PBU The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators Invests $11.77 Million in Moody’s Corporation $MCO

PBU The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators bought a new position in Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm bought 23,030 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $11,765,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Moody’s in the second quarter worth approximately $25,000. Caitlin John LLC bought a new position in shares of Moody’s in the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new position in shares of Moody’s in the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in shares of Moody’s in the third quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Wealth Watch Advisors INC bought a new position in shares of Moody’s in the third quarter worth approximately $32,000. Institutional investors own 92.11% of the company’s stock.

Moody’s Stock Performance

Shares of MCO stock opened at $451.54 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $447.29 and a 200 day moving average of $470.24. Moody’s Corporation has a 52 week low of $402.28 and a 52 week high of $546.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $78.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.37, a PEG ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03.

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The business services provider reported $4.33 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.22 by $0.11. Moody’s had a return on equity of 70.97% and a net margin of 31.69%.The company had revenue of $2.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.11 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.83 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. Moody’s has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.400-17.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Moody’s Corporation will post 16.69 earnings per share for the current year.

Moody’s Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given a dividend of $1.03 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $4.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Moody’s’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.53%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on MCO shares. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $535.00 target price on shares of Moody’s in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Moody’s from $600.00 to $560.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Moody’s from $560.00 to $590.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on Moody’s from $574.00 to $540.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $610.00 price target on shares of Moody’s in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Moody’s currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $544.29.

Insider Buying and Selling at Moody’s

In other Moody’s news, CEO Robert Fauber sold 1,467 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $466.39, for a total transaction of $684,194.13. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 75,189 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $35,067,397.71. This trade represents a 1.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Richard G. Steele sold 158 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $453.67, for a total value of $71,679.86. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 1,985 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $900,534.95. This represents a 7.37% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 4,717 shares of company stock valued at $2,137,306 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.

Moody’s Company Profile

Moody’s Corporation is a global provider of credit ratings, research, data and analytics that support financial decision-making and transparency in capital markets. The company traces its origins to the early 20th century when financial analyst John Moody began publishing credit information; today Moody’s is headquartered in New York and serves a broad set of market participants including investors, issuers, financial institutions, corporations, governments and regulators.

Moody’s operates primarily through two complementary businesses.