Buy Now?
The latest quarterly update from Moody's (MCO -0.11%) delivered mixed signals for investors to interpret. For the period ended March 31, the financial services intelligence giant posted an 8% year-over-year increase in quarterly revenue, while adjusted earnings per share (EPS) were up 14% to $3.83, with both metrics surpassing Wall Street estimates.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
6 days ago
Moody's: Q1, Analytics Strength Offsets Weaker Debt Issuance Outlook (Rating Upgrade)
Moody's Corporation reported strong Q1 2025 earnings, with revenue and EPS exceeding expectations, driven by robust performance in ratings. Despite trimming FY 2025 guidance due to macroeconomic uncertainties, Moody's valuation has become more attractive at a price-to-cash flow of 31.2x. Risks include potential declines in credit issuances and slower up-sells from new AI products, but Moody's strong market position and recurrent revenue provide resilience.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Moody's Corporation (MCO) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO ) Q1 2025 - Earnings Conference Call April 22, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Shivani Kak - Head IR Rob Fauber - President and CEO Noémie Heuland - CFO Conference Call Participants Alex Haas - JPMorgan Ashish Sabadra - RBC Capital Markets George Tong - Goldman Sachs Russell Quelch - Redburn Atlantic Craig Huber - Huber Research Partners David Motemaden - Evercore ISI Manav Patnaik - Barclays Jeff Silber - BMO Capital Markets Alex Kramm - UBS Faiza Alwy - Deutsche Bank Owen Lau - Oppenheimer Pete Christiansen - Citi Sean Kennedy - Mizuho Joshua Dennerlein - Bank of America Operator Good day, everyone, and welcome to the Moody's Corporation First Quarter 2025 Earnings Call. At this time, I would like to inform you that this conference is being recorded and that all participants are in a listen-only mode.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Moody's (MCO) Q1 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Moody's (MCO) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 week ago
Moody's Tops Q1 Earnings Forecast
Credit ratings, research, and risk analysis provider Moody's Corp. (MCO 2.22%) reported first-quarter 2025 earnings on Tuesday, April 22, that topped analysts' consensus expectations. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $3.83 came in ahead of the expected $3.52.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Moody's Tops Q1 Earnings Estimates, Lowers 2025 View on Uncertainty
Higher revenues on the back of bond issuances and demand for analytics aid MCO's Q1 results. It lowers 2025 earnings targets on ambiguity and market volatility.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Moody's (MCO) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
Moody's (MCO) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.83 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.56 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.37 per share a year ago.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Moody's Corporation Reports Results for First Quarter 2025
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) today announced results for the first quarter 2025 and updated select metrics within its outlook for full year 2025. The First Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and other earnings materials can be found on the Moody's IR website at ir.moodys.com. In addition, the Earnings Release will be furnished with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on a Form 8-K and will be available on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. “Moody's delivered a ver.
Positive
WSJ
1 week ago
Moody's, MSCI to Offer Private-Credit Risk Assessments
The collaborators aim to provide default probability assessments for investors based on factors such as borrower leverage and profitability.
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