Research Analysts Set Expectations for MC Q1 Earnings

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Moelis & Company in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $0.67 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.65. 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 $0.78 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.06 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.19 EPS.

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

Moelis & Company Stock Performance

Shares of MC opened at $59.35 on Friday. Moelis & Company has a 1 year low of $47.00 and a 1 year high of $78.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.65 billion, a PE ratio of 20.19, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.87. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $70.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $69.44.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The asset manager reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.37. The firm had revenue of $487.94 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $430.17 million. Moelis & Company had a return on equity of 43.19% and a net margin of 15.36%.Moelis & Company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.18 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Moelis & Company

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Moelis & Company by 89.8% in the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 389 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares during the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new position in Moelis & Company during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in Moelis & Company by 64.4% during the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 416 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 163 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in Moelis & Company by 153.9% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 419 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 254 shares during the period. Finally, eCIO Inc. purchased a new stake in Moelis & Company in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, General Counsel Osamu R. Watanabe sold 2,765 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $62.23, for a total value of $172,065.95. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel directly owned 4,981 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $309,967.63. The trade was a 35.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 6.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Moelis & Company Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be given a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 17th. Moelis & Company’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 88.44%.

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.