Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Estimate for MC Earnings

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Moelis & Company in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $0.53 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.51. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company’s current full-year earnings is $2.97 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Moelis & Company’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.70 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.52 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.07 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.48 EPS.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The asset manager reported $1.18 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.79. Moelis & Company had a return on equity of 38.49% and a net margin of 11.39%.

MC has been the topic of several other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Moelis & Company from $63.00 to $55.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Moelis & Company from $70.00 to $42.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. JMP Securities reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. StockNews.com downgraded Moelis & Company from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of Moelis & Company from $86.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $62.50.

Moelis & Company Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MC opened at $48.79 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.72 and a beta of 1.53. Moelis & Company has a one year low of $46.24 and a one year high of $82.89. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $66.28 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $70.62.

Moelis & Company Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. This is a positive change from Moelis & Company’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.33%. Moelis & Company’s payout ratio is currently 147.73%.

Insider Activity at Moelis & Company

In related news, insider Christopher Callesano sold 1,282 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.00, for a total value of $94,868.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 1,227 shares in the company, valued at $90,798. This represents a 51.10 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, General Counsel Osamu R. Watanabe sold 5,661 shares of Moelis & Company stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.00, for a total value of $418,914.00. Following the transaction, the general counsel now owns 6,471 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $478,854. The trade was a 46.66 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 22,721 shares of company stock worth $1,677,017 over the last ninety days. 6.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Moelis & Company

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MC. Madison Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in Moelis & Company in the 4th quarter worth about $86,062,000. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Moelis & Company during the 4th quarter valued at about $52,610,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. raised its holdings in Moelis & Company by 215.5% in the fourth quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 723,384 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $53,444,000 after buying an additional 494,123 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Moelis & Company in the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,855,000. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors bought a new position in shares of Moelis & Company in the fourth quarter worth approximately $20,720,000. 91.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Moelis & Company Company Profile

Moelis & Co operates as a holding company. It engages in the provision of financial advisory, capital raising and asset management services to a client base including corporations, governments, sovereign wealth funds and financial sponsors. The firm focuses on clients including large public multinational corporations, middle market private companies, financial sponsors, entrepreneurs and governments.