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

Company Overview

Moelis & Co. operates as a holding company. It engages in the provision of financial advisory, capital raising and asset management services to a client base including corporations, governments, sovereign wealth funds and financial sponsors. The firm focuses on clients including large public multinational corporations, middle market private companies, financial sponsors, entrepreneurs and governments. The company was founded by Kenneth David Moelis, Navid Mahmoodzadegan, Jeffrey Raich and Elizabeth Ann Crain in July 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $49.88 to $53.09
• 50-Day Range: $48.79 to $81.24
• 52-Week Range: $46.24 to $82.89
• Volume: 576,642 shs
• Average Volume: 718,725 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.81 billion
• P/E Ratio: 29.12
• Dividend Yield: 5.12%
• Price Target: $62.50
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Moelis & Company Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Moelis & Company scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 474th out of 929 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: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Moelis & Company has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.86, and is based on 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Moelis & Company has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 25.25%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Moelis & Company are expected to grow by 25.25% in the coming year, from $2.97 to $3.72 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Moelis & Company is 28.87, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 20.83.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Moelis & Company is 28.87, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.05.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Moelis & Company has a P/B Ratio of 9.97. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.57% of the float of Moelis & Company has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Moelis & Company has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Moelis & Company has recently increased by 20.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Moelis & Company is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.91%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Moelis & Company is 147.73%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Moelis & Company will have a dividend payout ratio of 69.89% next year. This indicates that Moelis & Company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.57% of the float of Moelis & Company has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Moelis & Company has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Moelis & Company has recently increased by 20.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.74

News Sentiment

Moelis & Company has a news sentiment score of 0.74. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.94 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Moelis & Company this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for MC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Moelis & Company insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,677,017.00 in 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 $73.88 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MC stock has decreased by 31.3% and is now trading at $50.73.
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How were Moelis & Company's earnings last quarter?

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 5th. The asset manager reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.79. Moelis & Company had a net margin of 11.39% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 38.49%.
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Who are Moelis & Company's major shareholders?

Moelis & Company's top institutional shareholders include Rhumbline Advisers (0.26%), GAMMA Investing LLC (0.13%), Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. (0.03%) and Fulton Bank N.A. (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Kenneth Moelis, Eric Cantor, Jeffrey Raich, Kenneth Shropshire, Osamu R Watanabe, Ciafone Katherine Pilcher, Christopher Callesano, Navid Mahmoodzadegan, 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.

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

• Last Earnings: 2/05/2025
• Record date for 3/27 Dividend: 2/18/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/27 Dividend: 2/18/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/27/2025
• Today: 4/10/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/23/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Investment advice
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MC
• 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: $62.50
• High Stock Price Target: $92.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $42.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.1%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.86
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.76
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.84
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.28
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $136.02 million
• Net Margins: 11.39%
• Pretax Margin: 16.41%
• Return on Equity: 38.49%
• Return on Assets: 14.03%

Debt

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

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.19 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.41
• Cash Flow: $1.58 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 34.26
• Book Value: $5.09 per share
• Price / Book: 10.66

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 74,942,000
• Free Float: 70,123,000
• Market Cap: $4.07 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.53