What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for MC FY2025 Earnings?

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Moelis & Company in a report released on Monday, April 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the asset manager will earn $2.24 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $2.70. 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 $0.79 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.89 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.77 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of Moelis & Company from $70.00 to $42.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on Moelis & Company from $86.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 14th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $92.00 target price (up from $86.00) on shares of Moelis & Company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Moelis & Company from $63.00 to $55.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Moelis & Company from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $62.50.

Moelis & Company Stock Down 2.8 %

MC stock opened at $50.86 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $62.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of $69.77. Moelis & Company has a 12 month low of $46.24 and a 12 month high of $82.89. The company has a market capitalization of $3.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.90 and a beta of 1.53.

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 return on equity of 38.49% and a net margin of 11.39%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 64.3% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 253,658 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $14,803,000 after purchasing an additional 99,316 shares during the period. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC bought a new stake in Moelis & Company in the first quarter valued at $1,194,000. Simon Quick Advisors LLC raised its stake in Moelis & Company by 36.0% during the first quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC now owns 4,718 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $275,000 after acquiring an additional 1,250 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Moelis & Company during the first quarter valued at $1,086,000. Finally, Curated Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Moelis & Company by 3.5% during the first quarter. Curated Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,906 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $520,000 after acquiring an additional 304 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Moelis & Company

In related news, Director Kenneth Shropshire sold 2,551 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.30, for a total value of $184,437.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 6,940 shares in the company, valued at approximately $501,762. This represents a 26.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Kenneth Moelis sold 9,712 shares of Moelis & Company stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was 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 $15,483,390. This represents a 4.44 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 22,721 shares of company stock valued at $1,677,017 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 6.40% of the company’s stock.

Moelis & Company Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were issued a dividend of $0.65 per share. This is an increase from Moelis & Company’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.11%. Moelis & Company’s payout ratio is presently 147.73%.

Moelis & Company Company Profile

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.