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MCO Stock Forecast: Moody's Corp. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 3 Aug 2026
$483
+1.04% on the day

The 24 Wall Street analysts covering Moody's Corp. hold a median 12-month price target of $570 — +17.9% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 71 of 100 as at 1 Aug 2026 — in the upper half. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.

Market cap
$82.8B
Ticker Nerd rank
71 / 100
Median analyst target
$570
Analysts covering
24
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
−0.5%
1M
−1.5%
YTD
−5.0%
1Y
−2.8%
From 52W high
−10.0%
From 52W low
+17.8%
$410
$537
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

MCO stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Moody's Corp. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 1 Aug 2026
71 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Quality
95
Volatility
73
Growth
73
Revisions
69
Issuance
67
Accruals
59
Momentum
48
Value
47
Size
3

Quality (95): The business earns solid, repeatable profits on what it owns.

Value (47): The shares cost a lot relative to the profits and assets behind them.

Size (3): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Moody's Corp. — and when they’d sell — is the membership.

Wall Street

MCO stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on MCO, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$400$450$500$550$600Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26MCOHigh $610Median $570Low $500

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

What Wall Street says24 analysts
17 Buy7 Hold0 Sell
Low $500Median $570High $610

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +17.9% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first

Of the 20 most recent actions, 5 moved their price target up and 0 moved it down.

DateFirmActionRatingTarget
27 July 2026MizuhoMaintainsNeutral$521 → $530
23 July 2026BairdMaintainsOutperform$557 → $572
23 July 2026Wells FargoMaintainsOverweight$590 → $597
20 July 2026JP MorganMaintainsOverweight$530 → $600
17 July 2026JefferiesInitiatesBuy—
17 July 2026JefferiesInitiatesBuy$610
10 July 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight$550 → $575
10 July 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight—
7 July 2026BMO CapitalMaintainsMarket Perform—
7 July 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsEqual-Weight—
28 Apr 2026MizuhoMaintainsNeutral—
23 Apr 2026Wells FargoMaintainsOverweight—
13 Apr 2026Wells FargoMaintainsOverweight—
7 Apr 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsEqual-Weight—
24 Feb 2026MizuhoMaintainsNeutral—
23 Feb 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight—
19 Feb 2026Evercore ISI GroupMaintainsOutperform—
19 Feb 2026JP MorganMaintainsOverweight—
19 Feb 2026StifelMaintainsBuy—
19 Feb 2026UBSMaintainsNeutral—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Estimates

MCO analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
+1.5%
Analysts raising
3
Analysts cutting
0
Fundamentals

Moody's Corp. (MCO) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
30.4×

Cheaper than 27% of US stocks

Price / sales
10.2×

Cheaper than 14% of US stocks

Price / book
27.4×

Cheaper than 4% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
22.0×

Cheaper than 14% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
15.1%

Higher than 65% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
51.9%

Higher than 78% of US stocks

Gross margin
76.3%

Higher than 88% of US stocks

Operating margin
49.5%

Higher than 97% of US stocks

Net margin
34.3%

Higher than 92% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
76.9%

Higher than 95% of US stocks

Return on assets
15.6%

Higher than 97% of US stocks

Dividend yield
0.9%

Higher than 19% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Peers

MCO vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelFinancial Data & Stock Exchanges
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
MCOMoody's Corp.$82.8B
71
ICEIntercontinental Exchange, Inc.$86.9B
66
CMECME Group, Inc.$96.6B
56
SPGIS&P Global, Inc.$125.8B
45
NDAQNasdaq, Inc.$53.8B
98
MSCIMSCI, Inc.$42.0B
57
COINCoinbase Global, Inc.$39.5B
4
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Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. MCO appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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News

Latest MCO news & analysis

Moody's Corporation: Strong Q2, I Reiterate My Buy Rating As Fundamentals Are Still Sound

Seeking Alpha · 24 July 2026positive

Moody's Corporation reported strong Q2 2026 results with 15% revenue growth driven by broad-based strength across its MIS and MA segments. MIS revenue grew 25% on robust rated issuance, private credit, and infrastructure financing demand, while MA's AI-driven data solutions gained traction with Decision Solutions ARR up 10%.

Why it matters — The results show continued fundamental strength across both key business segments, with MIS benefiting from robust issuance demand and MA gaining momentum from AI-powered data solutions.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about MCO stock

What is the MCO stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 24 Wall Street analysts covering Moody's Corp. have a median 12-month price target of $570, with estimates ranging from $500 to $610. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is MCO stock a buy right now?

Of the 24 analysts covering Moody's Corp., 17 rate it a Buy, 7 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Moody's Corp. 71 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 1 Aug 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank MCO?

As at 1 Aug 2026, Moody's Corp. ranks 71 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Quality (95 of 100).

Will MCO stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 24 analysts implies +17.9% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Moody's Corp. 71 out of 100 as at 1 Aug 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the MCO stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Moody's Corp. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for MCO are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $500 to $610 over the next 12 months.

How has MCO stock performed over the past year?

Moody's Corp. returned -2.8% over the 12 months to 3 Aug 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Moody's Corp. do?

Moody's Corporation is a global provider of financial intelligence and analytical tools serving participants across the capital markets and financial services industry. The company operates through two main business segments: Moody’s Investors Service, which offers credit ratings and related research on corporations, financial institutions, structured finance products, and public sector entities, and Moody’s Analytics, which delivers data, models, software solutions, and professional services that support risk management, credit analysis, regulatory compliance, and economic research.

What is the latest news on MCO?

The most recent item we track (Seeking Alpha, 24 July 2026): "Moody's Corporation: Strong Q2, I Reiterate My Buy Rating As Fundamentals Are Still Sound". Moody's Corporation reported strong Q2 2026 results with 15% revenue growth driven by broad-based strength across its MIS and MA segments. MIS revenue grew 25% on robust rated issuance, private credit, and infrastructure financing demand, while MA's AI-driven data solutions gained traction with Decision Solutions ARR up 10%.

Company

About Moody's Corp.

Moody's Corporation is a global provider of financial intelligence and analytical tools serving participants across the capital markets and financial services industry. The company operates through two main business segments: Moody’s Investors Service, which offers credit ratings and related research on corporations, financial institutions, structured finance products, and public sector entities, and Moody’s Analytics, which delivers data, models, software solutions, and professional services that support risk management, credit analysis, regulatory compliance, and economic research. Its products are used by banks, asset managers, insurers, governments, and corporations to assess credit risk, structure transactions, and inform investment and lending decisions. Moody’s Corporation is headquartered in New York, New York, and plays a significant role in global fixed-income markets by providing standardized opinions on creditworthiness and sophisticated analytical platforms that help institutions interpret complex financial and macroeconomic information.

CEO Mr. Robert Scott Fauber · 16,000 employees · United States · https://www.moodys.com