Moody's (MCO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Moody's Corporation operates as an integrated risk assessment firm worldwide. It operates in two segments, Moody's Analytics and Moody's Investors Services. The Moody's Analytics segment develops a range of products and services that support the risk management activities of institutional participants in financial markets. It also offers credit research, credit models and analytics, economics data and models, and structured finance solutions; data sets on companies and securities; and SaaS solutions supporting banking, insurance, and know your customer workflows. The Moody's Investors Service segment publishes credit ratings and provides assessment services on various debt obligations, programs and facilities, and entities that issue such obligations, such as various corporate, financial institution, and governmental obligations, as well as structured finance securities. The company was formerly known as Dun and Bradstreet Company and changed its name to Moody's Corporation in September 2000. Moody's Corporation was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $484.91 to $493.86
• 50-Day Range: $457.39 to $494.66
• 52-Week Range: $298.86 to $495.10
• Volume: 703,525 shs
• Average Volume: 740,809 shs
• Market Capitalization: $88.78 billion
• P/E Ratio: 48.00
• Dividend Yield: 0.70%
• Price Target: $488.46
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Moody's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Moody's scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 50th out of 911 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: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Moody's has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Moody's has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.04%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Moody's are expected to grow by 12.04% in the coming year, from $11.46 to $12.84 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Moody's is 48.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.32.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Moody's is 48.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 46.92.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Moody's has a PEG Ratio of 3.10. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Moody's has a P/B Ratio of 25.59. 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

0.85% of the float of Moody's has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Moody's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Moody's has recently decreased by 8.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Moody's has a dividend yield of 0.72%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Moody's has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Moody's is 37.12%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Moody's will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.48% next year. This indicates that Moody's will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.97

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.85% of the float of Moody's has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Moody's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Moody's has recently decreased by 8.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.77

News Sentiment

Moody's has a news sentiment score of 0.77. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Moody's this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for MCO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Moody's to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% 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, Moody's insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,332,825.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.07% of the stock of Moody's is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.11% of the stock of Moody's is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MCO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MCO shares performed this year?

Moody's' stock was trading at $390.56 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, MCO shares have increased by 24.5% and is now trading at $486.22.
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How were Moody's' earnings last quarter?

Moody's Co. (NYSE:MCO) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 23rd. The business services provider reported $3.28 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.06 by $0.22. The company's revenue was up 21.6% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Moody's have any subsidiaries?

Moody's subsidiaries include RBA International, Four Twenty Seven, Vigeo Eiris, Reis, Omega Performance, Korea Investors Service, BlackBox Logic, and others.

Who are Moody's' major shareholders?

Moody's' top institutional investors include Sarasin & Partners LLP (0.32%), Armstrong Henry H Associates Inc. (0.08%), Baskin Financial Services Inc. (0.06%) and Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Raymond W Mcdaniel, Robert Fauber, John J Goggins, Michael L West, Mark Kaye, Richard G Steele and Caroline Sullivan.
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How do I buy shares of Moody's?

Shares of MCO 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 Moody's own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Moody's investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/23/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 9/6 Dividend: 8/16/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/06/2024
• Today: 10/17/2024
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 10/22/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Consumer credit reporting agencies, mercantile reporting agencies,
• Sub-Industry: Specialized Finance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MCO
• CUSIP: 61536910
• CIK: 1059556
• Web: www.moodys.com
• Phone: (212) 553-0300
• Fax: 212-553-4919
• Employees: 15,151
• Year Founded: 1909

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $488.46
• High Stock Price Target: $570.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $410.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $9.16
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 47.99
• Forward P/E Ratio: 42.42
• P/E Growth: 3.1
• Net Income: $1.61 billion
• Net Margins: 28.34%
• Pretax Margin: 36.74%
• Return on Equity: 57.03%
• Return on Assets: 14.06%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.59
• Current Ratio: 1.52
• Quick Ratio: 1.52

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.56 billion
• Price / Sales: 13.54
• Cash Flow: $12.33 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 39.43
• Book Value: $19.00 per share
• Price / Book: 25.58

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 182,600,000
• Free Float: 181,973,000
• Market Cap: $88.76 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.29