Moody's MCO
$505.67 −$9.67 (-1.88%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 9:50 pm ET · Last extended-hours $504.94 -0.14%
Open$501.68
Prev close$515.34
Day range$501.68 – $510.64
Volume682.5K
Market cap$87.19B
P/E (TTM)30.9
Dividend yield0.80%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership93.7%+0.74 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,739+10 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)31 buys / 19 sellsNet buying
Short interest1.71% of floatDays to cover 3.4 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share20.8%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$92.77M (9 inflow days, 11 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 40.1% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has fallen from 1.77% to 1.71% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AQR Capital Management | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +586,870 | 0.6% |
| Principal Global Investors, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +379,374 | 0.8% |
| Royal London Asset Management Ltd. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +234,640 | 0.2% |
| Norges Bank Investment Management | Sovereign Wealth Fund | 2026/Q3 | +224,449 | 1.4% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +187,811 | 0.6% |
| Invesco Capital Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +182,594 | 0.6% |
| FMR | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +176,200 | 2.3% |
| Generation Investment Management LLP | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +172,155 | 0.3% |
| Junto Capital Management LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +172,077 | 0.2% |
| Egerton Capital (UK) LLP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +158,559 | 1.0% |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +157,074 | 0.1% |
| Amundi Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +150,175 | 0.6% |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +147,155 | 0.1% |
| Meridiem Capital Partners LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +144,783 | 0.1% |
| Longaeva Partners L.P. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +130,864 | 0.1% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | Robert Fauber | Chief Executive Officer | Automatic Disposition | -300 | $455.00 | 73,689 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Robert Fauber | Chief Executive Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -623 | $455.00 | 73,689 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Jose Minaya | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +91 | – | 1,298 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Jason Phillips | Chief Accounting Officer | Sale to Issuer | -21 | $450.80 | 2,088 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Vincent Forlenza | Independent Chairperson | Other Acquisition | +15 | – | 8,779 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Vincent Forlenza | Independent Chairperson | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1 | – | 490 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Bruce Van Saun | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +20 | – | 9,901 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Jorge Bermudez | Former Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +17 | – | 22,956 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Therese Esperdy | Independent Non-Executive Director | Other Acquisition | +10 | – | 5,239 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Leslie Seidman | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +16 | – | 1,004 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Jose Minaya | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +6 | – | 959 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Jose Minaya | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +3 | – | 1,228 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Lisa Sawicki | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1 | – | 528 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Robert Fauber | Chief Executive Officer | Automatic Disposition | -300 | $501.89 | 73,989 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Robert Fauber | Chief Executive Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -1,167 | $501.89 | 73,989 |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Robert Fauber | Chief Executive Officer | Automatic Disposition | -300 | $484.30 | 74,289 |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Robert Fauber | Chief Executive Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -1,167 | $484.30 | 74,289 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Richard Steele | General Counsel | Automatic Disposition | -157 | $455.49 | 3,613 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Robert Fauber | Chief Executive Officer | Automatic Disposition | -300 | $455.49 | 74,589 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Robert Fauber | Chief Executive Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -1,167 | $455.49 | 74,589 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 2,957,468 | 1.7% | 3.4 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 2,802,723 | 1.6% | 3.5 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 2,830,137 | 1.6% | 4.3 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 2,538,683 | 1.5% | 3.7 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 2,563,886 | 1.5% | 3.7 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 3,069,888 | 1.8% | 3.0 |
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