Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Outlook for MC Earnings

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Moelis & Company in a report issued on Wednesday, January 29th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the asset manager will earn $0.60 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.61. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company’s current full-year earnings is $1.05 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Moelis & Company’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.86 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.39 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on MC. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Moelis & Company from $78.00 to $77.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Moelis & Company from an “underweight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $66.00 to $92.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised shares of Moelis & Company from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $71.00 to $86.00 in a report on Friday, December 20th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Moelis & Company from $54.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Moelis & Company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $70.67.

Moelis & Company Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:MC opened at $77.75 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $75.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $70.27. Moelis & Company has a 1 year low of $46.24 and a 1 year high of $81.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 146.70 and a beta of 1.39.

Institutional Trading of Moelis & Company

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Reston Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Moelis & Company during the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in Moelis & Company during the 4th quarter worth approximately $47,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 115.8% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 995 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $68,000 after purchasing an additional 534 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 193.0% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,081 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $74,000 after purchasing an additional 712 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Moelis & Company in the 3rd quarter valued at $75,000. Institutional investors own 91.53% of the company’s stock.

About Moelis & Company

Moelis & Company operates as an investment banking advisory firm. It offers advisory services in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters, as well as strategic, capital structure, and private funds advisory.