Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA Takes Position in Moody’s Corporation $MCO

Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA acquired a new position in Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 2,300 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,175,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Rexford Capital Inc. acquired a new position in Moody’s during the second quarter worth $25,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Moody’s in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Caitlin John LLC bought a new position in shares of Moody’s in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Moody’s during the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Moody’s in the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Institutional investors own 92.11% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Robert Fauber sold 5,213 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $456.71, for a total value of $2,380,829.23. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 75,789 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,613,594.19. The trade was a 6.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Richard G. Steele sold 375 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $456.71, for a total transaction of $171,266.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 2,459 shares in the company, valued at $1,123,049.89. This trade represents a 13.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 6,755 shares of company stock worth $3,144,524. Insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on MCO shares. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Moody’s from $515.00 to $490.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Moody’s from $620.00 to $660.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $531.00 price objective on Moody’s in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $610.00 target price on shares of Moody’s in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Moody’s from $600.00 to $560.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Moody’s presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $550.25.

Moody’s Stock Up 0.5%

Moody’s stock opened at $440.86 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $454.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $481.02. The company has a quick ratio of 1.74, a current ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. The stock has a market cap of $78.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.23, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.45. Moody’s Corporation has a twelve month low of $378.71 and a twelve month high of $546.88.

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $3.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.39 by $0.25. Moody’s had a return on equity of 66.01% and a net margin of 31.86%.The company had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.87 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.62 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 13.0% on a year-over-year basis. Moody’s has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.400-17.000 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Moody’s Corporation will post 13.95 EPS for the current year.

Moody’s Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a $1.03 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $4.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. This is a positive change from Moody’s’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.94. Moody’s’s payout ratio is currently 30.12%.

About Moody’s

Moody’s Corporation is a global provider of credit ratings, research, data and analytics that support financial decision-making and transparency in capital markets. The company traces its origins to the early 20th century when financial analyst John Moody began publishing credit information; today Moody’s is headquartered in New York and serves a broad set of market participants including investors, issuers, financial institutions, corporations, governments and regulators.

Moody’s operates primarily through two complementary businesses.