After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Earlier, Yahoo Finance discussed this stock as it revealed Moody’s Names Noémie Heuland as Chief Financial Officer.
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The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry segment. The current market capitalization of Moody’s Corp. is $70.36B. A total of 0.49 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 782.16K shares.
Insider Activity
Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. During the recent three months, MCO has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 67 BUYs and 64 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 80,790 shares during that period but sold 124,337.
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 dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Moody’s Corp. pays an annual dividend of $3.93, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.02%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 44.13. MCO’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/22/2024 when it declared a $0.85 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/15/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/22/2023. The MCO stock dividend was $0.77 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for MCO in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $399.11 with high estimates of $450.00 and low estimates of $340.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MCO has a high of $407.62 and a low of $278.23.
As of this writing, MCO has an earnings estimate of $2.81 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 17 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.92 per share and a lower estimate of $2.48. The company reported an EPS of $2.43 in the last quarter, which was 5.70% higher than expectations of $2.3.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s 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 $18.18, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.92B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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.
