Q4 EPS Estimate for Moelis & Company Raised by Analyst

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q4 2027 EPS estimates for Moelis & Company in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 15th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the asset manager will earn $1.66 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.64. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company’s current full-year earnings is $3.14 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Moelis & Company’s Q1 2028 earnings at $1.24 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.27 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on Moelis & Company from $69.00 to $66.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Moelis & Company from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Moelis & Company from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. UBS Group reissued a “sell” rating and issued a $60.00 target price (up from $58.00) on shares of Moelis & Company in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on Moelis & Company from $70.00 to $62.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $73.38.

Moelis & Company Stock Down 2.6%

Shares of MC opened at $67.45 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $66.68 and its 200-day moving average price is $65.69. Moelis & Company has a 52 week low of $51.06 and a 52 week high of $78.22. The stock has a market cap of $5.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.26, a P/E/G ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.85.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The asset manager reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by ($0.09). Moelis & Company had a net margin of 14.46% and a return on equity of 38.94%. The business had revenue of $319.78 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $321.51 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.64 EPS. Moelis & Company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Moelis & Company

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MC. Allied Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Moelis & Company in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Root Financial Partners LLC lifted its position in Moelis & Company by 292.2% in the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 455 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 339 shares in the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new stake in Moelis & Company during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in Moelis & Company by 64.4% during the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 416 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 163 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP boosted its stake in Moelis & Company by 153.9% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 419 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 254 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.53% of the company’s stock.

Moelis & Company Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 11th were issued a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 11th. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%. Moelis & Company’s dividend payout ratio is presently 93.53%.

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. 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.