Q1 EPS Estimate for Moelis & Company Increased by Analyst

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Moelis & Company in a research note issued on Thursday, August 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $0.66 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.60. 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 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.55 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.93 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.72 EPS.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The asset manager reported $0.53 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $365.38 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $269.57 million. Moelis & Company had a net margin of 14.31% and a return on equity of 42.72%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 38.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.18 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. JMP Securities restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on shares of Moelis & Company from $69.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Moelis & Company from $55.00 to $52.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Moelis & Company from an “underweight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $42.00 to $68.00 in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Moelis & Company from $56.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $66.00.

Moelis & Company Price Performance

Shares of MC stock opened at $72.01 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $5.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.35 and a beta of 1.70. Moelis & Company has a 1-year low of $47.00 and a 1-year high of $82.89. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $66.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $62.85.

Moelis & Company Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.65 per share. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 4th. Moelis & Company’s payout ratio is presently 102.36%.

Insider Transactions at Moelis & Company

In other Moelis & Company news, General Counsel Osamu R. Watanabe sold 6,340 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.64, for a total transaction of $460,537.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 131 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,515.84. The trade was a 97.98% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 6.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,305,688 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $484,720,000 after buying an additional 158,373 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 4.7% during the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,080,123 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $191,953,000 after buying an additional 137,824 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,862,337 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $178,381,000 after buying an additional 89,143 shares in the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 2,845,605 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $177,338,000 after buying an additional 112,281 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 6.0% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,396,230 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $149,333,000 after buying an additional 135,885 shares in the last quarter. 91.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.