Altrafin AG Purchases New Position in Moody’s Corporation $MCO

Altrafin AG acquired a new position in Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 9,606 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $4,907,000. Moody’s makes up about 1.6% of Altrafin AG’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest holding.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new position in Moody’s in the second quarter worth approximately $25,000. Caitlin John LLC bought a new position in Moody’s in the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new position in Moody’s in the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in Moody’s in the third quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Wealth Watch Advisors INC bought a new position in Moody’s in the third quarter worth approximately $32,000. Institutional investors own 92.11% of the company’s stock.

Moody’s Stock Performance

Shares of MCO opened at $448.12 on Friday. Moody’s Corporation has a 12 month low of $402.28 and a 12 month high of $546.88. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $448.68 and a 200-day moving average price of $469.30. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03. The firm has a market cap of $78.29 billion, a PE ratio of 32.12, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.35.

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The business services provider reported $4.33 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.22 by $0.11. Moody’s had a return on equity of 70.97% and a net margin of 31.69%.The firm had revenue of $2.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.11 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $3.83 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Moody’s has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.400-17.000 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Moody’s Corporation will post 16.69 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Moody’s Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were issued a dividend of $1.03 per share. This represents a $4.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. Moody’s’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.53%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Moody’s

In related news, SVP Richard G. Steele sold 158 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $453.67, for a total value of $71,679.86. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 1,985 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $900,534.95. This represents a 7.37% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Robert Fauber sold 1,467 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $453.67, for a total value of $665,533.89. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 52,564 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,846,709.88. The trade was a 2.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 4,717 shares of company stock valued at $2,137,306. Company insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently commented on MCO. Mizuho reduced their price objective on shares of Moody’s from $524.00 to $521.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Moody’s from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 21st. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $610.00 price objective on shares of Moody’s in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of Moody’s from $574.00 to $540.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of Moody’s from $526.00 to $489.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $544.29.

Moody’s Company Profile

Moody’s Corporation is a global provider of credit ratings, research, data and analytics that support financial decision-making and transparency in capital markets. The company traces its origins to the early 20th century when financial analyst John Moody began publishing credit information; today Moody’s is headquartered in New York and serves a broad set of market participants including investors, issuers, financial institutions, corporations, governments and regulators.

Moody’s operates primarily through two complementary businesses.