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Stocks Info
Morningstar Inc is listed on the NASDAQ in the Financial sector while operating in the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry. The current market capitalization of Morningstar Inc is $9.87B. A total of 0.59 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 366.84K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Mansueto Joseph D sold 6,705 shares of MORN for 260.65 per share on Aug 27 ’25. After the transaction, the Executive Chairman now owns 9,312,836 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 26 ’25, Mansueto Joseph D sold 3,532 shares at 260.52 per share. MORN shares that Executive Chairman owns now total 9,319,541.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Mansueto Joseph D disposed of 1,644 shares on Aug 25 ’25 at a per-share price of $263.15. This resulted in the Executive Chairman holding 9,323,073 shares of MORN after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Mansueto Joseph D sold 7,250 shares at $263.99 per share on Aug 22 ’25. Company shares held by the Executive Chairman now total 9,324,717.
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. Morningstar Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.77, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.76%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.91.
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, MORN has a high of $365.00 and a low of $230.86.
As of this writing, MORN has an earnings estimate of $2.42 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 2.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.55 per share and a lower estimate of $2.29. The company reported an EPS of $2 in the last quarter
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. 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 $38.28, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.42B.
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 MORN is Buy with a score of 4.33.
