Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for MC Earnings

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Moelis & Company in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the asset manager will earn $0.25 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.26. 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 $0.33 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.57 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.80 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.41 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.74 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.43 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on MC. 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 research report on Thursday, February 6th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of Moelis & Company from $70.00 to $42.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 7th. StockNews.com cut shares of Moelis & Company from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, March 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of Moelis & Company from $56.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, May 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Moelis & Company from $55.00 to $50.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Moelis & Company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $59.83.

Moelis & Company Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of NYSE:MC opened at $60.16 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $55.68 and a 200 day simple moving average of $67.60. The company has a market cap of $4.72 billion, a PE ratio of 34.18 and a beta of 1.66. Moelis & Company has a fifty-two week low of $47.00 and a fifty-two week high of $82.89.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Moelis & Company

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of MC. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC lifted its position in Moelis & Company by 52.5% during the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 398 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Moelis & Company during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Moelis & Company during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $47,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its stake in Moelis & Company by 1,551.3% in the first 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in Moelis & Company by 1,460.8% in the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 796 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 745 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Kenneth Shropshire sold 2,551 shares of Moelis & Company stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.30, for a total value of $184,437.30. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 6,940 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $501,762. The trade was a 26.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 6.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Moelis & Company Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 5th will be given a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 5th. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.32%. Moelis & Company’s payout ratio is 119.27%.

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.