Moody’s Corp (NYSE: MCO) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 39.48x compared to its average ratio. MCO has 36-month beta value of 1.40. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MCO is 179.69M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.53% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MCO on March 14, 2025 was 782.19K shares.
MCO) stock’s latest price update
Moody’s Corp (NYSE: MCO)’s stock price has plunge by 1.56relation to previous closing price of 437.80. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -3.66% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-10 that Moody’s had a slightly disappointing Q4, missing revenue estimates and underperforming S&P Global. Moody’s did provide strong guidance for 2025, which was the biggest concern for investors heading into earnings. Despite that, the broad market selloff took Moody’s down with it, with the stock now in a double-digit drawdown.
MCO’s Market Performance
Moody’s Corp (MCO) has experienced a -3.66% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -12.03% drop in the past month, and a -9.53% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.56%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.40% for MCO. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -8.21% for MCO stock, with a simple moving average of -4.87% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MCO
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MCO stocks, with Mizuho repeating the rating for MCO by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for MCO in the upcoming period, according to Mizuho is $504 based on the research report published on March 12, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MCO reach a price target of $565. The rating they have provided for MCO stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 20th, 2024.
Evercore ISI gave a rating of “Outperform” to MCO, setting the target price at $521 in the report published on October 02nd of the previous year.
MCO Trading at -8.46% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MCO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.41% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.40%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.56%, as shares sank -16.11% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -6.55% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MCO fell by -4.11%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +7.77% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $484.27. In addition, Moody’s Corp saw -6.07% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MCO starting from Fauber Robert, who sale 2,988 shares at the price of $493.75 back on Mar 04 ’25. After this action, Fauber Robert now owns 63,092 shares of Moody’s Corp, valued at $1,475,279 using the latest closing price.
Tulenko Stephen T, the President, Moody’s Analytics of Moody’s Corp, sale 5,027 shares at $483.19 during a trade that took place back on Mar 05 ’25, which means that Tulenko Stephen T is holding 7,679 shares at $2,429,010 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MCO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.41 for the present operating margin
- 0.68 for the gross margin
The net margin for Moody’s Corp stands at 0.29. The total capital return value is set at 0.24. Equity return is now at value 59.80, with 13.66 for asset returns.
Based on Moody’s Corp (MCO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.68 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.37. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.17. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.53.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.47 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.58. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 12.08. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.94for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.46. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.43.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Moody’s Corp (MCO) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
