Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Has $33.81 Million Stock Holdings in Moody’s Corporation $MCO

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund raised its position in shares of Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) by 65.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 77,513 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 30,750 shares during the quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in Moody’s were worth $33,815,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Moody’s during the second quarter valued at $25,000. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. acquired a new position in Moody’s during the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC purchased a new stake in Moody’s in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new stake in Moody’s in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in Moody’s during the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.11% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Moody’s

In other news, CEO Robert Fauber sold 1,467 shares of the firm’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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 52,564 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,846,709.88. This trade represents a 2.72% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, 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 Moody’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 completion of 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. Insiders sold 3,250 shares of company stock valued at $1,495,098 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.

Moody’s Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE MCO opened at $489.61 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.16. Moody’s Corporation has a one year low of $402.28 and a one year high of $546.88. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $451.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $466.05. The company has a market capitalization of $85.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.34.

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

Moody’s Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given a $1.03 dividend. This represents a $4.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. Moody’s’s payout ratio is currently 29.53%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Mizuho lowered their target price on Moody’s from $524.00 to $521.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $535.00 price target on shares of Moody’s in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Moody’s from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 21st. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Moody’s from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Bank of America reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $565.00 price objective 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, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Moody’s has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $541.83.

Moody’s 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.