Zacks Research Predicts Higher Earnings for Moelis & Company

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Moelis & Company in a report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the asset manager will earn $0.51 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.41. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company's current full-year earnings is $2.97 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Moelis & Company's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.68 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.50 EPS.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The asset manager reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.79. Moelis & Company had a return on equity of 38.49% and a net margin of 11.39%.

MC has been the subject of a number of other research reports. JMP Securities restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Moelis & Company from $79.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Moelis & Company from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Moelis & Company from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated an "outperform" rating and set a $92.00 price objective (up previously from $86.00) on shares of Moelis & Company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $78.83.

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Moelis & Company Stock Performance

Shares of Moelis & Company stock traded down $3.57 on Friday, hitting $64.60. The company had a trading volume of 1,566,829 shares, compared to its average volume of 816,388. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.70 and a beta of 1.40. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $75.27 and a 200-day moving average of $72.08. Moelis & Company has a 1 year low of $46.24 and a 1 year high of $82.89.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Moelis & Company

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its stake in Moelis & Company by 52.5% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 398 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System grew its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 20,420 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $1,509,000 after purchasing an additional 163 shares in the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Moelis & Company by 1.3% during the third quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 13,812 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $946,000 after buying an additional 172 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Moelis & Company by 18.1% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,175 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $87,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Choreo LLC grew its holdings in Moelis & Company by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 4,831 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $358,000 after buying an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. 91.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Moelis & Company

In related news, Director Kenneth Shropshire sold 2,551 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.30, for a total transaction of $184,437.30. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 6,940 shares in the company, valued at approximately $501,762. This represents a 26.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Kenneth Moelis sold 9,712 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.00, for a total transaction of $718,688.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 209,235 shares of the company's stock, valued at $15,483,390. This trade represents a 4.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 22,721 shares of company stock worth $1,677,017. 6.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Moelis & Company Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. This is a positive change from Moelis & Company's previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.02%. Moelis & Company's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 147.73%.

Moelis & Company Company Profile

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.