1,199 Moody’s Corporation $MCO Shares Sold by Nisa Investment Advisors LLC

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC cut its stake in shares of Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) by 2.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 57,163 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 1,199 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Moody’s were worth $25,959,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Moody’s by 87.1% during the 1st quarter. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC now owns 58 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the period. Whipplewood Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Moody’s by 1,866.7% in the first quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 59 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the period. Compass Financial Management LLC purchased a new stake in Moody’s during the second quarter valued at $27,000. FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Moody’s during the second quarter valued at $45,000. Finally, Axiom Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Moody’s in the first quarter valued at about $49,000. 92.11% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Moody’s News

Here are the key news stories impacting Moody’s this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter adjusted earnings rose to $4.14 per share from $3.92 a year earlier, while revenue increased 0.8% year over year to $2.02 billion. Demand for Moody’s analytics products remained steady, supporting the company’s recurring-revenue profile. MCO Q3 Earnings Miss Estimates as Costs Rise and MIS Revenues Fall
• Positive Sentiment: Moody’s continues to benefit from its high margins, strong return on equity and exposure to analytics and credit-market activity. These qualities may have helped support the shares despite the quarterly shortfall. Moody’s Corporation Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: The earnings call and key-metric review provide additional detail on quarterly performance, including demand trends and revenue composition, but do not indicate a major change to Moody’s long-term investment thesis. Compared to Estimates, Moody’s Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
• Negative Sentiment: Adjusted EPS of $4.14 missed the $4.25 consensus estimate, while revenue of $2.02 billion was $60 million below expectations. Rising costs and weaker Moody’s Investors Service revenue added pressure to the quarter. Moody’s Non-GAAP EPS and Revenue Miss Estimates
• Negative Sentiment: At roughly 30 times earnings, Moody’s valuation leaves limited room for execution errors. One analysis argues that even the company’s exceptional business quality may not justify the premium multiple, creating downside risk if growth or margins weaken. Moody’s Valuation Analysis

Moody’s Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of Moody’s stock opened at $480.40 on Thursday. 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 market capitalization of $83.20 billion, a PE ratio of 30.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 1.35. Moody’s Corporation has a 1-year low of $402.28 and a 1-year high of $546.88. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $478.05 and its 200-day simple moving average is $467.75.

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 21st. The business services provider reported $4.14 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.25 by ($0.11). Moody’s had a return on equity of 80.35% and a net margin of 34.25%. The company had revenue of $2.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.08 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.92 earnings per share. Moody’s’s revenue for the quarter was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Moody’s Corporation will post 16.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Robert Fauber sold 923 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $455.00, for a total value of $419,965.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 51,364 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $23,370,620. This trade represents a 1.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.14% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Moody’s from $557.00 to $572.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Moody’s from $570.00 to $555.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 14th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Moody’s to a “neutral” rating and set a $560.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Friday, October 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Moody’s from $610.00 to $575.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 16th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $600.00 price objective (up from $565.00) on shares of Moody’s in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Moody’s currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $551.26.

Moody’s Profile

Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) is a global provider of credit ratings, research, data, analytics and risk-management solutions. Through Moody’s Investors Service, the company assigns credit ratings and publishes research on corporate, government and structured-finance debt issuers, helping investors and other market participants evaluate credit risk.

Through Moody’s Analytics, the company provides financial intelligence, economic research, data, software and advisory services. Its offerings support credit analysis, lending, portfolio management, enterprise risk management, compliance and related functions across financial institutions, corporations, governments and other organizations.

Moody’s traces its origins to 1909, when John Moody established the company that introduced published credit ratings for bonds.