How to buy Moodys Corporation (MCO) stocks

Moodys Corporation is a financial data & stock exchanges business based in the US. Moodys Corporation shares (MCO) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $466.35 – a decrease of 4.64% over the previous week. Moodys Corporation employs 15,776 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $6.9 billion.

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Moodys Corporation stock price (NYSE: MCO)

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Moodys Corporation stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$466.35
52-week range	$358.01 - $503.95
50-day moving average more info button	$479.20
200-day moving average more info button	$439.99
Wall St. target price	$500.06
PE ratio more info button	42.9306
Dividend yield more info button	$3.32 (0.72%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$10.95

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Moodys Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $466.35 from 2024-12-20

1 week (2024-12-13)	-4.64%
1 month (2024-11-22)	-2.98%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-5.72%
6 months (2024-06-21)	10.54%

1 year (2023-12-22)	20.32%
2 years (2022-12-22)	69.98%
3 years (2021-12-22)	21.28%
5 years (2019-12-20)	104.32%

Is Moodys Corporation stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Moodys Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Moodys Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Moodys Corporation's P/E ratio

Moodys Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 43x. In other words, Moodys Corporation shares trade at around 43x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're over-valued.

Moodys Corporation's PEG ratio

Moodys Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.4278. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Moodys Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Moodys Corporation's EBITDA

Moodys Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $3.3 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Moodys Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Moodys Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$6.9 billion
Operating margin TTM	42.03%
Gross profit TTM	$3.9 billion
Return on assets TTM	12.1%
Return on equity TTM	54.02%
Profit margin	29.05%
Book value	$21.55
Market Capitalization more info button	$85.2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Moodys Corporation stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 28.22% of net profits

Recently Moodys Corporation has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Moodys Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Moodys Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $3.32 per share.

While Moodys Corporation's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Moodys Corporation may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Moodys Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 12 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 21 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Moodys Corporation's stocks ever split?

Moodys Corporation's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 18 May 2005 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Moodys Corporation stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Moodys Corporation stocks, which in turn could have impacted Moodys Corporation's stock price.

Moodys Corporation stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Moodys Corporation's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $358.0117 up to $503.95. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Moodys Corporation's is 1.289. This would suggest that Moodys Corporation's stocks are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Moodys Corporation overview

Moody's Corporation operates as an integrated risk assessment firm worldwide. It operates in two segments, Moody's Analytics and Moody's Investors Services. The Moody's Analytics segment develops a range of products and services that support the risk management activities of institutional participants in financial markets. It also offers credit research, credit models and analytics, economics data and models, and structured finance solutions; data sets on companies and securities; and SaaS solutions supporting banking, insurance, and know your customer workflows. The Moody's Investors Service segment publishes credit ratings and provides assessment services on various debt obligations, programs and facilities, and entities that issue such obligations, such as various corporate, financial institution, and governmental obligations, as well as structured finance securities. The company was formerly known as Dun and Bradstreet Company and changed its name to Moody's Corporation in September 2000. Moody's Corporation was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Moodys Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 13.853% of Moodys Corporation stocks are held by insiders and 78.171% by institutions. How many people work for Moodys Corporation?
Latest data suggests 15,776 work at Moodys Corporation. When does the fiscal year end for Moodys Corporation?
Moodys Corporation's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Moodys Corporation based?
Moodys Corporation's address is: 7 World Trade Center, New York, NY, United States, 10007 What is Moodys Corporation's ISIN number?
Moodys Corporation's international securities identification number is: US6153691059 What is Moodys Corporation's CUSIP number?
Moodys Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 615369105

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