MCO Stock Overview
Operates as an integrated risk assessment firm worldwide. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 0/6 |
| Future Growth | 2/6 |
| Past Performance | 5/6 |
| Financial Health | 4/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$480.38 |
| 52 Week High | US$503.95 |
| 52 Week Low | US$360.05 |
| Beta | 1.3 |
| 1 Month Change | -3.86% |
| 3 Month Change | 1.46% |
| 1 Year Change | 22.98% |
| 3 Year Change | 22.84% |
| 5 Year Change | 98.73% |
| Change since IPO | 2,926.02% |
Recent News & Updates
Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO)
Dec 15
Moody's: Overvalued But Still A Hold
Dec 06Recent updates
Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO)
Dec 15Moody's: Overvalued But Still A Hold
Dec 06Moody's Q3 Earnings: Emerging Benefactors And Solid Baseline Results
Oct 23Moody's: Fundamentals Are Better Than Expected, But Valuation Is Still High
Sep 25Moody's: Capitalize On The Upcoming Global Easing Cycle
Aug 28Moody's Corporation: Great Business But Currently Very Expensive
Aug 15Moody's Corporation Just Beat EPS By 8.2%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
Jul 26Moody's: Q2 Earnings, What To Expect And What I Am Doing As Investor
Jul 20Moody's Corporation's (NYSE:MCO) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable
Jul 16Wide Moat Dividend Growth - What Makes Moody's Such A Powerful Compounder
Jun 10Moody's: Potential Growth Slowdown And Relatively High Valuation (Rating Downgrade)
May 24Moody's: The Valuation Doesn't Convince Me
Apr 24Moody's: Perfectly Aligned For Cyclical And Secular Growth
Apr 16Shareholders Should Be Pleased With Moody's Corporation's (NYSE:MCO) Price
Apr 02Moody's: Rating Agency Gets Re-Rated Itself
Feb 15Unveiling Moody's: The Untold Story Behind Berkshire's Investment
Jan 18Moody's Is The Perfect Stock For My Portfolio
Nov 20Moody's: A Wonderful Company At A Fair Price
Oct 19Ratings Firm Moody's Gets Hold Rating After Overheated Valuation.
Sep 16Moody's: Initiate Long On Better Than Expected Q2 2023 Performance
Aug 05Moody's Q2 Earnings: Not Worth An All-Time High Valuation
Jul 26Moody's: Supreme Business Continuing To Compound
Jun 15Moody's: Dominant Business But A Little Pricey
Jun 06Moody's: There Are Better Options
Feb 21Moody's Has Growing Dividends And Buffett Owns It, But Should You?
Feb 06Moody's Q4 2022 Earnings Preview
Jan 30Moody's: Rarely Cheap, But A 'Buy' When That's The Case
Dec 21Moody's Q3 2022 Earnings Preview
Oct 24Moody's: Lacking Stability
Oct 12Shareholder Returns
| MCO | US Capital Markets | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 4.0% | 3.6% | 2.8% |
| 1Y | 23.0% | 33.0% | 24.5% |
Return vs Industry: MCO underperformed the US Capital Markets industry which returned 33% over the past year.
Return vs Market: MCO underperformed the US Market which returned 24.5% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| MCO volatility | |
|---|---|
| MCO Average Weekly Movement | 2.7% |
| Capital Markets Industry Average Movement | 4.1% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.3% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 17.1% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.1% |
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
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 15,776 | Rob Fauber | www.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
| MCO fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$87.06b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$2.00b |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$6.90b |
43.5x
P/E Ratio12.6x
P/S RatioIs MCO overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| MCO income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$6.90b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$1.87b |
| Gross Profit | US$5.03b |
| Other Expenses | US$3.02b |
| Earnings | US$2.00b |
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 11.05 |
| Gross Margin | 72.90% |
| Net Profit Margin | 29.05% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 189.2% |
How did MCO perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
0.7%
Current Dividend Yield30%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/26 01:07 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.
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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.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| John Eade | Argus Research Company |
| Jeffrey Meuler | Baird |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |