Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ:MORN) Chairman Sells $1,851,962.40 in Stock

Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ:MORNGet Free Report) Chairman Joseph D. Mansueto sold 6,198 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $298.80, for a total value of $1,851,962.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now owns 10,852,973 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,242,868,332.40. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Morningstar Price Performance

Shares of MORN stock opened at $298.59 on Friday. Morningstar, Inc. has a 1-year low of $163.28 and a 1-year high of $301.91. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $280.20 and its 200 day moving average is $260.49. The company has a market cap of $12.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 91.03 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.94.

Morningstar (NASDAQ:MORNGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 22nd. The business services provider reported $1.97 earnings per share for the quarter. Morningstar had a return on equity of 18.54% and a net margin of 6.92%. The company had revenue of $538.70 million for the quarter.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently commented on MORN. TheStreet upgraded Morningstar from a “c” rating to a “b” rating in a research note on Friday, February 23rd. StockNews.com upgraded Morningstar from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday.

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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Morningstar

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MORN. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Morningstar in the third quarter worth about $3,961,000. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund boosted its holdings in Morningstar by 74.3% in the third quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 50,000 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $11,712,000 after acquiring an additional 21,314 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Morningstar by 76.1% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 206,133 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $48,284,000 after acquiring an additional 89,099 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in Morningstar by 13.1% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 216,824 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $50,789,000 after acquiring an additional 25,133 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Precision Wealth Strategies LLC boosted its holdings in Morningstar by 42.9% in the third quarter. Precision Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 1,538 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $360,000 after acquiring an additional 462 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 57.02% of the company’s stock.

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