Zacks Research Predicts Higher Earnings for Moelis & Company

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Moelis & Company in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, November 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates 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.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $60.00 price target (up previously from $54.00) on shares of Moelis & Company in a research note on Thursday, July 25th. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on shares of Moelis & Company in a research report on Thursday, September 12th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $70.00 target price for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Moelis & Company from $50.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 25th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Moelis & Company from $54.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Moelis & Company from $67.00 to $66.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and six have assigned a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Moelis & Company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $60.83.

Moelis & Company Stock Performance

MC opened at $74.69 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $5.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 140.92 and a beta of 1.33. Moelis & Company has a one year low of $44.06 and a one year high of $81.60. The business’s fifty day moving average is $69.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $62.77.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The asset manager reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $273.58 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned ($0.15) EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up .6% on a year-over-year basis.

Moelis & Company Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 4th will be given a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 4th. Moelis & Company’s dividend payout ratio is presently 452.83%.

Institutional Trading of Moelis & Company

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Reston Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Moelis & Company in the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in shares of Moelis & Company by 63.5% during the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 497 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 115.8% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 995 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $68,000 after purchasing an additional 534 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Moelis & Company by 193.0% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,081 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $74,000 after purchasing an additional 712 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. acquired a new position in Moelis & Company in the third quarter valued at $75,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.53% of the company’s stock.

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.