AG Campbell Advisory LLC Invests $4.61 Million in Moody’s Corporation $MCO

AG Campbell Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm acquired 9,015 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $4,605,000. Moody’s comprises 1.5% of AG Campbell Advisory LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 11th biggest holding.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of MCO. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Moody’s in the second quarter worth approximately $25,000. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Moody’s during the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Caitlin John LLC purchased a new stake in Moody’s during the third quarter valued at $27,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new position in shares of Moody’s during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in shares of Moody’s in the third quarter worth about $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.11% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have issued reports on MCO shares. BMO Capital Markets reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Moody’s in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Moody’s from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $535.00 target price on shares of Moody’s in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Moody’s from $560.00 to $590.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $500.00 price target on shares of Moody’s in a research note on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $541.83.

Moody’s Trading Up 0.1%

NYSE MCO opened at $451.20 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $450.09 and a 200-day moving average of $468.26. Moody’s Corporation has a 12 month low of $402.28 and a 12 month high of $546.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.16. The company has a market cap of $78.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.34, a P/E/G ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.35.

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) last released its earnings results 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 company had revenue of $2.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.11 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.83 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. Moody’s has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.400-17.000 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Moody’s Corporation will post 16.69 earnings per share for the current year.

Moody’s Announces Dividend

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

About Moody’s

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.