Cantillon Capital Management LLC Has $171.23 Million Stake in Moody’s Corporation $MCO

Cantillon Capital Management LLC lowered its stake in shares of Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) by 11.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 392,513 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 52,887 shares during the period. Cantillon Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.22% of Moody’s worth $171,234,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new position in Moody’s during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. bought a new stake in Moody’s in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC bought a new stake in Moody’s in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new stake in Moody’s in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Whipplewood Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Moody’s by 1,866.7% during the first quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 59 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. 92.11% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Moody’s news, SVP Richard G. Steele sold 158 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $453.67, for a total transaction of $71,679.86. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 1,985 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $900,534.95. This represents a 7.37% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Robert Fauber sold 1,467 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $453.67, for a total transaction of $665,533.89. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 52,564 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $23,846,709.88. This represents a 2.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders sold 3,250 shares of company stock worth $1,495,098. 0.14% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on MCO shares. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Moody’s from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Moody’s from $491.00 to $496.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Mizuho reduced their target price on Moody’s from $524.00 to $521.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Bank of America reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $565.00 target price on shares of Moody’s in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on Moody’s from $489.00 to $515.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $548.47.

Moody’s Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MCO opened at $511.14 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $460.53 and a 200 day moving average price of $465.32. The firm has a market cap of $89.30 billion, a PE ratio of 36.64, a PEG ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03. Moody’s Corporation has a 1-year low of $402.28 and a 1-year high of $546.88.

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The business services provider reported $4.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.22 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $2.08 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.11 billion. Moody’s had a return on equity of 70.97% and a net margin of 31.69%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.83 EPS. Moody’s has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.400-17.000 EPS. Research analysts predict that Moody’s Corporation will post 16.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Moody’s Profile

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.