Seaport Res Ptn Issues Negative Forecast for MC Earnings

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Moelis & Company in a report issued on Monday, July 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $0.25 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.28. 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.65 EPS.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The asset manager reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.07. Moelis & Company had a net margin of 13.22% and a return on equity of 40.89%. The firm had revenue of $306.59 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $309.67 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.22 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 41.0% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on MC. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on Moelis & Company from $69.00 to $89.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Moelis & Company from $50.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Moelis & Company from $56.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, May 15th. JMP Securities reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Moelis & Company from an “underweight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $42.00 to $68.00 in a report on Monday, June 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Moelis & Company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $66.00.

Moelis & Company Stock Performance

MC stock opened at $69.61 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.93 and a beta of 1.64. Moelis & Company has a 52-week low of $47.00 and a 52-week high of $82.89. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $60.36 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $63.66.

Moelis & Company Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Investors of record on Monday, May 5th were issued a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 5th. Moelis & Company’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 119.27%.

Institutional Trading of Moelis & Company

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MC. Fulton Bank N.A. grew its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 6,581 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $410,000 after acquiring an additional 188 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in Moelis & Company by 32.8% during the second quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 336,918 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $22,169,000 after purchasing an additional 83,260 shares during the period. New England Research & Management Inc. increased its position in Moelis & Company by 1.7% in the second quarter. New England Research & Management Inc. now owns 15,375 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $958,000 after buying an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. Peak Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 2.9% in the second quarter. Peak Financial Advisors LLC now owns 8,814 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $549,000 after buying an additional 247 shares during the period. Finally, Voya Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 5.9% during the 1st quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 343,099 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $20,023,000 after buying an additional 19,146 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.53% of the company’s stock.

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.