1,475 Shares in Moody’s Corporation $MCO Purchased by Militia Capital Management LLC

Militia Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 1,475 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $643,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MCO. Norges Bank bought a new position in Moody’s in the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,097,101,000. Egerton Capital UK LLP purchased a new stake in Moody’s in the fourth quarter valued at about $395,096,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in shares of Moody’s by 73.5% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,716,304 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $876,775,000 after purchasing an additional 726,971 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Moody’s by 72.5% in the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,081,807 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $471,963,000 after buying an additional 454,684 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Auto Owners Insurance Co raised its stake in Moody’s by 50,985.1% in the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 420,430 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $214,777,000 after acquiring an additional 419,607 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.11% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have issued reports on MCO. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $535.00 price target on shares of Moody’s in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $500.00 price target on Moody’s in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Moody’s in a research report on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on Moody’s from $489.00 to $515.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $512.00 price target on shares of Moody’s in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $553.61.

Moody’s Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of MCO opened at $478.90 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $469.00 and its 200 day moving average price is $462.63. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.01. Moody’s Corporation has a 12-month low of $402.28 and a 12-month high of $546.88. The firm has a market cap of $82.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.33.

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) last announced its earnings results 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 return on equity of 80.35% and a net margin of 34.25%.The company had revenue of $2.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.09 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $3.56 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 15.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Moody’s has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.500-17.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Moody’s Corporation will post 16.82 earnings per share for the current year.

Moody’s Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a dividend of $1.03 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $4.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. Moody’s’s dividend payout ratio is 26.13%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Moody’s

In related news, CEO Robert Fauber sold 1,467 shares of Moody’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $453.67, for a total value of $665,533.89. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 52,564 shares in the company, valued at $23,846,709.88. The trade was a 2.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Richard G. Steele sold 158 shares of Moody’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $453.67, for a total transaction of $71,679.86. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 1,985 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $900,534.95. This trade represents a 7.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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. 0.14% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Moody’s Company Profile

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.