Moelis & Company (MC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Moelis & Company operates as an investment banking advisory firm. It offers advisory services in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters, as well as strategic, capital structure, and private funds advisory. The company offers its services to public multinational corporations, middle market private companies, financial sponsors, entrepreneurs, governments, and sovereign wealth funds. It operates in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $73.27 to $74.50
• 50-Day Range: $62.65 to $80.50
• 52-Week Range: $44.32 to $81.60
• Volume: 54,313 shs
• Average Volume: 633,190 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.58 billion
• P/E Ratio: 140.42
• Dividend Yield: 3.22%
• Price Target: $60.83
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Moelis & Company Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Moelis & Company scored higher than 40% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 721st out of 930 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Moelis & Company has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.71, and is based on no buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Moelis & Company has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 156.25%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Moelis & Company are expected to grow by 156.25% in the coming year, from $0.96 to $2.46 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Moelis & Company is 138.45, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.26.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Moelis & Company is 138.45, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 46.18.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Moelis & Company has a P/B Ratio of 13.92. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.27% of the outstanding shares of Moelis & Company have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Moelis & Company has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Moelis & Company has recently decreased by 29.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Moelis & Company pays a meaningful dividend of 3.25%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Moelis & Company does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Moelis & Company is 452.83%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Moelis & Company will have a dividend payout ratio of 97.56% in the coming year. This indicates that Moelis & Company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.27% of the outstanding shares of Moelis & Company have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Moelis & Company has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Moelis & Company has recently decreased by 29.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.83

News Sentiment

Moelis & Company has a news sentiment score of 0.83. 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 15 news articles for Moelis & Company this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for MC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Moelis & Company insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.40% of the stock of Moelis & Company is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.53% of the stock of Moelis & Company is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MC shares performed this year?

Moelis & Company's stock was trading at $56.13 at the start of the year. Since then, MC shares have increased by 30.7% and is now trading at $73.38.
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How were Moelis & Company's earnings last quarter?

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The asset manager reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.02. The firm's quarterly revenue was up .6% on a year-over-year basis.

Who are Moelis & Company's major shareholders?

Moelis & Company's top institutional investors include Wasatch Advisors LP (3.80%), State Street Corp (3.65%), Heard Capital LLC (2.40%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.12%). Insiders that own company stock include Eric Cantor, Jeffrey Raich, Kenneth Shropshire, Ciafone Katherine Pilcher, Osamu R Watanabe, Kenneth Moelis, Navid Mahmoodzadegan, Christopher Callesano, Joseph Simon and Elizabeth Crain.
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How do I buy shares of Moelis & Company?

Shares of MC 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.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Moelis & Company own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Moelis & Company investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Broadcom (AVGO) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 9/26 Dividend: 8/05/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/26/2024
• Last Earnings: 10/23/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/2 Dividend: 11/04/2024
• Today: 11/21/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/02/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/05/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Investment advice
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MC
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1596967
• Web: www.moelis.com
• Phone: (212) 883-3800
• Fax: 212-880-4260
• Employees: 1,161
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $60.83
• High Stock Price Target: $70.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $51.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -17.1%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.71
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.53
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 138.45
• Forward P/E Ratio: 76.44
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-24,700,000.00
• Net Margins: 4.22%
• Pretax Margin: 5.59%
• Return on Equity: 12.15%
• Return on Assets: 4.24%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.10
• Quick Ratio: 1.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $970.70 million
• Price / Sales: 5.66
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $5.09 per share
• Price / Book: 14.42

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 74,918,000
• Free Float: 70,123,000
• Market Cap: $5.50 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.33