Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for MC Earnings

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Moelis & Company in a research report issued on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $0.53 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.51. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.70 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.52 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.07 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.48 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. JMP Securities reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on Moelis & Company from $86.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 14th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $92.00 price objective (up from $86.00) on shares of Moelis & Company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Moelis & Company from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Moelis & Company from $63.00 to $55.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $62.50.

Moelis & Company Stock Up 11.1 %

NYSE:MC opened at $54.28 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.07 billion, a PE ratio of 30.84 and a beta of 1.53. Moelis & Company has a 12-month low of $46.24 and a 12-month high of $82.89. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $65.33 and a 200 day moving average price of $70.40.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The asset manager reported $1.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.79. Moelis & Company had a net margin of 11.39% and a return on equity of 38.49%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC lifted its stake in Moelis & Company by 52.5% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 398 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 137 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Moelis & Company during the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 1,551.3% in the 1st 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. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its holdings in Moelis & Company by 1,460.8% during the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 796 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 745 shares during the period. Finally, R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in Moelis & Company in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Moelis & Company news, General Counsel Osamu R. Watanabe sold 5,661 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 $418,914.00. Following the transaction, the general counsel now directly owns 6,471 shares in the company, valued at approximately $478,854. This represents a 46.66 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO Ciafone Katherine Pilcher sold 3,515 shares of Moelis & Company stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.00, for a total transaction of $260,110.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 3,934 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $291,116. This represents a 47.19 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 22,721 shares of company stock valued at $1,677,017 over the last three months. 6.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Moelis & Company Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a dividend of $0.65 per share. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.79%. This is a positive change from Moelis & Company’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Moelis & Company’s dividend payout ratio is presently 147.73%.

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.