Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC Decreases Stock Position in Moody’s Corporation $MCO

Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC reduced its position in Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) by 62.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 49,000 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 80,200 shares during the period. Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC’s holdings in Moody’s were worth $25,032,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. California Public Employees Retirement System raised its stake in Moody’s by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 298,104 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $142,041,000 after buying an additional 10,434 shares during the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. raised its stake in Moody’s by 39.0% during the 3rd quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 15,130 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $7,209,000 after buying an additional 4,247 shares during the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Moody’s by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 316,969 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $151,029,000 after buying an additional 16,099 shares during the last quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co raised its stake in Moody’s by 24.5% during the 3rd quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 23,476 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $11,186,000 after buying an additional 4,625 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Qsemble Capital Management LP raised its stake in Moody’s by 78.3% during the 4th quarter. Qsemble Capital Management LP now owns 5,703 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,913,000 after buying an additional 2,505 shares during the last quarter. 92.11% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MCO has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Moody’s from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Moody’s from $600.00 to $560.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $531.00 target price on shares of Moody’s in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $535.00 target price on shares of Moody’s in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Moody’s in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $544.29.

Moody’s Trading Down 2.6%

Shares of MCO stock opened at $456.46 on Thursday. Moody’s Corporation has a 1 year low of $402.28 and a 1 year high of $546.88. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $449.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $468.66. 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 $79.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.72, a PEG ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.35.

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The business services provider reported $4.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.22 by $0.11. Moody’s had a net margin of 31.69% and a return on equity of 70.97%. The firm had revenue of $2.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.11 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.83 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Moody’s has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.400-17.000 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Moody’s Corporation will post 16.69 earnings per share for the current year.

Moody’s Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given a dividend of $1.03 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $4.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Moody’s’s payout ratio is presently 29.53%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Robert Fauber sold 1,467 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $453.67, for a total transaction of $665,533.89. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 52,564 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $23,846,709.88. The trade was a 2.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at 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 business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were 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. 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 have sold 4,717 shares of company stock valued at $2,137,306. Insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.

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.