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The price of Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO) closed at $467.12 in the last session, up 0.21% from day before closing price of $466.15. In other words, the price has increased by $0.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.53 million shares were traded. MCO stock price reached its highest trading level at $469.78 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $465.04.
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 31.53 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 40.80. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.48 and its Current Ratio is at 1.48. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.93 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.72.
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, Wells Fargo on August 13, 2024, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $510.
On July 24, 2024, BMO Capital Markets Downgraded its rating to Market Perform which previously was Outperform and also lowered its target price recommendation from $482 to $455.
Barclays Upgraded its Equal Weight to Overweight on April 02, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $375 to $450.
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 Aug 09 ’24 when Tulenko Stephen T sold 500 shares for $464.06 per share. The transaction valued at 232,030 led to the insider holds 6,647 shares of the business.
Steele Richard G sold 1,862 shares of MCO for $848,001 on Aug 08 ’24. The SVP – General Counsel now owns 1,040 shares after completing the transaction at $455.43 per share. On Aug 09 ’24, another insider, Tulenko Stephen T, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 500 shares for $464.06 each.
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 85055078400 and an Enterprise Value of 89643507712. As of this moment, Moody’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 46.12, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 36.37. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.98. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 12.98 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 22.51. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 13.676 whereas that against EBITDA is 28.889.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MCO is 1.28, which has changed by 0.42544794 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.24841464 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MCO has reached a high of $467.02, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $298.86. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.31%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 18.56%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MCO traded on average about 761.04K shares per day over the past 3-months and 885020 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 182.47M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 181.72M. Insiders hold about 0.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.28% stake in the company. Shares short for MCO as of 1722384000 were 1395076 with a Short Ratio of 1.83, compared to 1719532800 on 1875567. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1395076 and a Short% of Float of 0.89.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for MCO is 3.24, which was 3.24 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0069505526The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.83. The current Payout Ratio is 35.27% for MCO, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-05-16 with an ex-dividend date of 1723766400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-05-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
A detailed examination of Moody’s Corp. (MCO) is currently in progress, with 18.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.17, with high estimates of $2.5 and low estimates of $1.89.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $11.8 and $11.13 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $11.33. EPS for the following year is $12.81, with 20.0 analysts recommending between $13.9 and $11.9.
Revenue Estimates
For the next quarter, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.52B. There is a high estimate of $1.64B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.45B.
A total of 21 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MCO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.89B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $6.65B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $6.73B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.92BBased on 21 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $7.27B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.6B and the low estimate is $7.02B.
