Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of MC Q2 Earnings

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Moelis & Company in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the asset manager will post earnings of $0.65 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.66. 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 Q2 2027 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.08 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.30 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Moelis & Company from $80.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Moelis & Company from $89.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Bank of America initiated coverage on Moelis & Company in a report on Monday, January 26th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $81.00 price objective on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered Moelis & Company from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and upped their target price for the company from $78.00 to $80.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Moelis & Company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $76.33.

Moelis & Company Trading Down 2.1%

Shares of Moelis & Company stock opened at $58.41 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $70.13 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $69.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.87, a PEG ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.90. Moelis & Company has a 12-month low of $47.00 and a 12-month high of $78.22.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The asset manager reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.37. The firm had revenue of $487.94 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $430.17 million. Moelis & Company had a net margin of 15.36% and a return on equity of 41.67%. Moelis & Company’s revenue was up 11.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.18 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Impact Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Impact Capital Partners LLC now owns 12,000 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $856,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Moelis & Company by 0.4% in the third quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC now owns 37,988 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $2,709,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 64.4% in the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 416 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 163 shares in the last quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. raised its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. now owns 8,889 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $611,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the period. Finally, GW Henssler & Associates Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. GW Henssler & Associates Ltd. now owns 3,433 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $236,000 after buying an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, General Counsel Osamu R. Watanabe sold 2,765 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $62.23, for a total transaction of $172,065.95. Following the sale, the general counsel directly owned 4,981 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $309,967.63. This represents a 35.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 6.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Moelis & Company Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.65 per share. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 17th. Moelis & Company’s payout ratio is 88.44%.

About Moelis & Company

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. The company was founded by Kenneth David Moelis, Navid Mahmoodzadegan, Jeffrey Raich and Elizabeth Ann Crain in July 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.