Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for MC Earnings

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Moelis & Company in a report released on Tuesday, November 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $0.51 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast 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.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The asset manager reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $273.76 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $273.58 million. Moelis & Company had a return on equity of 12.15% and a net margin of 4.22%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted ($0.15) EPS.

MC has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated a “market perform” rating and set a $60.00 price target (up previously from $54.00) on shares of Moelis & Company in a report on Thursday, July 25th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Moelis & Company from $54.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Moelis & Company from $50.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 25th. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Moelis & Company from $67.00 to $66.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on shares of Moelis & Company in a research report on Thursday, September 12th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $70.00 price target for the company. Two 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, Moelis & Company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $60.83.

Moelis & Company Stock Performance

MC stock opened at $76.31 on Friday. Moelis & Company has a one year low of $44.02 and a one year high of $81.60. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $69.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $62.50. The company has a market capitalization of $5.72 billion, a PE ratio of 143.98 and a beta of 1.33.

Moelis & Company Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, November 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 4th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.15%. Moelis & Company’s payout ratio is presently 452.83%.

Institutional Trading of Moelis & Company

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Swiss National Bank raised its holdings in shares of Moelis & Company by 0.3% in the first quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 131,600 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $7,471,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. grew its position in Moelis & Company by 25.0% in the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 258,695 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $14,686,000 after acquiring an additional 51,690 shares during the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC increased its stake in Moelis & Company by 7.4% in the 1st quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 13,469 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $765,000 after buying an additional 926 shares during the period. Entropy Technologies LP grew its stake in Moelis & Company by 7.8% in the 1st quarter. Entropy Technologies LP now owns 5,492 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $312,000 after acquiring an additional 397 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Eagle Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 8.9% during the first quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 105,651 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $5,998,000 after acquiring an additional 8,600 shares during the period. Institutional investors 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.