Zacks Research Predicts Higher Earnings for Moelis & Company

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Moelis & Company in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects 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.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on MC. UBS Group increased their price target on Moelis & Company from $54.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 8th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $60.00 price objective (up previously from $54.00) on shares of Moelis & Company in a research report on Thursday, July 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of 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 lowered their target price 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. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company assumed 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 target for the company. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and six have assigned a hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $60.83.

Moelis & Company Trading Down 2.1 %

Moelis & Company stock opened at $74.69 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $5.60 billion, a PE ratio of 140.92 and a beta of 1.33. Moelis & Company has a 52 week low of $44.06 and a 52 week high of $81.60. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $69.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $62.86.

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

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 paid a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date 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%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Moelis & Company

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MC. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. acquired a new position in shares of Moelis & Company during the third quarter valued at $49,017,000. Natixis Advisors LLC raised its position in Moelis & Company by 179.2% in the second quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 708,140 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $40,265,000 after acquiring an additional 454,478 shares in the last quarter. Pier Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Moelis & Company in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $8,152,000. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Moelis & Company in the third quarter valued at $6,970,000. Finally, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund lifted its holdings in shares of Moelis & Company by 322.4% during the third quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 98,000 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $6,714,000 after purchasing an additional 74,800 shares during the last quarter. 91.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Moelis & Company

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.