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Stocks Info
Moody’s Corp is listed on the NYSE in the Financial sector while operating in the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry. The current market capitalization of Moody’s Corp is $78.26B. A total of 0.78 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 945.31K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Fauber Robert bought 415 shares of MCO for 437.80 per share on Apr 15 ’25. In a previous transaction on Apr 01 ’25, Fauber Robert sold 415 shares at 463.08 per share. MCO shares that President and CEO owns now total 62,824.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Fauber Robert acquired of 415 shares on Apr 01 ’25 at a per-share price of $463.08. In another insider transaction, Fauber Robert sold 415 shares at $444.43 per share on Mar 17 ’25. Company shares held by the President and CEO now total 62,958.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Moody’s Corp pays an annual dividend of $3.49, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.80%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 38.63. MCO’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.7% when it declared a $0.94 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/25/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/22/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.7%. The MCO stock dividend was $0.85 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MCO has a high of $531.93 and a low of $360.05.
As of this writing, MCO has an earnings estimate of $3.55 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 21.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $3.67 per share and a lower estimate of $3.31.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on 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 $19.77, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.92B.
Analysts Opinion
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. 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 3.91.
