After Hours
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Moody’s Corp. is listed on the NYSE in the Financial sector while operating in the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $386.84 and fluctuated between $388.13 as its day high and $383.39 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Moody’s Corp. is $70.79B. A total of 0.57 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 844.03K shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades are also considered as indicators of how a stock will perform in the future, in addition to stock predictions. During the recent three months, MCO has seen 8 BUY and 12 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 6,864 and the disposition of 9,543 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 85 BUYs and 75 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 156,166 shares during that period but sold 179,800.
In the most recent transaction, Fauber Robert sold 2,547 shares of MCO for 376.50 per share on Jan 16. After the transaction, the President and CEO now owns 54,099 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 29, Fauber Robert sold 2,546 shares at 390.63 per share. MCO shares that President and CEO owns now total 55,099.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Fauber Robert disposed of 2,546 shares on Dec 15 at a per-share price of $391.62. This resulted in the President and CEO holding 56,099 shares of MCO after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Fauber Robert sold 2,546 shares at $360.43 per share on Nov 30. Company shares held by the President and CEO now total 57,099.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Moody’s Corp. pays an annual dividend of $2.79, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.72%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 47.06. MCO’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/22/2023 when it declared a $0.77 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/15/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/8/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 8/17/2023. The MCO stock dividend was $0.77 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for MCO in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $396.63 with high estimates of $455.00 and low estimates of $340.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MCO has a high of $396.91 and a low of $278.23.
As of this writing, MCO has an earnings estimate of $2.32 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 18 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.47 per share and a lower estimate of $2.17. The company reported an EPS of $2.3 in the last quarter, which was 2.70% higher than expectations of $2.24.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. MCO’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.90B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $7.97B in debt and $2.50B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $17.44, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.92B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MCO is Buy with a score of 4.12.
