Zacks Research Predicts Weaker Earnings for Moelis & Company

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Moelis & Company in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the asset manager will post earnings of $0.55 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.70. 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 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.77 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.51 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Moelis & Company from $55.00 to $52.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Moelis & Company from $56.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday. StockNews.com cut shares of Moelis & Company from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, March 13th. JMP Securities restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Moelis & Company from $55.00 to $50.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $59.83.

Moelis & Company Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE MC opened at $61.61 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $4.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.00 and a beta of 1.66. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $55.63 and a 200 day moving average price of $67.68. Moelis & Company has a 52-week low of $47.00 and a 52-week high of $82.89.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The asset manager reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $306.59 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $309.67 million. Moelis & Company had a net margin of 11.39% and a return on equity of 38.49%. Moelis & Company’s revenue was up 41.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.22 EPS.

Moelis & Company Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 5th will be issued a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 5th. Moelis & Company’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 119.27%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Christopher Callesano sold 1,282 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.00, for a total value of $94,868.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 1,227 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $90,798. The trade was a 51.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Kenneth Shropshire sold 2,551 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.30, for a total transaction of $184,437.30. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 6,940 shares in the company, valued at approximately $501,762. This represents a 26.88% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 22,721 shares of company stock worth $1,677,017 over the last quarter. 6.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Moelis & Company

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 1.9% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,305,688 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $484,720,000 after purchasing an additional 158,373 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 214.5% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,942,299 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $171,713,000 after purchasing an additional 2,006,747 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 32.6% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,356,893 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $137,548,000 after purchasing an additional 579,529 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 4.4% in the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,260,345 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $131,914,000 after purchasing an additional 95,114 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Madison Asset Management LLC raised its position in Moelis & Company by 8.5% during the first quarter. Madison Asset Management LLC now owns 1,264,200 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $73,779,000 after acquiring an additional 99,313 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.53% of the company’s stock.

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.