Q4 2025 Earnings Estimate for Moelis & Company Issued By Seaport Res Ptn (NYSE:MC)

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Moelis & Company in a research note issued on Wednesday, October 9th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now anticipates that the asset manager will earn $0.97 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.93. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company’s current full-year earnings is $1.08 per share.

MC has been the topic of several other reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $60.00 target price (up from $54.00) on shares of Moelis & Company in a research note on Thursday, July 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Moelis & Company from $50.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 25th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Moelis & Company from $61.00 to $67.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, September 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on Moelis & Company in a research note on Thursday, September 12th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $70.00 target price on the stock. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on Moelis & Company from $54.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and six have given a hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $61.00.

Moelis & Company Stock Up 3.3 %

Moelis & Company stock opened at $68.97 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $65.89 and its 200 day moving average is $59.75. Moelis & Company has a twelve month low of $38.58 and a twelve month high of $71.34. The company has a market capitalization of $5.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 459.77 and a beta of 1.33.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The asset manager reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $264.59 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $227.90 million. Moelis & Company had a return on equity of 4.38% and a net margin of 1.38%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 47.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted ($0.04) EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its holdings in shares of Moelis & Company by 63.5% during the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 497 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares during the last quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 147.9% in the 1st quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 657 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 392 shares during the period. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. increased its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 510.2% in the 1st quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 836 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 699 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 115.8% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 995 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $68,000 after acquiring an additional 534 shares during the period. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in Moelis & Company during the 2nd quarter worth about $113,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Joseph Simon sold 6,723 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.00, for a total value of $430,272.00. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. In other news, Director Kenneth Shropshire sold 495 shares of Moelis & Company stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.29, for a total value of $34,298.55. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 9,372 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $649,385.88. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Joseph Simon sold 6,723 shares of Moelis & Company stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.00, for a total value of $430,272.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 12,526 shares of company stock valued at $830,133. 6.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Moelis & Company Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 26th. Investors of record on Monday, August 5th were issued a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 5th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.48%. Moelis & Company’s dividend payout ratio is currently 1,600.00%.

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.