Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Moody’s (MCO)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Moody’s (NYSE: MCO):

• 10/22/2026 – Moody’s had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $490.00 to $511.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 10/22/2026 – Moody’s had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $470.00 to $480.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/22/2026 – Moody’s had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $597.00 to $595.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/22/2026 – Moody’s had its price target lowered by Bank of America from $580.00 to $575.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/22/2026 – Moody’s had its price target lowered by Stifel Nicolaus from $550.00 to $537.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/16/2026 – Moody’s was downgraded by Jefferies Financial Group to “neutral”. They now have a $560.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/16/2026 – Moody’s had its price target lowered by Royal Bank Of Canada from $610.00 to $575.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/14/2026 – Moody’s had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $570.00 to $555.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/13/2026 – Moody’s had its price target lowered by BMO Capital Markets from $515.00 to $490.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2026 – Moody’s was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “buy (b)”.
• 10/7/2026 – Moody’s had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $512.00 to $470.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.

Moody’s Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of MCO stock traded up $0.10 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $506.12. 414,017 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,053,143. Moody’s Corporation has a 1 year low of $402.28 and a 1 year high of $546.88. The stock has a market cap of $87.26 billion, a PE ratio of 30.84, a PEG ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.86. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $477.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $467.49.

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 21st. The business services provider reported $4.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.25 by ($0.11). The company had revenue of $2.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.08 billion. Moody’s had a net margin of 35.26% and a return on equity of 84.76%. The business’s revenue was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.92 EPS. Research analysts predict that Moody’s Corporation will post 16.73 EPS for the current year.

Moody’s Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 20th will be given a dividend of $1.03 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 20th. This represents a $4.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Moody’s’s payout ratio is currently 25.11%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Robert Fauber sold 923 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $455.00, for a total value of $419,965.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 51,364 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,370,620. This represents a 1.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Michael West sold 9,946 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $488.00, for a total value of $4,853,648.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 8,559 shares in the company, valued at $4,176,792. This represents a 53.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.14% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) is a global provider of credit ratings, research, data, analytics and risk-management solutions. Through Moody’s Investors Service, the company assigns credit ratings and publishes research on corporate, government and structured-finance debt issuers, helping investors and other market participants evaluate credit risk.

Through Moody’s Analytics, the company provides financial intelligence, economic research, data, software and advisory services. Its offerings support credit analysis, lending, portfolio management, enterprise risk management, compliance and related functions across financial institutions, corporations, governments and other organizations.

Moody’s traces its origins to 1909, when John Moody established the company that introduced published credit ratings for bonds.