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 7,331 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 10 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
31% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 132 | Existing positions closed: 101
28% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 524 | Existing positions reduced: 410
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,279 [Q4 2024] → 1,286 (+7) [Q1 2025]
0.4% more ownership
Funds ownership: 90.28% [Q4 2024] → 90.68% (+0.4%) [Q1 2025]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 51 [Q4 2024] → 51 (+0) [Q1 2025]
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $77.4B [Q4 2024] → $75.9B (-$1.53B) [Q1 2025]
10% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $117M | Put options by funds: $130M
Research analyst outlook
10 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$498
3%
downside
Avg. target
$549
6%
upside
High target
$595
15%
upside
10 analyst ratings
6 positive
60%
4 neutral
40%
0 negative
0%
Mizuho Sean Kennedy | 3%upside $532 | Neutral Maintained | 25 Jul 2025 |
Oppenheimer Owen Lau | 9%upside $563 | Outperform Maintained | 24 Jul 2025 |
BMO Capital Jeffrey Silber | 4%upside $534 | Market Perform Maintained | 24 Jul 2025 |
JP Morgan Andrew Steinerman | 11%upside $570 | Overweight Maintained | 24 Jul 2025 |
Wells Fargo Jason Haas | 15%upside $595 | Overweight Maintained | 24 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 22 articles about MCO published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Business Wire
1 day ago
Moody's Wildfire Risk Model Successfully Completes California Department of Insurance Review Process
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced today that the Moody's RMS U.S. Wildfire Model v2.0 has successfully completed the review process established by the California Department of Insurance (CDI). This critical milestone will enable insurers to use the forward-looking catastrophe model in their residential rate filings, supporting California's Sustainable Insurance Strategy aimed at stabilizing the state's property insurance market. The Moody's wildfire risk model.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 day ago
Moody's Corporation to Present at the Oppenheimer Annual Technology, Internet & Communications Conference on August 11, 2025
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) announced today that Steve Tulenko, President of Moody's Analytics, will speak at the Oppenheimer Annual Technology, Internet & Communications Conference on Monday, August 11, 2025. The presentation will begin at approximately 10:45 a.m. Eastern Time and will be webcast live. The webcast will be accessible at Moody's Investor Relations website, ir.moodys.com. This event is conducted in compliance with Regulation FD. Senior managemen.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
6 days ago
VIRT or MCO: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
Investors looking for stocks in the Financial - Miscellaneous Services sector might want to consider either Virtu Financial (VIRT) or Moody's (MCO). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Moody's: Upside Still Attractive Over The Next 2 Years
I reiterate my Buy rating on Moody's, citing its strong moat, pricing power, and new growth in private credit and GenAI verticals. Moody's delivered resilient Q2 results, holding MIS revenue flat, despite a 12% issuance decline and expanding margins, confirming its pricing power. Momentum in private credit and GenAI adoption is accelerating growth, deepening client engagement, and extending Moody's long-term runway.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Moody's: Time To Reassess Lagging Ratings Agencies (Rating Downgrade)
Moody's has underperformed major indexes over the past five years, with volatile growth and a diluted business mix weighing on returns. The core Ratings segment remains high quality but is highly sensitive to macro cycles, while Analytics growth adds stability but lowers overall valuation. Second-quarter results were better than feared, but guidance and long-term growth expectations remain in the 7% range, below market leaders.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Moody's (MCO) Upgraded to Buy: What Does It Mean for the Stock?
Moody's (MCO) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 week ago
Moody's Posts 11 Percent Gain in Q2
Moody's (MCO 1.85%), a leading provider of credit ratings, research, and risk analytics, released its results for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 on July 23, 2025. The company reported GAAP revenue of $1.90 billion, topping analyst expectations of $1.85 billion (GAAP).
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Moody's Corporation (MCO) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 23, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Noemie Clemence Heuland - Senior VP & CFO Robert Scott Fauber - President, CEO & Director Shivani Kak - Head of Investor Relations Conference Call Participants Alexander Kramm - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Andrew Owen Nicholas - William Blair & Company L.L.C., Research Division Ashish Sabadra - RBC Capital Markets, Research Division Faiza Alwy - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division Jeffrey Marc Silber - BMO Capital Markets Equity Research Keen Fai Tong - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division Owen Lau - Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Research Division Russell Quelch - Unidentified Company Scott Darren Wurtzel - Wolfe Research, LLC Shlomo H.
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 week ago
Moody's Posts 4% Revenue Gain in Q2
Moody's Posts 4% Revenue Gain in Q2
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Moody's Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues & Expenses Rise Y/Y
MCO registers strong y/y earnings and revenue growth in Q2, though rising expenses and mixed segment results weigh.
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