What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for MC Q2 Earnings?

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Moelis & Company in a report issued on Wednesday, May 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $0.56 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.65. Zacks Research has a “Strong Sell” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company’s current full-year earnings is $3.20 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Moelis & Company’s Q3 2027 earnings at $0.93 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $1.23 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.25 EPS.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The asset manager reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.59 by ($0.09). The company had revenue of $319.78 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $321.51 million. Moelis & Company had a net margin of 14.46% and a return on equity of 38.94%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.64 earnings per share.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on MC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Moelis & Company from $80.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on Moelis & Company from $59.00 to $58.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on Moelis & Company from $80.00 to $64.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Bank of America started coverage on Moelis & Company in a research note on Monday, January 26th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $81.00 price objective for the company. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Moelis & Company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $71.89.

Moelis & Company Trading Up 3.1%

Shares of Moelis & Company stock opened at $64.18 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $60.95 and a 200 day moving average price of $65.30. The company has a market cap of $5.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.09, a P/E/G ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.87. Moelis & Company has a 1 year low of $51.06 and a 1 year high of $78.22.

Moelis & Company Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 11th will be given a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 11th. Moelis & Company’s dividend payout ratio is presently 93.53%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 9.9% in the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 4,799 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $280,000 after acquiring an additional 432 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 42,080 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $2,456,000 after acquiring an additional 1,839 shares in the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association bought a new position in shares of Moelis & Company in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $264,000. Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 37.6% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 42,828 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $2,499,000 after acquiring an additional 11,692 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning raised its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 14.2% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 6,639 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $414,000 after acquiring an additional 827 shares in the last quarter. 91.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Moelis & Company Company Profile

Moelis & Co operates as a holding company. It engages in the provision of financial advisory, capital raising and asset management services to a client base including corporations, governments, sovereign wealth funds and financial sponsors. The firm focuses on clients including large public multinational corporations, middle market private companies, financial sponsors, entrepreneurs and governments. The company was founded by Kenneth David Moelis, Navid Mahmoodzadegan, Jeffrey Raich and Elizabeth Ann Crain in July 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.