Q4 EPS Forecast for Moelis & Company Raised by Analyst

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2027 earnings estimates for shares of Moelis & Company in a report released on Wednesday, July 15th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $1.66 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.64. Zacks Research has a “Strong Sell” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company’s current full-year earnings is $3.14 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Moelis & Company’s Q1 2028 earnings at $1.24 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.27 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Moelis & Company from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of Moelis & Company from $90.00 to $83.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on shares of Moelis & Company from $70.00 to $62.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their target price on Moelis & Company from $69.00 to $66.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Moelis & Company from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $73.38.

Moelis & Company Stock Performance

Shares of MC opened at $70.06 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $5.50 billion, a PE ratio of 25.20, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.85. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $66.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $65.70. Moelis & Company has a twelve month low of $51.06 and a twelve month high of $78.22.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The asset manager reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.59 by ($0.09). Moelis & Company had a net margin of 14.46% and a return on equity of 38.94%. The firm had revenue of $319.78 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $321.51 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.64 earnings per share. Moelis & Company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Moelis & Company Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 11th were given a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 11th. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%. Moelis & Company’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 93.53%.

Institutional Trading of Moelis & Company

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of MC. Allied Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Moelis & Company in the second quarter valued at $25,000. Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its stake in Moelis & Company by 292.2% during the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 455 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 339 shares in the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new stake in Moelis & Company during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP increased its holdings in Moelis & Company by 153.9% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 419 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 254 shares during the period. 91.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.