FY2026 EPS Forecast for Moelis & Company Raised by Analyst

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2026 EPS estimates for Moelis & Company in a note issued to investors on Friday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings of $3.07 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $3.06. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company’s current full-year earnings is $2.97 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Moelis & Company’s Q4 2027 earnings at $1.20 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.21 EPS.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The asset manager reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.37. Moelis & Company had a net margin of 15.36% and a return on equity of 41.67%. The firm had revenue of $487.94 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $430.17 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.18 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on MC. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded Moelis & Company from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $78.00 to $80.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Moelis & Company from $80.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. UBS Group lifted their target price on Moelis & Company from $70.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Moelis & Company from $89.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Bank of America began coverage on shares of Moelis & Company in a report on Monday, January 26th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $81.00 price target on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $76.33.

Moelis & Company Price Performance

Shares of MC stock opened at $56.16 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $69.37 and a 200 day moving average of $68.89. Moelis & Company has a 1 year low of $47.00 and a 1 year high of $78.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 1.90.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of MC. Alps Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Moelis & Company in the 3rd quarter worth about $6,105,000. AE Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Moelis & Company in the second quarter valued at approximately $207,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Moelis & Company by 1.8% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 962,778 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $68,665,000 after purchasing an additional 17,220 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 5.3% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 354,658 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $23,691,000 after buying an additional 17,740 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC increased its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 354.1% in the third quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 42,789 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $3,052,000 after buying an additional 33,367 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Moelis & Company

In related news, General Counsel Osamu R. Watanabe sold 2,765 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $62.23, for a total transaction of $172,065.95. Following the sale, the general counsel owned 4,981 shares in the company, valued at approximately $309,967.63. This trade represents a 35.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 6.40% of the company’s stock.

Moelis & Company Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 17th. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.6%. Moelis & Company’s dividend payout ratio is 88.44%.

About Moelis & Company

Moelis & Co operates as a holding company. It engages in the provision of financial advisory, capital raising and asset management services to a client base including corporations, governments, sovereign wealth funds and financial sponsors. The firm focuses on clients including large public multinational corporations, middle market private companies, financial sponsors, entrepreneurs and governments. The company was founded by Kenneth David Moelis, Navid Mahmoodzadegan, Jeffrey Raich and Elizabeth Ann Crain in July 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.