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Morningstar Inc (NASDAQ: MORN) closed the day trading at $212.36 down -0.65% from the previous closing price of $213.76. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.65 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.51 million shares were traded. MORN stock price reached its highest trading level at $216.99 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $211.95.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of MORN, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 16.98 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.16. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.00 and its Current Ratio is at 1.00. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.69 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.66.
On October 08, 2024, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $390.
On August 12, 2024, BMO Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $352.BMO Capital Markets initiated its Outperform rating on August 12, 2024, with a $352 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 29 ’25 when TSAY CAROLINE J sold 600 shares for $218.48 per share. The transaction valued at 131,090 led to the insider holds 3,745 shares of the business.
TSAY CAROLINE J bought 600 shares of MORN for $131,090 on Dec 29 ’25. On Nov 25 ’25, another insider, Mansueto Joseph D, who serves as the Executive Chairman of the company, sold 1,286 shares for $213.12 each. As a result, the insider received 274,069 and left with 8,600,815 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, MORN now has a Market Capitalization of 8956864512 and an Enterprise Value of 9262296064. As of this moment, Morningstar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.15, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.40. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.24. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.65 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.82. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.867 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.321.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MORN is 1.08, which has changed by -0.32337302 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1877265 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MORN has reached a high of $335.21, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $202.89. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.82%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -18.08%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, MORN traded about 370.13K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, MORN traded about 302520 shares per day. A total of 41.51M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 22.74M. Insiders hold about 44.71% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.84% stake in the company. Shares short for MORN as of 1765756800 were 823059 with a Short Ratio of 2.22, compared to 1763078400 on 785510. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 823059 and a Short% of Float of 3.2099999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
MORN’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.87, up from 1.815 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.008490832. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.57.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 2.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.51, with high estimates of $2.51 and low estimates of $2.51.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.61 and $9.27 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.43. EPS for the following year is $10.83, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $11.38 and $10.45.
Revenue Estimates
2 analysts predict $634.43M in revenue. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $636.85M to a low estimate of $632M. As of . The current estimate, Morningstar Inc’s year-ago sales were $591MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $616.1M. There is a high estimate of $616.1M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $616.1M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MORN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.44B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.41B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.43B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.28BBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.61B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.63B and the low estimate is $2.59B.
