FY2025 Earnings Forecast for Moody’s Issued By William Blair

Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) – Analysts at William Blair raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for Moody’s in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, October 10th. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of $14.10 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $13.71. The consensus estimate for Moody’s’ current full-year earnings is $13.95 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Moody’s’ Q4 2025 earnings at $2.94 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $15.60 EPS.

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The business services provider reported $3.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.39 by $0.17. Moody’s had a net margin of 29.18% and a return on equity of 60.73%. The company had revenue of $1.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.82 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $3.28 EPS. Moody’s’s quarterly revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Moody’s has set its FY 2025 guidance at 13.500-14.000 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Morgan Stanley set a $520.00 target price on Moody’s in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on Moody’s from $531.00 to $535.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $528.00 price objective on Moody’s and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Barclays lifted their target price on Moody’s from $520.00 to $580.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $550.00 target price on shares of Moody’s in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $543.27.

Moody’s Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of MCO stock opened at $481.36 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $499.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $482.74. The company has a quick ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.70. The company has a market capitalization of $86.16 billion, a PE ratio of 40.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 1.41. Moody’s has a 12-month low of $378.71 and a 12-month high of $531.93.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Moody’s

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of MCO. Rexford Capital Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Moody’s during the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new position in Moody’s during the second quarter worth about $25,000. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC raised its stake in Moody’s by 1,000.0% during the first quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 55 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Moody’s in the second quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Saudi Central Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Moody’s in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.11% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Richard G. Steele sold 1,457 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $508.83, for a total transaction of $741,365.31. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 1,386 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $705,238.38. This represents a 51.25% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Robert Fauber sold 415 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $512.65, for a total transaction of $212,749.75. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 61,350 shares in the company, valued at $31,451,077.50. This represents a 0.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 9,008 shares of company stock valued at $4,603,224 over the last 90 days. 0.14% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Moody’s Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 5th. Investors of record on Friday, August 15th were paid a $0.94 dividend. This represents a $3.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 15th. Moody’s’s payout ratio is 31.95%.

About Moody’s

Moody’s Corporation operates as an integrated risk assessment firm worldwide. It operates in two segments, Moody’s Analytics and Moody’s Investors Services. The Moody’s Analytics segment develops a range of products and services that support the risk management activities of institutional participants in financial markets.