After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.
Stocks Info
MCO belongs to the Financial sector of the NYSE while operating in the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry. The current market capitalization of Moody’s Corp is $88.08B. A total of 0.52 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 618.48K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Fauber Robert sold 281 shares of MCO for 473.62 per share on Jan 15 ’25. After the transaction, the President and CEO now owns 61,894 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 15 ’25, Fauber Robert bought 281 shares at 473.62 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Fauber Robert disposed of 281 shares on Jan 02 ’25 at a per-share price of $474.86. This resulted in the President and CEO holding 61,894 shares of MCO after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Fauber Robert bought 281 shares at $474.86 per share on Jan 02 ’25.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Moody’s Corp pays an annual dividend of $3.40, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.70%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 44.43. MCO’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.7% when it declared a $0.85 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/22/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/16/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.8%. The MCO stock dividend was $0.85 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MCO has a high of $503.95 and a low of $360.05.
As of this writing, MCO has an earnings estimate of $2.55 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 19.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.97 per share and a lower estimate of $2.15.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. MCO’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.90B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $7.97B in debt and $2.50B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $21.55, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.92B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MCO is Buy with a score of 3.90.
