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As of close of business last night, Moody’s Corp’s stock clocked out at $479.99, down -1.31% from its previous closing price of $486.37. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.31 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.42 million shares were traded. MCO stock price reached its highest trading level at $486.35 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $473.455.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of MCO’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 37.91 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 35.71. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.79 and its Current Ratio is at 1.79. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.86 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.84.
On October 01, 2025, Deutsche Bank Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $528.
On October 01, 2025, Seaport Research Partners started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $528.Seaport Research Partners initiated its Buy rating on October 01, 2025, with a $528 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 03 ’25 when Fauber Robert sold 575 shares for $487.87 per share. The transaction valued at 280,525 led to the insider holds 61,082 shares of the business.
Fauber Robert bought 575 shares of MCO for $280,525 on Dec 03 ’25. On Dec 01 ’25, another insider, Fauber Robert, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 592 shares for $486.09 each. As a result, the insider received 287,765 and left with 61,082 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MCO now has a Market Capitalization of 86090350592 and an Enterprise Value of 90980925440. As of this moment, Moody’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 38.59, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.44. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.19. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 11.42 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 21.64. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 12.129 whereas that against EBITDA is 25.421.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MCO is 1.46, which has changed by -0.016918004 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13042927 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MCO has reached a high of $531.93, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $378.71. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.68%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.37%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that MCO traded 835.54K shares on average per day over the past three months and 573880 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 178.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 178.22M. Insiders hold about 0.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.17% stake in the company. Shares short for MCO as of 1764288000 were 2148866 with a Short Ratio of 2.57, compared to 1761868800 on 2032612. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2148866 and a Short% of Float of 1.39999995.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 3.67, MCO has a forward annual dividend rate of 3.76. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.007545696. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.8. The current Payout Ratio is 30.18% for MCO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-21 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-21. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-05-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 19.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Moody’s Corp (MCO) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $4.21, with high estimates of $4.4 and low estimates of $4.09.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $14.91 and $14.56 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $14.68. EPS for the following year is $16.32, with 23.0 analysts recommending between $17.05 and $15.66.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 17 analysts expect revenue to total $1.86B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.93B to a low estimate of $1.82B. As of. The current estimate, Moody’s Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.67BFor the next quarter, 17 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.07B. There is a high estimate of $2.13B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2B.
A total of 19 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MCO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $7.76B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.61B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7.68B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.09BBased on 20 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.3B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.41B and the low estimate is $8.01B.
