Moody’s Corporation $MCO Shares Purchased by Andra AP fonden

Andra AP fonden grew its stake in Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) by 445.5% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 31,639 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 25,839 shares during the period. Andra AP fonden’s holdings in Moody’s were worth $13,803,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Moody’s by 87.1% during the 1st quarter. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC now owns 58 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Glenview Trust Co increased its position in Moody’s by 8.2% during the first quarter. Glenview Trust Co now owns 9,777 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,265,000 after purchasing an additional 745 shares during the last quarter. Titan Global Capital Management USA LLC increased its position in Moody’s by 2.5% during the first quarter. Titan Global Capital Management USA LLC now owns 11,355 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,953,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in Moody’s by 15.3% during the first quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 20,080 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $8,760,000 after purchasing an additional 2,667 shares during the period. Finally, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI raised its stake in Moody’s by 24.7% during the first quarter. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI now owns 11,825 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $5,159,000 after purchasing an additional 2,343 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.11% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Moody’s

Here are the key news stories impacting Moody’s this week:

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its price target on Moody’s to $600 from $530 and maintained an overweight rating, signaling confidence in the company’s earnings power and upside potential. Benzinga report on JPMorgan price target hike
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary around Q2 suggests stronger global bond issuance volumes, which could support Moody’s ratings and analytics revenue through higher investment-grade, high-yield, and structured-finance activity.
• Positive Sentiment: Several previews ahead of earnings highlight Moody’s as a financially strong company with solid growth prospects, and analysts are broadly bullish on the stock heading into the report. Article on bullish analyst views
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are waiting for Moody’s Q2 2026 earnings, with coverage focusing on whether the company can beat estimates and justify its premium valuation. Seeking Alpha earnings preview
• Neutral Sentiment: Moody’s also issued a warning on rising Indonesia risks despite the country’s 2.85% deficit target, but this looks more like a macro risk update than a company-specific catalyst. Yahoo Finance article on Indonesia risks
• Negative Sentiment: Some commentary notes that Moody’s is trading at a rich earnings multiple ahead of its report, which may weigh on the stock if results do not clearly exceed expectations. Motley Fool valuation article

Moody’s Stock Performance

Shares of MCO stock opened at $489.25 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $462.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $465.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.16. Moody’s Corporation has a one year low of $402.28 and a one year high of $546.88. The firm has a market cap of $85.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.07, a P/E/G ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.34.

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The business services provider reported $4.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.11 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.83 EPS. Moody’s’s revenue was up 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Moody’s Corporation will post 16.73 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on MCO. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Moody’s from $491.00 to $496.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Moody’s from $530.00 to $600.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday. Bank of America reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $565.00 price objective on shares of Moody’s in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Weiss Ratings raised Moody’s from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Moody’s from $560.00 to $590.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $550.58.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Richard G. Steele sold 158 shares of the 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 sale, the senior vice president directly owned 1,985 shares in the company, valued at approximately $900,534.95. This trade represents a 7.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Robert Fauber sold 1,467 shares of Moody’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 owned 52,564 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,846,709.88. This trade represents a 2.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 3,250 shares of company stock worth $1,495,098. 0.14% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Moody’s 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.