Q1 EPS Forecast for Moelis & Company Increased by Analyst

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Moelis & Company in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the asset manager will post earnings of $0.51 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.41. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company’s current full-year earnings is $2.97 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Moelis & Company’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.68 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.50 EPS.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The asset manager reported $1.18 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.79. Moelis & Company had a net margin of 11.39% and a return on equity of 38.49%.

MC has been the topic of a number of other research reports. JMP Securities restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. StockNews.com downgraded Moelis & Company from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Moelis & Company from $77.00 to $83.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $92.00 price objective (up previously from $86.00) on shares of Moelis & Company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Moelis & Company from $79.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Moelis & Company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $78.83.

Moelis & Company Stock Down 1.4 %

Shares of NYSE MC opened at $69.58 on Friday. Moelis & Company has a 12-month low of $46.24 and a 12-month high of $82.89. The firm has a market cap of $5.21 billion, a PE ratio of 39.54 and a beta of 1.40. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $75.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $71.86.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Moelis & Company

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Reston Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Moelis & Company in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC raised its position in Moelis & Company by 52.5% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 398 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in Moelis & Company in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Moelis & Company in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 148.3% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 822 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $61,000 after buying an additional 491 shares during the period. 91.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Moelis & Company

In other Moelis & Company news, insider Christopher Callesano sold 1,282 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.00, for a total value of $94,868.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 1,227 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $90,798. This represents a 51.10 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, General Counsel Osamu R. Watanabe sold 5,661 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.00, for a total value of $418,914.00. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel now owns 6,471 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $478,854. The trade was a 46.66 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 22,721 shares of company stock valued at $1,677,017 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 6.40% of the company’s stock.

Moelis & Company Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a dividend of $0.65 per share. This is a boost from Moelis & Company’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. Moelis & Company’s payout ratio is presently 147.73%.

Moelis & Company Company Profile

Moelis & Co operates as a holding company. It engages in the provision of financial advisory, capital raising and asset management services to a client base including corporations, governments, sovereign wealth funds and financial sponsors. The firm focuses on clients including large public multinational corporations, middle market private companies, financial sponsors, entrepreneurs and governments.