Research Analysts Offer Predictions for MC Q1 Earnings

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Moelis & Company in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $0.51 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.41. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.68 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.50 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on MC. JMP Securities restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Moelis & Company from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Moelis & Company from $77.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. 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 report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $92.00 price target (up previously from $86.00) on shares of Moelis & Company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $78.83.

Moelis & Company Trading Down 1.4 %

Shares of MC stock opened at $69.58 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $75.50 and its 200-day simple moving average is $71.86. Moelis & Company has a 1-year low of $46.24 and a 1-year high of $82.89. The company has a market capitalization of $5.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.54 and a beta of 1.40.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Moelis & Company

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Reston Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Moelis & Company during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 52.5% during the 4th 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 during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Moelis & Company during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in Moelis & Company in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 148.3% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 822 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 491 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Moelis & Company

In other news, Director Kenneth Shropshire sold 2,551 shares of Moelis & Company stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.30, for a total transaction of $184,437.30. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 6,940 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $501,762. The trade was a 26.88 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Kenneth Moelis sold 9,712 shares of Moelis & Company 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 sale, the chief executive officer now owns 209,235 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,483,390. The trade was a 4.44 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 22,721 shares of company stock worth $1,677,017. Company insiders own 6.40% of the company’s stock.

Moelis & Company Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a dividend of $0.65 per share. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.74%. This is a positive change from Moelis & Company’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. 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.