Zacks Research Has Bullish Estimate for MC Q2 Earnings

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Moelis & Company in a report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the asset manager will earn $0.56 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.52. 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 $0.95 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.69 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.59 EPS.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last issued its earnings results 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%.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $92.00 target price (up previously from $86.00) on shares of Moelis & Company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Moelis & Company from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Moelis & Company from $79.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Moelis & Company from $77.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Moelis & Company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $78.83.

Moelis & Company Stock Performance

NYSE:MC opened at $69.58 on Thursday. Moelis & Company has a 1 year low of $46.24 and a 1 year high of $82.89. The stock has a market cap of $5.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.54 and a beta of 1.40. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $75.50 and a 200-day simple moving average of $71.86.

Institutional Trading of Moelis & Company

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG acquired a new position in Moelis & Company during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $3,433,000. Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 13.7% in the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 804,860 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $55,141,000 after buying an additional 96,720 shares in the last quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Moelis & Company during the fourth quarter worth $9,149,000. Cerity Partners LLC raised its position in Moelis & Company by 129.8% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 13,845 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $949,000 after acquiring an additional 7,819 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Moelis & Company by 1.9% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 922,920 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $63,229,000 after acquiring an additional 16,830 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Moelis & Company

In other Moelis & Company news, insider Christopher Callesano sold 1,282 shares of Moelis & Company stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.00, for a total value of $94,868.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 1,227 shares in the company, valued at approximately $90,798. This trade represents a 51.10 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Kenneth Moelis sold 9,712 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.00, for a total value of $718,688.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 209,235 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,483,390. This trade represents a 4.44 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 22,721 shares of company stock worth $1,677,017. 6.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Moelis & Company Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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 is an increase from Moelis & Company’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.74%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. Moelis & Company’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.