What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for MC Q2 Earnings?

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Moelis & Company in a research note issued to investors on Monday, July 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now expects that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $0.28 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.22. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.77 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.95 EPS.

MC has been the subject of several other reports. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Moelis & Company from $56.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, May 15th. JMP Securities reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Moelis & Company from an “underweight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $42.00 to $68.00 in a research note on Monday, June 23rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on shares of Moelis & Company from $69.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Moelis & Company from $55.00 to $52.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Moelis & Company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $66.00.

Moelis & Company Price Performance

Shares of Moelis & Company stock opened at $71.09 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $60.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $63.72. Moelis & Company has a fifty-two week low of $47.00 and a fifty-two week high of $82.89. The firm has a market cap of $5.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.61 and a beta of 1.64.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The asset manager reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.07. Moelis & Company had a net margin of 13.22% and a return on equity of 40.89%. The company had revenue of $306.59 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $309.67 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.22 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 41.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of MC. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Moelis & Company by 214.5% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,942,299 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $171,713,000 after purchasing an additional 2,006,747 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Moelis & Company in the 4th quarter valued at $52,610,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 32.6% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,356,893 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $137,548,000 after buying an additional 579,529 shares in the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. raised its stake in Moelis & Company by 215.5% during the 4th 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 period. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC raised its stake in Moelis & Company by 457.0% during the 1st quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 485,238 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $28,318,000 after buying an additional 398,129 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.53% of the company’s stock.

Moelis & Company Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Investors of record on Monday, May 5th were paid a dividend of $0.65 per share. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 5th. Moelis & Company’s payout ratio is 119.27%.

About Moelis & Company

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.