Zacks Research Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for MC

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Moelis & Company in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, November 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the asset manager will earn $0.61 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.62. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company’s current full-year earnings is $0.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Moelis & Company’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.88 EPS.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The asset manager reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $273.76 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $273.58 million. Moelis & Company had a net margin of 4.22% and a return on equity of 12.15%. The firm’s revenue was up .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.15) earnings per share.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Moelis & Company from $54.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on shares of Moelis & Company in a research note on Thursday, September 12th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $70.00 price target for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Moelis & Company from $67.00 to $66.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and six have assigned a hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $60.83.

Moelis & Company Price Performance

Shares of MC stock opened at $75.81 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $5.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 143.04 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $71.29 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $64.62. Moelis & Company has a one year low of $46.24 and a one year high of $81.60.

Moelis & Company Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, November 4th were given a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 4th. Moelis & Company’s dividend payout ratio is 452.83%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Moelis & Company

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of MC. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in Moelis & Company by 7.3% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 35,766 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $2,031,000 after acquiring an additional 2,428 shares during the period. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Moelis & Company in the 1st quarter valued at about $256,000. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its holdings in Moelis & Company by 42.9% in the 2nd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 6,007 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $342,000 after buying an additional 1,804 shares during the period. Curated Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Moelis & Company by 197.3% in the 2nd quarter. Curated Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,987 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $511,000 after buying an additional 18,221 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Zone Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Moelis & Company by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Blue Zone Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 58,054 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $3,301,000 after buying an additional 1,459 shares during the period. 91.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Moelis & Company Company Profile

Moelis & Company operates as an investment banking advisory firm. It offers advisory services in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters, as well as strategic, capital structure, and private funds advisory.