Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC Invests $61.56 Million in Moody’s Corporation $MCO

Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC purchased a new position in shares of Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 129,200 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $61,561,000. Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC owned about 0.07% of Moody’s at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in MCO. Rexford Capital Inc. bought a new position in Moody’s during the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Moody’s during the second quarter worth $25,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Moody’s in the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Caitlin John LLC bought a new stake in shares of Moody’s in the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Moody’s in the third quarter valued at about $31,000. 92.11% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Daiwa Securities Group raised shares of Moody’s from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $500.00 to $590.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of Moody’s from $574.00 to $540.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Moody’s from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of Moody’s in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. They set a “buy” rating and a $550.00 price target for the company. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Moody’s from $600.00 to $560.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Moody’s has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $550.25.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Robert Fauber sold 5,213 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $456.71, for a total transaction of $2,380,829.23. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 75,789 shares in the company, valued at $34,613,594.19. The trade was a 6.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Richard G. Steele sold 375 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $456.71, for a total value of $171,266.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 2,459 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,123,049.89. The trade was a 13.23% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 6,755 shares of company stock worth $3,144,524 in the last 90 days. 0.14% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Moody’s Price Performance

MCO stock opened at $429.91 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $76.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.43, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.74. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $482.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of $487.88. Moody’s Corporation has a 1 year low of $378.71 and a 1 year high of $546.88.

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $3.64 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.39 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.87 billion. Moody’s had a net margin of 31.86% and a return on equity of 66.01%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.62 earnings per share. Moody’s has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.400-17.000 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Moody’s Corporation will post 13.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Moody’s Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 13th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a dividend of $1.03 per share. This is a positive change from Moody’s’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.94. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $4.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Moody’s’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.12%.

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.