Q1 EPS Estimates for Moelis & Company Cut by Zacks Research

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Moelis & Company in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 29th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $0.41 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.42. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company’s current full-year earnings is $1.05 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Moelis & Company’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.91 EPS.

MC has been the subject of several other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Moelis & Company from $78.00 to $77.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Moelis & Company from an “underweight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $66.00 to $92.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. UBS Group lifted their price target on Moelis & Company from $54.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded Moelis & Company from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $71.00 to $86.00 in a report on Friday, December 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $70.67.

Moelis & Company Trading Up 0.2 %

NYSE:MC opened at $77.70 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $75.32 and a 200-day moving average of $70.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.82 billion, a PE ratio of 146.61 and a beta of 1.40. Moelis & Company has a 52 week low of $46.24 and a 52 week high of $81.60.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Moelis & Company

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. acquired a new stake in Moelis & Company during the 3rd quarter worth about $49,017,000. Hodges Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Moelis & Company during the fourth quarter worth approximately $9,149,000. Pier Capital LLC acquired a new position in Moelis & Company in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $8,152,000. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. acquired a new position in Moelis & Company in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $6,970,000. Finally, Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its position in Moelis & Company by 13.7% in the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 804,860 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $55,141,000 after buying an additional 96,720 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.53% of the company’s stock.

About Moelis & Company

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.