Bowie Capital Management LLC Has $42.35 Million Position in Moody’s Corporation $MCO

Bowie Capital Management LLC cut its holdings in Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) by 15.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 97,087 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 18,420 shares during the quarter. Moody’s makes up 1.6% of Bowie Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest position. Bowie Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Moody’s were worth $42,354,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Cromwell Holdings LLC lifted its position in Moody’s by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 363 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $185,000 after buying an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. DeDora Capital Inc. increased its position in Moody’s by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. DeDora Capital Inc. now owns 1,315 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $672,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Moody’s by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 753 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $385,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel raised its stake in shares of Moody’s by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 1,081 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $552,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Verdence Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Moody’s by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,895 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $968,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares in the last quarter. 92.11% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on MCO. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Moody’s in a report on Friday, July 17th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $610.00 price target for the company. Barclays increased their price objective on Moody’s from $550.00 to $575.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Weiss Ratings raised Moody’s from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Moody’s from $530.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $565.00 price target on shares of Moody’s in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $551.42.

Key Moody’s News

Here are the key news stories impacting Moody’s this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Moody’s reported Q2 EPS of $4.68, ahead of consensus, and revenue of $2.19 billion, up 15.1% year over year, helped by stronger bond issuance activity and solid demand in analytics. Article Link
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised its stock repurchase outlook and declared a $1.03 dividend, which supports shareholder returns. Article Link
• Neutral Sentiment: Moody’s updated full-year 2026 EPS guidance to $16.50-$17.00, which is broadly in line with expectations, but not enough to offset concerns about margin pressure. Article Link
• Negative Sentiment: The market is reacting to lower 2026 operating margin guidance, suggesting costs may be rising faster than expected and limiting enthusiasm for the earnings beat. Article Link

Moody’s Trading Down 0.3%

MCO opened at $489.38 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.16. The company has a market cap of $85.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.34. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $463.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of $464.93. Moody’s Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $402.28 and a fifty-two week high of $546.88.

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The business services provider reported $4.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.26 by $0.42. Moody’s had a net margin of 31.69% and a return on equity of 70.97%. The firm had revenue of $2.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.09 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.56 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.1% on a year-over-year basis. Moody’s has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.500-17.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Moody’s Corporation will post 16.73 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Robert Fauber sold 1,467 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $466.39, for a total value of $684,194.13. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 75,189 shares in the company, valued at approximately $35,067,397.71. This represents a 1.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Richard G. Steele sold 158 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $453.67, for a total value of $71,679.86. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 1,985 shares in the company, valued at $900,534.95. The trade was a 7.37% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders sold 3,250 shares of company stock worth $1,495,098. 0.14% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Moody’s

Moody’s Corporation is a global provider of credit ratings, research, data and analytics that support financial decision-making and transparency in capital markets. The company traces its origins to the early 20th century when financial analyst John Moody began publishing credit information; today Moody’s is headquartered in New York and serves a broad set of market participants including investors, issuers, financial institutions, corporations, governments and regulators.

Moody’s operates primarily through two complementary businesses.