Zacks Research Lifts Earnings Estimates for Moelis & Company

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Moelis & Company in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the asset manager will earn $0.56 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.52. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company’s current full-year earnings is $2.97 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Moelis & Company’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.69 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.59 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on MC. StockNews.com cut Moelis & Company from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Moelis & Company from $79.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Moelis & Company from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $92.00 target price (up from $86.00) on shares of Moelis & Company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $78.83.

Moelis & Company Stock Performance

Moelis & Company stock opened at $70.49 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.05 and a beta of 1.40. Moelis & Company has a fifty-two week low of $46.24 and a fifty-two week high of $82.89. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $75.51 and a 200-day simple moving average of $71.87.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The asset manager reported $1.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.79. Moelis & Company had a return on equity of 38.49% and a net margin of 11.39%.

Institutional Trading of Moelis & Company

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Reston Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Moelis & Company in the third quarter worth about $26,000. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC grew its position in Moelis & Company by 52.5% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 398 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Moelis & Company during the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Moelis & Company in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in Moelis & Company by 148.3% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 822 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $61,000 after acquiring an additional 491 shares during the last quarter. 91.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Moelis & Company

In other Moelis & Company news, Director Kenneth Shropshire sold 2,551 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.30, for a total transaction of $184,437.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 6,940 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $501,762. This trade represents a 26.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Kenneth Moelis sold 9,712 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.00, for a total transaction of $718,688.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 209,235 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,483,390. This represents a 4.44 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 22,721 shares of company stock valued at $1,677,017. 6.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Moelis & Company Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a $0.65 dividend. This is a boost from Moelis & Company’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.69%. Moelis & Company’s dividend payout ratio is presently 147.73%.

About Moelis & Company

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.