Moody’s Corp (NYSE: MCO) is -0.66% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $360.05 and a high of $531.93 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The MCO stock was last observed hovering at around $482.18 in the last trading session, with the day’s loss setting it -11.95%.
Currently trading at $470.23, the stock is -6.54% and -3.87% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 1.1 million and changing -2.48% at the moment leaves the stock 0.84% off its SMA200. MCO registered 22.94% gain for a year compared to 6-month gain of -2.44%.
The stock witnessed a -4.64% loss in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -5.46%, and is -4.59% down over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 2.42% over the week and 2.15% over the month.
Moody’s Corp (MCO) has around 15838 employees, a market worth around $84.64B and $7.09B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 41.75 and Fwd P/E is 29.66. Profit margin for the company is 29.03%. Distance from 52-week low is 30.60% and -11.60% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (19.58%).
with sales reaching $1.91B over the same period.The EPS is expected to grow by 12.96% this year, but quarterly earnings will post 7.34% year-over-year. Quarterly sales are estimated to grow 6.73% in year-over-year returns.
The shares outstanding are 180.31M, and float is at 179.78M with Short Float at 1.06%.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC with over 24.67 million shares valued at $10.38 billion. The investor’s holdings represent 13.5325 of the MCO Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with 14.56 million shares valued at $6.13 billion to account for 7.9753 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are TCI FUND MANAGEMENT LTD which holds 13.25 million shares representing 7.2665 and valued at over $5.58 billion, while BLACKROCK INC. holds 7.2219 of the shares totaling 13.19 million with a market value of $5.55 billion.
Moody’s Corp (MCO) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by Fauber Robert, the company’s President and CEO. SEC filings show that Fauber Robert sold 2,988 shares of the company’s common stock on Mar 04 ’25 at a price of $493.75 per share for a total of $1.48 million. Following the sale, the insider now owns 63092.0 shares.
Moody’s Corp disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Mar 05 ’25 that Tulenko Stephen T (President, Moody’s Analytics) sold a total of 5,027 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Mar 05 ’25 and was made at $483.19 per share for $2.43 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 7679.0 shares of the MCO stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Mar 04 ’25, Steele Richard G (SVP – General Counsel) disposed off 277 shares at an average price of $493.68 for $0.14 million. The insider now directly holds 1,386 shares of Moody’s Corp (MCO).
