Zacks Research Has Negative Forecast for MC Q3 Earnings

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Moelis & Company in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, November 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the asset manager will earn $0.61 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.62. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.88 EPS.

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

MC has been the subject of several other reports. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Moelis & Company from $67.00 to $66.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on Moelis & Company in a research report on Thursday, September 12th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $70.00 price target on the stock. Finally, UBS Group upped 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. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and six have given a hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $60.83.

Moelis & Company Price Performance

MC stock opened at $76.98 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $71.18 and a 200 day moving average of $64.48. The company has a market cap of $5.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 145.25 and a beta of 1.33. Moelis & Company has a 1 year low of $46.24 and a 1 year high of $81.60.

Moelis & Company Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 4th will be given a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.12%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 4th. Moelis & Company’s payout ratio is currently 452.83%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 7.3% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 35,766 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $2,031,000 after buying an additional 2,428 shares in the last quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Moelis & Company in the first quarter worth $256,000. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 42.9% during the 2nd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 6,007 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $342,000 after purchasing an additional 1,804 shares during the period. Curated Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 197.3% during the 2nd quarter. Curated Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,987 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $511,000 after buying an additional 18,221 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Zone Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Moelis & Company by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Blue Zone Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 58,054 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $3,301,000 after buying an additional 1,459 shares during the period. 91.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.