Zacks Research Has Negative Forecast for MC Q3 Earnings

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Moelis & Company in a report released on Thursday, November 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the asset manager will post earnings of $0.61 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.62. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company's current full-year earnings is $0.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Moelis & Company's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.88 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on MC. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on Moelis & Company in a report on Thursday, September 12th. They issued an "equal weight" rating and a $70.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group raised their price target on Moelis & Company from $54.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Moelis & Company from $67.00 to $66.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and six have assigned a hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Moelis & Company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $60.83.

Moelis & Company Stock Performance

NYSE MC traded down $1.17 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $75.81. The company had a trading volume of 438,387 shares, compared to its average volume of 630,795. Moelis & Company has a 52 week low of $46.24 and a 52 week high of $81.60. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $71.18 and a 200 day simple moving average of $64.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 145.25 and a beta of 1.33.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The asset manager reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.02. Moelis & Company had a return on equity of 12.15% and a net margin of 4.22%. The business had revenue of $273.76 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $273.58 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.15) EPS. The firm's revenue was up .6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Moelis & Company Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, November 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 4th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.17%. Moelis & Company's dividend payout ratio is 452.83%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Moelis & Company

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Reston Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Moelis & Company during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 63.5% during the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 497 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 115.8% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 995 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $68,000 after purchasing an additional 534 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 193.0% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,081 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $74,000 after purchasing an additional 712 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Moelis & Company during the third quarter valued at approximately $75,000. 91.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Moelis & Company

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.