Zacks Research Expects Reduced Earnings for Moelis & Company

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Moelis & Company in a report released on Wednesday, May 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the asset manager will earn $0.26 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.40. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.87 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.45 EPS.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The asset manager reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.07. Moelis & Company had a return on equity of 38.49% and a net margin of 11.39%. The firm had revenue of $306.59 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $309.67 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.22 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 41.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on MC. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of Moelis & Company from $55.00 to $50.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Moelis & Company from $55.00 to $52.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 24th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Moelis & Company from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $92.00 price objective (up from $86.00) on shares of Moelis & Company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, JMP Securities reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Moelis & Company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $59.83.

Moelis & Company Stock Up 0.9%

NYSE:MC opened at $61.61 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.84 billion, a PE ratio of 35.00 and a beta of 1.66. Moelis & Company has a 52-week low of $47.00 and a 52-week high of $82.89. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $55.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $67.68.

Moelis & Company Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 20th. Investors of record on Monday, May 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.65 per share. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.22%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 5th. Moelis & Company’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 119.27%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Christopher Callesano sold 1,282 shares of Moelis & Company stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.00, for a total transaction of $94,868.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 1,227 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $90,798. The trade was a 51.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Kenneth Moelis sold 9,712 shares of Moelis & Company stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.00, for a total value of $718,688.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 209,235 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,483,390. The trade was a 4.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Moelis & Company

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC raised its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Moelis & Company during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 1,551.3% during the first quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 644 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 605 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in Moelis & Company by 1,460.8% in the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 796 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 745 shares in the last quarter. Finally, R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in Moelis & Company in the 4th quarter valued at $47,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.53% of the company’s stock.

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.