Q3 EPS Forecast for Moelis & Company Decreased by Analyst

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Moelis & Company in a report released on Thursday, November 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the asset manager will earn $0.61 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.62. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company’s current full-year earnings is $0.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Moelis & Company’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.88 EPS.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The asset manager reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $273.76 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $273.58 million. Moelis & Company had a return on equity of 12.15% and a net margin of 4.22%. The firm’s revenue was up .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned ($0.15) earnings per share.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Moelis & Company from $54.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on Moelis & Company in a research report on Thursday, September 12th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $70.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of Moelis & Company from $67.00 to $66.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and six have issued a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $60.83.

Moelis & Company Price Performance

Shares of MC opened at $76.98 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 145.25 and a beta of 1.33. Moelis & Company has a 1 year low of $46.24 and a 1 year high of $81.60. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $71.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $64.48.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Moelis & Company

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Reston Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Moelis & Company during the third quarter valued at $26,000. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 63.5% in the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 497 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 115.8% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 995 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $68,000 after purchasing an additional 534 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in Moelis & Company by 193.0% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,081 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $74,000 after buying an additional 712 shares during the period. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. bought a new position in Moelis & Company in the third quarter worth approximately $75,000. 91.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Moelis & Company Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 4th will be issued a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.12%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 4th. Moelis & Company’s payout ratio is presently 452.83%.

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.