Zacks Research Predicts Lower Earnings for Moelis & Company

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Moelis & Company in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the asset manager will earn $0.65 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.66. 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 Q2 2027 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.08 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.30 EPS.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The asset manager reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.37. The company had revenue of $487.94 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $430.17 million. Moelis & Company had a return on equity of 41.67% and a net margin of 15.36%.Moelis & Company’s revenue was up 11.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.18 earnings per share.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on MC. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Moelis & Company from $89.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of Moelis & Company in a research note on Monday, January 26th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $81.00 price objective on the stock. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Moelis & Company from $70.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered Moelis & Company from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $78.00 to $80.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Moelis & Company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $76.33.

Moelis & Company Trading Down 7.2%

Moelis & Company stock opened at $59.35 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $70.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $69.37. Moelis & Company has a 52 week low of $47.00 and a 52 week high of $78.22. The stock has a market cap of $4.65 billion, a PE ratio of 20.19, a P/E/G ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.90.

Moelis & Company Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 17th. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.4%. Moelis & Company’s dividend payout ratio is currently 88.44%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Moelis & Company

In other news, General Counsel Osamu R. Watanabe sold 2,765 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $62.23, for a total transaction of $172,065.95. Following the sale, the general counsel owned 4,981 shares in the company, valued at $309,967.63. The trade was a 35.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 6.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Moelis & Company

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in MC. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 89.8% in the third quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 389 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 184 shares during the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new position in Moelis & Company in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in Moelis & Company by 64.4% in the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 416 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 163 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 153.9% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 419 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 254 shares in the last quarter. Finally, eCIO Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Moelis & Company during the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. 91.53% of the stock is currently 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. The company was founded by Kenneth David Moelis, Navid Mahmoodzadegan, Jeffrey Raich and Elizabeth Ann Crain in July 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.