Seaport Res Ptn Has Negative Estimate for MC Q2 Earnings

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Moelis & Company in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 9th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $0.23 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.55. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company's current full-year earnings is $2.97 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Moelis & Company's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.00 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.15 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on MC. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Moelis & Company from $63.00 to $55.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on Moelis & Company from $86.00 to $75.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 14th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated an "outperform" rating and set a $92.00 price target (up from $86.00) on shares of Moelis & Company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Moelis & Company from $70.00 to $42.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 7th. Finally, StockNews.com cut Moelis & Company from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $62.50.

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Moelis & Company Trading Up 0.4 %

Moelis & Company stock traded up $0.22 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $52.34. The company's stock had a trading volume of 696,772 shares, compared to its average volume of 724,085. The stock's fifty day moving average is $63.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $70.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.92 billion, a PE ratio of 29.74 and a beta of 1.53. Moelis & Company has a 1 year low of $46.24 and a 1 year high of $82.89.

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

Moelis & Company Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a dividend of $0.65 per share. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.97%. This is a boost from Moelis & Company's previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Moelis & Company's payout ratio is presently 147.73%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Kenneth Moelis sold 9,712 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.00, for a total value of $718,688.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 209,235 shares of the company's stock, valued at $15,483,390. This represents a 4.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Christopher Callesano sold 1,282 shares of Moelis & Company stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.00, for a total value of $94,868.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 1,227 shares of the company's stock, valued at $90,798. This trade represents a 51.10 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 22,721 shares of company stock worth $1,677,017 in the last quarter. 6.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Moelis & Company

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in MC. Madison Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Moelis & Company in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $86,062,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Moelis & Company in the 4th quarter valued at $52,610,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. grew its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 215.5% in the 4th quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 723,384 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $53,444,000 after buying an additional 494,123 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Moelis & Company during the 4th quarter worth $27,855,000. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors purchased a new stake in Moelis & Company in the fourth quarter valued at $20,720,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.53% of the company's stock.

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.