Seaport Res Ptn Has Pessimistic Outlook of MC Q2 Earnings

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Moelis & Company in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 9th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now anticipates that the asset manager will earn $0.23 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.55. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company’s current full-year earnings is $2.97 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Moelis & Company’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.00 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.15 EPS.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The asset manager reported $1.18 earnings per share 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%.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on MC. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $92.00 price target (up previously from $86.00) on shares of Moelis & Company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price 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. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Moelis & Company from $63.00 to $55.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. StockNews.com lowered Moelis & Company from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Moelis & Company from $70.00 to $42.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $62.50.

Moelis & Company Price Performance

Moelis & Company stock opened at $50.54 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.79 billion, a PE ratio of 28.71 and a beta of 1.53. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $64.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $70.13. Moelis & Company has a 12 month low of $46.24 and a 12 month high of $82.89.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Moelis & Company

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its holdings in Moelis & Company by 52.5% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 398 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in Moelis & Company in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its position in Moelis & Company by 1,551.3% in the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 644 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 605 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its stake in Moelis & Company by 1,460.8% during the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 796 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 745 shares during the period. Finally, R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Moelis & Company during the fourth quarter worth about $47,000. 91.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Moelis & Company

In other Moelis & Company news, Director Kenneth Shropshire sold 2,551 shares of Moelis & Company stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.30, for a total value of $184,437.30. Following the sale, the director now owns 6,940 shares in the company, valued at $501,762. The trade was a 26.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, COO Ciafone Katherine Pilcher sold 3,515 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.00, for a total value of $260,110.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 3,934 shares in the company, valued at approximately $291,116. This trade represents a 47.19 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 22,721 shares of company stock worth $1,677,017 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 6.40% of the company’s stock.

Moelis & Company Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This is an increase from Moelis & Company’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.14%. Moelis & Company’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 147.73%.

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.