Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Moody’s (MCO)

Moody’s (NYSE: MCO) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 2/24/2026 – Moody’s had its price target lowered by Mizuho from $550.00 to $524.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/23/2026 – Moody’s had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $580.00 to $550.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/21/2026 – Moody’s was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 2/19/2026 – Moody’s had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by BMO Capital Markets.
• 2/19/2026 – Moody’s had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $515.00 to $490.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/19/2026 – Moody’s had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc. They now have a $610.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/19/2026 – Moody’s was given a new $480.00 price target by BMO Capital Markets.
• 2/19/2026 – Moody’s had its price target lowered by Stifel Nicolaus from $574.00 to $540.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/19/2026 – Moody’s had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $600.00 to $560.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/18/2026 – Moody’s was given a new $531.00 price target by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc..
• 2/17/2026 – Moody’s is now covered by Bank of America Corporation. They set a “buy” rating and a $550.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/9/2026 – Moody’s had its price target lowered by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $603.00 to $532.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2026 – Moody’s was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 1/23/2026 – Moody’s was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 1/14/2026 – Moody’s had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $620.00 to $660.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/13/2026 – Moody’s had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $520.00 to $526.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/13/2026 – Moody’s was upgraded by Daiwa Securities Group Inc. from “neutral” to “outperform”. They now have a $590.00 price target on the stock, up from $500.00.
• 1/12/2026 – Moody’s was upgraded by Daiwa Securities Group Inc. from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 1/8/2026 – Moody’s had its price target raised by Evercore Inc from $540.00 to $620.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/5/2026 – Moody’s was given a new $574.00 price target by Stifel Nicolaus. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Moody’s Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be issued a dividend of $1.03 per share. This represents a $4.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. This is a positive change from Moody’s’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.94. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd. Moody’s’s payout ratio is 30.12%.

Insider Activity at Moody’s

In related news, CEO Robert Fauber sold 575 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $498.90, for a total value of $286,867.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 61,082 shares in the company, valued at approximately $30,473,809.80. This represents a 0.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.14% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.