Zacks Research Forecasts Lower Earnings for Moelis & Company

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Moelis & Company in a report released on Thursday, November 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $0.61 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.62. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company’s current full-year earnings is $0.97 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Moelis & Company’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.88 EPS.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The asset manager reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.02. Moelis & Company had a return on equity of 12.15% and a net margin of 4.22%. The company had revenue of $273.76 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $273.58 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned ($0.15) EPS. Moelis & Company’s revenue for the quarter was up .6% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on MC. UBS Group raised their target price on Moelis & Company from $54.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on Moelis & Company in a research note on Thursday, September 12th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $70.00 price target for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Moelis & Company from $67.00 to $66.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and six have issued a hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Moelis & Company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $60.83.

Moelis & Company Stock Performance

Shares of Moelis & Company stock opened at $75.37 on Monday. Moelis & Company has a one year low of $46.24 and a one year high of $81.60. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $71.39 and its 200 day moving average is $64.75. The stock has a market cap of $5.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 142.21 and a beta of 1.37.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Moelis & Company

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in MC. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its holdings in shares of Moelis & Company by 7.3% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 35,766 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $2,031,000 after purchasing an additional 2,428 shares during the last quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Moelis & Company in the first quarter worth about $256,000. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its holdings in shares of Moelis & Company by 42.9% in the second quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 6,007 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $342,000 after purchasing an additional 1,804 shares during the last quarter. Curated Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Moelis & Company by 197.3% in the second quarter. Curated Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,987 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $511,000 after purchasing an additional 18,221 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Zone Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Moelis & Company by 2.6% in the second quarter. Blue Zone Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 58,054 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $3,301,000 after purchasing an additional 1,459 shares during the last quarter. 91.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Moelis & Company Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 4th were given a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 4th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.18%. Moelis & Company’s payout ratio is 452.83%.

Moelis & Company Company Profile

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.