Zacks Research Has Negative Forecast for MC Q3 Earnings

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Moelis & Company in a note issued to investors on Thursday, November 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the asset manager will post earnings of $0.61 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.62. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company’s current full-year earnings is $0.96 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 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.02. Moelis & Company had a net margin of 4.22% and a return on equity of 12.15%. The company had revenue of $273.76 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $273.58 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.15) earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up .6% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Moelis & Company from $67.00 to $66.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 24th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Moelis & Company from $54.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on shares of Moelis & Company in a report on Thursday, September 12th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $70.00 price objective on the stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and six have issued a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Moelis & Company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $60.83.

Moelis & Company Trading Down 1.5 %

Shares of NYSE MC opened at $75.81 on Monday. Moelis & Company has a 1-year low of $46.24 and a 1-year high of $81.60. The company has a market cap of $5.68 billion, a PE ratio of 143.04 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a 50-day moving average of $71.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of $64.62.

Moelis & Company Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 4th were paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 4th. Moelis & Company’s payout ratio is presently 452.83%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Moelis & Company

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of MC. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 0.7% during the second quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 7,190,221 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $408,836,000 after acquiring an additional 47,365 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 0.7% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,590,316 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $108,973,000 after acquiring an additional 10,698 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 1.9% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 922,920 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $63,229,000 after acquiring an additional 16,830 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 13.7% during the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 804,860 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $55,141,000 after acquiring an additional 96,720 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 4.1% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 755,541 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $42,960,000 after acquiring an additional 29,532 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.53% of the company’s stock.

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.