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After finishing at $510.0 in the prior trading day, Moody’s Corp (NYSE: MCO) closed at $511.39, up 0.27%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.27 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.62 million shares were traded. MCO stock price reached its highest trading level at $512.05 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $505.86.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MCO by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 40.06 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 38.69. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.70 and its Current Ratio is at 1.70. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.84 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.82.
On March 12, 2025, Mizuho started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $504.
On December 20, 2024, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $565.Citigroup initiated its Buy rating on December 20, 2024, with a $565 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 Aug 15 ’25 when Fauber Robert sold 415 shares for $521.45 per share. The transaction valued at 216,402 led to the insider holds 61,618 shares of the business.
Fauber Robert bought 415 shares of MCO for $216,402 on Aug 15 ’25. On Aug 04 ’25, another insider, Tulenko Stephen T, who serves as the President, Moody’s Analytics of the company, sold 300 shares for $518.96 each. As a result, the insider received 155,688 and left with 5,258 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 91722407936 and an Enterprise Value of 96980213760. As of this moment, Moody’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 43.46, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 32.78. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.59. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 12.56 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 23.23. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 13.272 whereas that against EBITDA is 28.65.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MCO is 1.42, which has changed by 0.059809804 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 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 1.65%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.20%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 692.39K shares per day over the past 3-months and 571530 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 179.36M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 179.20M. Insiders hold about 0.11% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.08% stake in the company. Shares short for MCO as of 1755216000 were 2047465 with a Short Ratio of 2.36, compared to 1752537600 on 2013142. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2047465 and a Short% of Float of 1.3200001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MCO’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.58, compared to 3.67 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.007019608The 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 2025-08-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-05-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Moody’s Corp (MCO) is currently under the scrutiny of 20.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.07, with high estimates of $3.42 and low estimates of $2.83.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $14.4 and $13.54 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $13.89. EPS for the following year is $15.58, with 23.0 analysts recommending between $16.55 and $14.9.
Revenue Estimates
18 analysts predict $1.89B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.93B to a low estimate of $1.84B. As of the current estimate, Moody’s Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.81BFor the next quarter, 18 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.82B. There is a high estimate of $1.9B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.78B.
A total of 20 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MCO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $7.62B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.41B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7.51B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.09BBased on 20 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.11B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $8.34B and the low estimate is $7.88B.
