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The price of Moody’s Corp (NYSE: MCO) closed at $468.98 in the last session, down -0.24% from day before closing price of $470.10. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.53 million shares were traded. MCO stock price reached its highest trading level at $471.86 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $465.32.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at MCO’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 28.37 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 33.46. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.43 and its Current Ratio is at 1.43. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.17 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.95.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Mizuho on March 12, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $504.
On December 20, 2024, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $565.
On October 02, 2024, Evercore ISI started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $521.Evercore ISI initiated its Outperform rating on October 02, 2024, with a $521 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 17 ’25 when Fauber Robert sold 415 shares for $444.43 per share. The transaction valued at 184,438 led to the insider holds 62,958 shares of the business.
Fauber Robert bought 415 shares of MCO for $184,438 on Mar 17 ’25. On Mar 04 ’25, another insider, Fauber Robert, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 2,988 shares for $493.75 each. As a result, the insider received 1,475,279 and left with 63,092 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 84566007808 and an Enterprise Value of 89519398912. As of this moment, Moody’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 41.64, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.61. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.34. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 11.90 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 23.72. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 12.63 whereas that against EBITDA is 27.698.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MCO is 1.39, which has changed by 0.19063699 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 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 $360.05. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.23%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MCO traded on average about 806.51K shares per day over the past 3-months and 817630 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 180.31M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 179.69M. Insiders hold about 0.11% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.63% stake in the company. Shares short for MCO as of 1741910400 were 3045750 with a Short Ratio of 3.78, compared to 1739491200 on 1909130. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3045750 and a Short% of Float of 1.96.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for MCO is 3.49, which was 3.4 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.007232504The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.81. The current Payout Ratio is 30.18% for MCO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-25 with an ex-dividend date of 1740441600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-05-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
