Moelis Valuation

Is MC undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of MC when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: MC ($75.05) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($56.37)

Significantly Below Fair Value: MC is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for MC?

Key metric: As MC is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MC. This is calculated by dividing MC's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MC's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio129.3x
EarningsUS$40.96m
Market CapUS$5.72b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does MC's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for MC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average27.9x
VIRT Virtu Financial
17.9x17.7%US$5.8b
PIPR Piper Sandler Companies
33.1xn/aUS$5.4b
LAZ Lazard
20.8x32.9%US$5.2b
BGC BGC Group
39.8xn/aUS$4.9b
MC Moelis
129.3x68.1%US$5.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (129.3x) compared to the peer average (16x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Capital Markets Industry?

23 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
ADX Adams Diversified Equity Fund
3.6xn/aUS$2.50b
CET Central Securities
4.5xn/aUS$1.32b
GAM General American Investors Company
4.1xn/aUS$1.16b
MUDS Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation II
3.4xn/aUS$401.64m
MC 129.3xIndustry Avg. 24.1xNo. of Companies74PE020406080100+
23 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (129.3x) compared to the US Capital Markets industry average (24.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MC's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

MC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio129.3x
Fair PE Ratio39.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (129.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (39.5x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst MC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$75.05
US$66.57
-11.3%
10.3%US$79.00US$57.00n/a7
Nov ’25US$66.93
US$65.43
-2.2%
7.9%US$71.00US$57.00n/a7
Oct ’25US$67.93
US$60.43
-11.0%
12.2%US$70.00US$51.00n/a7
Sep ’25US$66.79
US$57.17
-14.4%
8.3%US$64.00US$51.00n/a6
Aug ’25US$64.25
US$57.33
-10.8%
8.7%US$65.00US$51.00n/a6
Jul ’25US$57.14
US$51.83
-9.3%
6.0%US$56.00US$47.00n/a6
Jun ’25US$56.61
US$51.83
-8.4%
6.0%US$56.00US$47.00n/a6
May ’25US$50.40
US$52.00
+3.2%
6.5%US$57.00US$47.00n/a6
Apr ’25US$56.17
US$53.33
-5.1%
9.5%US$58.00US$45.00n/a6
Mar ’25US$53.57
US$52.67
-1.7%
8.3%US$58.00US$46.00n/a6
Feb ’25US$55.88
US$47.67
-14.7%
16.3%US$56.00US$32.00n/a6
Jan ’25US$56.13
US$39.00
-30.5%
14.7%US$47.00US$32.00n/a5
Dec ’24US$49.22
US$37.80
-23.2%
11.6%US$44.00US$32.00n/a5
Nov ’24US$42.60
US$39.20
-8.0%
15.6%US$48.00US$30.00US$66.935
Oct ’24US$45.13
US$41.00
-9.2%
22.2%US$56.00US$29.00US$67.935
Sep ’24US$47.90
US$41.20
-14.0%
22.3%US$56.00US$29.00US$66.795
Aug ’24US$48.75
US$41.20
-15.5%
22.3%US$56.00US$29.00US$64.255
Jul ’24US$45.34
US$32.17
-29.1%
14.4%US$38.00US$27.00US$57.146
Jun ’24US$38.12
US$32.17
-15.6%
14.4%US$38.00US$27.00US$56.616
May ’24US$37.56
US$32.17
-14.4%
14.4%US$38.00US$27.00US$50.406
Apr ’24US$38.44
US$33.50
-12.9%
12.8%US$41.00US$29.00US$56.176
Mar ’24US$42.93
US$35.33
-17.7%
14.3%US$43.00US$30.00US$53.576
Feb ’24US$47.32
US$34.50
-27.1%
10.3%US$39.00US$30.00US$55.886
Jan ’24US$38.37
US$36.17
-5.7%
10.6%US$40.00US$30.00US$56.136
Dec ’23US$43.70
US$36.17
-17.2%
10.6%US$40.00US$30.00US$49.226
Nov ’23US$43.60
US$37.00
-15.1%
10.4%US$42.00US$30.00US$42.606

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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