Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 13.250-14.000 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 13.790. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on MCO shares. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Moody’s from $481.00 to $531.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Mizuho began coverage on shares of Moody’s in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $504.00 price objective for the company. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Moody’s in a report on Friday, February 14th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Moody’s from $610.00 to $572.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Bank of America began coverage on shares of Moody’s in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $530.00 price objective for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Moody’s presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $524.33.

Moody’s Stock Performance

Shares of MCO stock opened at $414.02 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $74.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.74, a P/E/G ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $461.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $473.94. Moody’s has a one year low of $360.05 and a one year high of $531.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 1.47 and a quick ratio of 1.67.

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The business services provider reported $3.83 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.58 by $0.25. Moody’s had a net margin of 29.03% and a return on equity of 58.94%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Moody’s will post 13.95 EPS for the current year.

Moody’s Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 25th were paid a $0.94 dividend. This is a positive change from Moody’s’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.85. This represents a $3.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.91%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 25th. Moody’s’s payout ratio is currently 33.36%.

Insider Transactions at Moody’s

In related news, CEO Robert Fauber sold 281 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $522.20, for a total value of $146,738.20. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 61,894 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,321,046.80. This trade represents a 0.45 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,392 shares of company stock valued at $659,535. Corporate insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.

Moody’s Company Profile

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.