Quantinno Capital Management LP Has $45.49 Million Position in Moody’s Corporation $MCO

Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its stake in shares of Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) by 39.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 104,264 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 29,278 shares during the quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP’s holdings in Moody’s were worth $45,486,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Cromwell Holdings LLC lifted its stake in shares of Moody’s by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 363 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $185,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. DeDora Capital Inc. grew its stake in Moody’s by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. DeDora Capital Inc. now owns 1,315 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $672,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Moody’s by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 753 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $385,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel raised its holdings in Moody’s by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 1,081 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $552,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the period. Finally, Verdence Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in Moody’s by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,895 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $968,000 after acquiring an additional 21 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.11% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Moody’s

In related news, SVP Richard G. Steele sold 158 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $453.67, for a total transaction of $71,679.86. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 1,985 shares in the company, valued at $900,534.95. This trade represents a 7.37% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Robert Fauber sold 1,467 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $466.39, for a total value of $684,194.13. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 75,189 shares in the company, valued at approximately $35,067,397.71. This represents a 1.91% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 3,250 shares of company stock valued at $1,495,098 in the last 90 days. 0.14% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Moody’s Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of MCO stock opened at $483.14 on Thursday. Moody’s Corporation has a one year low of $402.28 and a one year high of $546.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.19. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $467.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $463.37. The stock has a market cap of $83.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.34.

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The business services provider reported $4.68 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.26 by $0.42. The company had revenue of $2.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.09 billion. Moody’s had a net margin of 34.25% and a return on equity of 80.35%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.56 EPS. Moody’s has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.500-17.000 EPS. Analysts predict that Moody’s Corporation will post 16.82 earnings per share for the current year.

Moody’s Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a $1.03 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $4.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Moody’s’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.13%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating and set a $565.00 price target on shares of Moody’s in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Moody’s in a research report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley set a $512.00 price objective on shares of Moody’s in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Mizuho upped their target price on shares of Moody’s from $521.00 to $530.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on shares of Moody’s from $489.00 to $515.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $553.61.

Moody’s Company Profile

Moody’s Corporation is a global provider of credit ratings, research, data and analytics that support financial decision-making and transparency in capital markets. The company traces its origins to the early 20th century when financial analyst John Moody began publishing credit information; today Moody’s is headquartered in New York and serves a broad set of market participants including investors, issuers, financial institutions, corporations, governments and regulators.

Moody’s operates primarily through two complementary businesses.