After Hours
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Stocks Info
This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry segment, falling under the Financial sector. The current market capitalization of Morningstar Inc is $12.79B. A total of 0.24 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 199.34K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Mansueto Joseph D sold 7,250 shares of MORN for 306.43 per share on May 22 ’25. After the transaction, the Executive Chairman now owns 9,430,378 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 23 ’25, Mansueto Joseph D sold 1,296 shares at 305.80 per share. MORN shares that Executive Chairman owns now total 9,429,082.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Mansueto Joseph D disposed of 1,246 shares on May 27 ’25 at a per-share price of $306.52. This resulted in the Executive Chairman holding 9,427,836 shares of MORN after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Mansueto Joseph D sold 7,250 shares at $309.86 per share on May 19 ’25. Company shares held by the Executive Chairman now total 9,442,731.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Morningstar Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.72, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.57%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 33.99. MORN’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.5% when it declared a $0.4550 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 10/3/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/3/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 0.5%. The MORN stock dividend was $0.4550 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MORN has a high of $365.00 and a low of $250.34.
As of this writing, MORN has an earnings estimate of $2.21 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 2 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.39 per share and a lower estimate of $2.04.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. MORN’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $546.10M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $531.50M in debt and $783.50M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $37.86, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.42B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside 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 MORN is Buy with a score of 4.33.
