Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Forecast for MC Earnings

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Moelis & Company in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the asset manager will earn $0.51 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.48. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.62 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.80 EPS.

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

MC has been the topic of a number of other reports. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Moelis & Company from $54.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Moelis & Company from $50.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 25th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Moelis & Company from $67.00 to $66.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on shares of Moelis & Company in a research report on Thursday, September 12th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $70.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $60.00 target price (up from $54.00) on shares of Moelis & Company in a research report on Thursday, July 25th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and six have given a hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $60.83.

Moelis & Company Stock Performance

Moelis & Company stock opened at $74.69 on Friday. Moelis & Company has a twelve month low of $44.06 and a twelve month high of $81.60. The firm has a market cap of $5.60 billion, a PE ratio of 140.92 and a beta of 1.33. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $69.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $62.86.

Institutional Trading of Moelis & Company

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 0.7% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,590,316 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $108,973,000 after purchasing an additional 10,698 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC grew its holdings in Moelis & Company by 13.6% in the 3rd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 7,679 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $526,000 after buying an additional 921 shares during the last quarter. Pier Capital LLC bought a new position in Moelis & Company in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $8,152,000. Weiss Asset Management LP bought a new position in Moelis & Company in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,094,000. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Moelis & Company by 2.0% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 241,772 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $16,564,000 after buying an additional 4,762 shares during the last quarter. 91.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Moelis & Company Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 4th will be given a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 4th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.21%. Moelis & Company’s payout ratio is currently 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.