Seaport Res Ptn Has Optimistic Outlook of MC FY2025 Earnings

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Moelis & Company in a research note issued on Thursday, October 30th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now forecasts that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $2.67 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $2.60. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company’s current full-year earnings is $2.97 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Moelis & Company’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.30 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.50 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.50 EPS.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The asset manager reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.11. Moelis & Company had a return on equity of 47.11% and a net margin of 15.98%.The firm had revenue of $356.89 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $336.14 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.22 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price target on Moelis & Company from $80.00 to $78.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 30th. BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on Moelis & Company in a report on Friday, October 3rd. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $74.00 price target for the company. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Moelis & Company from $50.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Moelis & Company from $74.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, September 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $71.57.

Moelis & Company Stock Performance

NYSE:MC opened at $62.02 on Monday. Moelis & Company has a one year low of $47.00 and a one year high of $82.89. The stock has a market cap of $4.87 billion, a PE ratio of 20.74 and a beta of 1.77. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $70.27 and a 200 day moving average price of $65.47.

Moelis & Company Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 10th will be issued a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 10th. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. Moelis & Company’s payout ratio is 86.96%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Moelis & Company news, Director Kenneth Shropshire sold 2,615 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.52, for a total value of $189,639.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 7,109 shares in the company, valued at approximately $515,544.68. The trade was a 26.89% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 6.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Moelis & Company

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Impact Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in Moelis & Company by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Impact Capital Partners LLC now owns 12,000 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $856,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares during the period. Moran Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Moelis & Company by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC now owns 37,988 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $2,709,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the period. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its position in Moelis & Company by 44.0% during the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 599 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 183 shares during the period. Fulton Bank N.A. boosted its position in Moelis & Company by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 6,581 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $410,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the period. Finally, Palisades Investment Partners LLC boosted its position in Moelis & Company by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Palisades Investment Partners LLC now owns 76,730 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $4,478,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares during the period. 91.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Moelis & Company Company Profile

Moelis & Co operates as a holding company. It engages in the provision of financial advisory, capital raising and asset management services to a client base including corporations, governments, sovereign wealth funds and financial sponsors. The firm focuses on clients including large public multinational corporations, middle market private companies, financial sponsors, entrepreneurs and governments.