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Moody's NYSE:MCO Stock Report

Last Price

US$474.59

Market Cap

US$85.0b

7D

-1.0%

1Y

30.2%

Updated

20 Nov, 2024

Data

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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 all time highs, changes and price drops for Moody's
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$474.59
52 Week HighUS$495.10
52 Week LowUS$358.49
Beta1.29
11 Month Change-2.54%
3 Month Change-1.13%
1 Year Change30.19%
33 Year Change20.91%
5 Year Change109.50%
Change since IPO2,889.54%

Recent News & Updates

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

Oct 23

Recent updates

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

Market Participants Recognise Moody's Corporation's (NYSE:MCO) Earnings

Dec 18
Market Participants Recognise Moody's Corporation's (NYSE:MCO) Earnings

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' (NYSE:MCO) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.77

Feb 04
Moody's' (NYSE:MCO) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.77

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

Moody's Corporation: I Still See Downside Risk

Sep 27

Moody's goes ex dividend tomorrow

Aug 17

Shareholder Returns

MCOUS Capital MarketsUS Market
7D-1.0%0.8%-1.0%
1Y30.2%54.5%30.3%

Return vs Industry: MCO underperformed the US Capital Markets industry which returned 54.5% over the past year.

Return vs Market: MCO matched the US Market which returned 30.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is MCO's price volatile compared to industry and market?
MCO volatility
MCO Average Weekly Movement2.5%
Capital Markets Industry Average Movement3.9%
Market Average Movement6.2%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market15.7%
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 (2%) 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$84.96b
Earnings (TTM)US$2.00b
Revenue (TTM)US$6.90b

42.9x

P/E Ratio

12.5x

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

Does MCO pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy MCO by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Moody's dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateNov 22 2024
Dividend Pay DateDec 13 2024
Days until Ex dividend1 day
Days until Dividend pay date22 days

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