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Moody's NYSE:MCO Stock Report

Last Price

US$466.35

Market Cap

US$83.7b

7D

-4.6%

1Y

20.3%

Updated

20 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

MCO Stock Overview

Operates as an integrated risk assessment firm worldwide. More details

MCO fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation0/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance5/6
Financial Health4/6
Dividends0/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Moody's
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$466.35
52 Week HighUS$503.95
52 Week LowUS$360.05
Beta1.3
1 Month Change-1.74%
3 Month Change-5.72%
1 Year Change20.32%
3 Year Change17.39%
5 Year Change94.88%
Change since IPO2,837.64%

Recent News & Updates

Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO)

Dec 15
Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO)

Moody's: Overvalued But Still A Hold

Dec 06

Recent updates

Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO)

Dec 15
Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO)

Moody's: Overvalued But Still A Hold

Dec 06

Moody's Q3 Earnings: Emerging Benefactors And Solid Baseline Results

Oct 23

Moody's: Fundamentals Are Better Than Expected, But Valuation Is Still High

Sep 25

Moody's: Capitalize On The Upcoming Global Easing Cycle

Aug 28

Moody's Corporation: Great Business But Currently Very Expensive

Aug 15

Moody's Corporation Just Beat EPS By 8.2%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Jul 26
Moody's Corporation Just Beat EPS By 8.2%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Moody's: Q2 Earnings, What To Expect And What I Am Doing As Investor

Jul 20

Moody's Corporation's (NYSE:MCO) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable

Jul 16
Moody's Corporation's (NYSE:MCO) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable

Wide Moat Dividend Growth - What Makes Moody's Such A Powerful Compounder

Jun 10

Moody's: Potential Growth Slowdown And Relatively High Valuation (Rating Downgrade)

May 24

Moody's: The Valuation Doesn't Convince Me

Apr 24

Moody's: Perfectly Aligned For Cyclical And Secular Growth

Apr 16

Shareholders Should Be Pleased With Moody's Corporation's (NYSE:MCO) Price

Apr 02
Shareholders Should Be Pleased With Moody's Corporation's (NYSE:MCO) Price

Moody's: Rating Agency Gets Re-Rated Itself

Feb 15

Unveiling Moody's: The Untold Story Behind Berkshire's Investment

Jan 18

Moody's Is The Perfect Stock For My Portfolio

Nov 20

Moody's: A Wonderful Company At A Fair Price

Oct 19

Ratings Firm Moody's Gets Hold Rating After Overheated Valuation.

Sep 16

Moody's: Initiate Long On Better Than Expected Q2 2023 Performance

Aug 05

Moody's Q2 Earnings: Not Worth An All-Time High Valuation

Jul 26

Moody's: Supreme Business Continuing To Compound

Jun 15

Moody's: Dominant Business But A Little Pricey

Jun 06

Moody's: There Are Better Options

Feb 21

Moody's Has Growing Dividends And Buffett Owns It, But Should You?

Feb 06

Moody's Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Jan 30

Moody's: Rarely Cheap, But A 'Buy' When That's The Case

Dec 21

Moody's Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Oct 24

Moody's: Lacking Stability

Oct 12

Shareholder Returns

MCOUS Capital MarketsUS Market
7D-4.6%-4.1%-2.4%
1Y20.3%32.3%23.3%

Return vs Industry: MCO underperformed the US Capital Markets industry which returned 32.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: MCO underperformed the US Market which returned 23.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is MCO's price volatile compared to industry and market?
MCO volatility
MCO Average Weekly Movement2.8%
Capital Markets Industry Average Movement4.0%
Market Average Movement6.3%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.8%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: MCO has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: MCO's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
190015,776Rob Fauberwww.moodys.com

Moody's Corporation operates as an integrated risk assessment firm worldwide. It operates in two segments, Moody’s Analytics and Moody’s Investors Services. The Moody’s Analytics segment develops a range of products and services that support the risk management activities of institutional participants in financial markets.

Moody's Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do Moody's's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
MCO fundamental statistics
Market capUS$83.74b
Earnings (TTM)US$2.00b
Revenue (TTM)US$6.90b

42.2x

P/E Ratio

12.3x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
MCO income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$6.90b
Cost of RevenueUS$1.87b
Gross ProfitUS$5.03b
Other ExpensesUS$3.02b
EarningsUS$2.00b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)11.05
Gross Margin72.90%
Net Profit Margin29.05%
Debt/Equity Ratio189.2%

How did MCO perform over the long term?

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Dividends

0.7%

Current Dividend Yield

30%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 05:15
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Moody's Corporation is covered by 40 analysts. 20 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John EadeArgus Research Company
Jeffrey MeulerBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research