Q3 EPS Estimate for Moelis & Company Raised by Analyst

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Moelis & Company in a report released on Monday, February 2nd. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $0.75 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.74. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company’s current full-year earnings is $2.97 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Moelis & Company’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.95 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.13 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.19 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.40 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on MC. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of Moelis & Company in a research note on Monday, January 26th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $81.00 target price on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut shares of Moelis & Company from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $78.00 to $80.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Moelis & Company from $86.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Moelis & Company from $70.00 to $74.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $73.00.

Moelis & Company Price Performance

MC opened at $71.65 on Tuesday. Moelis & Company has a one year low of $47.00 and a one year high of $82.89. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $71.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $69.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 1.87.

Institutional Trading of Moelis & Company

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. AE Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Moelis & Company in the 2nd quarter valued at about $207,000. AlphaQuest LLC grew its position in Moelis & Company by 354.1% during the third quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 42,789 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $3,052,000 after buying an additional 33,367 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in Moelis & Company by 5.3% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 354,658 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $23,691,000 after purchasing an additional 17,740 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D grew its stake in Moelis & Company by 21.2% during the second quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 33,294 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $2,075,000 after buying an additional 5,819 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 22.2% during the 2nd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 26,619 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $1,659,000 after acquiring an additional 4,828 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.53% of the company’s stock.

About Moelis & Company

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. The company was founded by Kenneth David Moelis, Navid Mahmoodzadegan, Jeffrey Raich and Elizabeth Ann Crain in July 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.