Moody's MCO
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MCO at a glance
Moody's (MCO) is trading at $505.67, down 1.88% on the day. Its market value of $87.19B makes it the 252nd largest of the 3753 companies we follow.
Over a full year the shares have ranged across $399.61 to $543.25, which puts the current price roughly 74% of the way up that band. Holders are ahead 4.5% over twelve months, and up 6.0% across the last three months.
On the chart it holds above both the 50-day ($477.48) and 200-day ($465.12) moving averages; RSI is 59, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 30% annualized volatility.
Revenue for the quarter ended Sep 2026 was $2.02B, up 0.8% from a year earlier, with $736.00M of net profit (a 35.3% margin).
The stock changes hands at 30.9 times trailing earnings, 20% below its five-year average of 38.4. The median for its industry group is 25.1.
12 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $552.58, sits 9.3% over where the stock trades.
This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.
BeStock Grade
Composite of 4 factors below, ranked against the 3741 U.S. stocks BeStock covers.
Cheaper than usual on its own 5-year P/E history scores higher.
Higher trailing yield than most of BeStock’s coverage scores higher.
Trading closer to its 52-week high than most peers scores higher.
12 analysts, consensus Buy.
How this is scored: each factor above is a 0–100 percentile rank against every other stock BeStock covers (or, for Wall Street, against the five-point Strong Buy–Sell scale). The overall grade is the plain average of whichever factors apply to this stock — no factor is weighted more than another. That average maps to a letter: A ≥ 85, B ≥ 70, C ≥ 50, D ≥ 30, otherwise F. Recomputed from the data on this page as prices and filings update — it describes where a stock ranks today, not a forecast, and not a BeStock recommendation to buy or sell.
BeStock Momentum
MCO is not currently one of the 10 holdings in BeStock Momentum, our rules-based momentum strategy.
Since 2020-12-28, the strategy has returned 437.6% (203.8% for the equal-weight average of BeStock’s coverage over the same stretch). Holdings can change any trading day, not just on a fixed schedule. Backtested performance, updated daily — not a guarantee of future results, and not a BeStock recommendation.
Price forecast
What Wall Street analysts and Morningstar's fair-value model expect for the stock
Wall Street’s average 12-month target is $552.58, 9.3% above today’s price, with a consensus rating of Buy. Morningstar’s fair value model puts the stock at $550.00, so shares trade 8.1% below that estimate. On earnings multiple, it sits in the 14th percentile of its own five-year valuation range (cheaper than usual).
Figures are Wall Street analyst consensus and Morningstar’s independent fair-value model, sourced as noted above.
Moody's: the business
Moody's rates corporate and government debt and sells analytics software and data to financial institutions.
What tends to move it. Bond issuance volume drives ratings revenue, while its analytics business adds subscriptions.
Where the case gets weaker. Moody's ratings revenue depends on companies and governments continuing to issue new debt at a healthy pace, so a period of tighter credit markets or higher rates that discourages issuance would hit that side of the business directly. Its analytics subscription revenue is steadier, but it would not be large enough on its own to offset a sharp drop in issuance.
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Performance
Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes
Technical signals
| Indicator | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| Price vs 20-day average | +3.7% | Bullish |
| Price vs 50-day average | +5.9% | Bullish |
| Price vs 200-day average | +8.7% | Bullish |
| 50-day vs 200-day | 50d above 200d | Bullish |
| RSI (14) | 58.6 | Bullish |
| MACD (12,26,9) | 10.95 | Bullish |
| Bollinger band position | 76% | Bullish |
Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.
Key statistics
Quote as of Nov 6, 2026 9:50 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.
How MCO ranks on BeStock
Ranks are among the 3,741 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A tile is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.
Set against the peer table: at 30.9x earnings, MCO looks expensive against the market, and trades 23% above the 25.1x median among Financial Data & Stock Exchanges names. The two comparisons do not always agree.
MCO stock: common questions
What is MCO's latest share price?
$505.67 is the latest print for MCO, a move of -1.88% against yesterday's close of $515.34. Today's low and high so far: $501.68 and $510.64.
How large is Moody's by market value?
Equity value comes to $87.19B at the current price. By that measure it is number 252 of the 3753 names in our coverage.
Is MCO expensive on earnings?
Buyers pay 30.9 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $13.67). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 38.4, and today's level ranks in the 14th percentile of its own history.
Is MCO near its 52-week high or low?
The year's floor is $399.61 and the ceiling $543.25. Shares are 6.9% away from that ceiling.
Does Moody's pay a dividend?
It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 0.80% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was August 14, 2026.
Is MCO rated a buy by Wall Street?
Of 12 analysts, 75% say buy, 25% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $552.58, with the most cautious at $470.00 and the most optimistic at $595.00.
What kind of company is Moody's?
Moody's rates corporate and government debt and sells analytics software and data to financial institutions.
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