Q2 EPS Estimates for Moelis & Company Cut by Seaport Res Ptn

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Moelis & Company in a research note issued on Friday, April 25th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now forecasts that the asset manager will earn $0.22 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.23. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company’s current full-year earnings is $2.97 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Moelis & Company’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.75 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.90 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.56 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.00 EPS.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The asset manager reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.07. Moelis & Company had a net margin of 11.39% and a return on equity of 38.49%. The business had revenue of $306.59 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $309.67 million.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. JMP Securities restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a research note on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Moelis & Company from $55.00 to $50.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Moelis & Company from $55.00 to $52.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. StockNews.com lowered shares of Moelis & Company from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on Moelis & Company from $86.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 14th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Moelis & Company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $61.83.

Moelis & Company Stock Down 0.1 %

Moelis & Company stock opened at $52.57 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $59.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $69.03. Moelis & Company has a 12 month low of $47.00 and a 12 month high of $82.89. The stock has a market cap of $3.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.87 and a beta of 1.53.

Moelis & Company Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 5th will be given a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 5th. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.95%. Moelis & Company’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 119.27%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Kenneth Moelis sold 9,712 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.00, for a total transaction of $718,688.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 209,235 shares in the company, valued at $15,483,390. This represents a 4.44 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Christopher Callesano sold 1,282 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.00, for a total transaction of $94,868.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 1,227 shares in the company, valued at approximately $90,798. This represents a 51.10 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 22,721 shares of company stock valued at $1,677,017. 6.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Moelis & Company

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC lifted its holdings in Moelis & Company by 52.5% during the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 398 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Moelis & Company during the fourth quarter worth $31,000. R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Moelis & Company during the fourth quarter valued at $47,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its holdings in Moelis & Company by 1,551.3% in the first quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 644 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 605 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in Moelis & Company by 1,460.8% in the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 796 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 745 shares during the period. 91.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.