129,200 Shares in Moody’s Corporation $MCO Acquired by Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC

Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC bought a new position in shares of Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 129,200 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $61,561,000.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of MCO. Rexford Capital Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Moody’s during the second quarter worth $25,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Moody’s in the second quarter valued at $25,000. Caitlin John LLC acquired a new stake in Moody’s in the third quarter valued at $27,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Moody’s during the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Moody’s during the 3rd quarter worth $31,000. Institutional investors own 92.11% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Robert Fauber sold 5,213 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $456.71, for a total value of $2,380,829.23. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 75,789 shares in the company, valued at $34,613,594.19. This trade represents a 6.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Richard G. Steele sold 375 shares of Moody’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $456.71, for a total transaction of $171,266.25. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 2,459 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,123,049.89. The trade was a 13.23% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 6,755 shares of company stock valued at $3,144,524 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on MCO shares. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Moody’s in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Moody’s from $620.00 to $660.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on Moody’s from $574.00 to $540.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of Moody’s in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. They set a “buy” rating and a $550.00 target price for the company. Finally, Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $610.00 price target on shares of Moody’s in a report on Thursday, February 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $550.25.

Moody’s Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MCO opened at $429.91 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.43, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.45. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $482.19 and its 200-day moving average price is $487.88. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. Moody’s Corporation has a 1-year low of $378.71 and a 1-year high of $546.88.

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $3.64 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.39 by $0.25. Moody’s had a return on equity of 66.01% and a net margin of 31.86%.The company had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.87 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.62 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Moody’s has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.400-17.000 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Moody’s Corporation will post 13.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Moody’s Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a $1.03 dividend. This represents a $4.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. This is a boost from Moody’s’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.94. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. Moody’s’s payout ratio is 30.12%.

Moody’s Profile

Moody’s Corporation is a global provider of credit ratings, research, data and analytics that support financial decision-making and transparency in capital markets. The company traces its origins to the early 20th century when financial analyst John Moody began publishing credit information; today Moody’s is headquartered in New York and serves a broad set of market participants including investors, issuers, financial institutions, corporations, governments and regulators.

Moody’s operates primarily through two complementary businesses.