Q1 EPS Forecast for Moelis & Company Reduced by Analyst

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Moelis & Company in a report released on Wednesday, January 29th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings of $0.41 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.42. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company’s current full-year earnings is $1.05 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Moelis & Company’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.91 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on MC. Morgan Stanley upgraded Moelis & Company from an “underweight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $66.00 to $92.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Moelis & Company from $54.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on Moelis & Company from $78.00 to $77.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded Moelis & Company from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their target price for the company from $71.00 to $86.00 in a research note on Friday, December 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Moelis & Company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $70.67.

Moelis & Company Stock Performance

Moelis & Company stock opened at $77.70 on Monday. Moelis & Company has a fifty-two week low of $46.24 and a fifty-two week high of $81.60. The company has a market capitalization of $5.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 146.61 and a beta of 1.40. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $75.32 and a two-hundred day moving average of $70.61.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Moelis & Company by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,590,316 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $108,973,000 after acquiring an additional 10,698 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 1.9% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 922,920 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $63,229,000 after purchasing an additional 16,830 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 13.7% in the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 804,860 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $55,141,000 after purchasing an additional 96,720 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its holdings in Moelis & Company by 7.5% during the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 768,945 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $56,810,000 after purchasing an additional 53,473 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Emerald Advisers LLC lifted its holdings in Moelis & Company by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Emerald Advisers LLC now owns 440,330 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $30,167,000 after buying an additional 5,844 shares in the last quarter. 91.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Moelis & Company Company Profile

Moelis & Company operates as an investment banking advisory firm. It offers advisory services in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters, as well as strategic, capital structure, and private funds advisory.