MCOFinancial Services · Financial Data & Stock ExchangesThe 24 Wall Street analysts covering Moody's Corp. hold a median 12-month price target of $570 — +13.2% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 74 of 100 as at 22 Aug 2026 — in the upper half. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.
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.
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): The business earns solid, repeatable profits on what it owns.
Value (50): 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.
Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.
The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on MCO, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +13.2% from it.
Of the 20 most recent actions, 5 moved their price target up and 0 moved it down.
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July 2026 | Mizuho | Maintains | Neutral | $521 → $530 |
| 23 July 2026 | Baird | Maintains | Outperform | $557 → $572 |
| 23 July 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Overweight | $590 → $597 |
| 20 July 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Overweight | $530 → $600 |
| 17 July 2026 | Jefferies | Initiates | Buy | — |
| 17 July 2026 | Jefferies | Initiates | Buy | $610 |
| 10 July 2026 | Barclays | Maintains | Overweight | $550 → $575 |
| 10 July 2026 | Barclays | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 7 July 2026 | BMO Capital | Maintains | Market Perform | — |
| 7 July 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight | — |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Mizuho | Maintains | Neutral | — |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 7 Apr 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight | — |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Mizuho | Maintains | Neutral | — |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Barclays | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 19 Feb 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintains | Outperform | — |
| 19 Feb 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 19 Feb 2026 | Stifel | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 19 Feb 2026 | UBS | Maintains | Neutral | — |
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.
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.
Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.
A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.
Cheaper than 25% of US stocks
Cheaper than 14% of US stocks
Cheaper than 4% of US stocks
Cheaper than 13% of US stocks
Higher than 63% of US stocks
Higher than 75% of US stocks
Higher than 88% of US stocks
Higher than 96% of US stocks
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Higher than 95% of US stocks
Higher than 97% of US stocks
Higher than 18% of US dividend payers
Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.
The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.
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The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Moody's Corp. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →
Moody's (MCO) reported earnings 30 days ago, and its stock has risen 5.6% since that report. The article examines whether the stock can continue its upward movement.
Why it matters — MCO watchers would care about the stock's post-earnings performance and the question of whether the momentum can be sustained.
Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced that Keith Demmings has been elected to its Board of Directors, effective November 1, 2026. Demmings, 54, is President and Chief Executive Officer of Assurant, Inc., a role he has held since January 2022.
Why it matters — MCO watchers would care because the company is adding a sitting CEO of a major publicly traded firm to its board, bringing leadership and governance experience.
Li Lu's Himalaya Capital cut its Bank of America position by roughly 71% and redeployed the proceeds into three companies that grade, index, and monitor the credit system, which include the firms that rate banks.
Why it matters — A prominent investor shifting capital into the companies that rate, index, and monitor banks signals increased interest in Moody's and the credit-ratings sector.
Ransom-seeking hackers using phone-call-based intrusion methods targeted dozens of prominent U.S. financial institutions and businesses over the past month, according to Google and internet intelligence data reviewed by Reuters. The targeted firms include private equity companies such as Blackstone and exchanges such as CME.
Why it matters — A broad wave of cyberattacks on U.S. financial institutions highlights heightened cyber risk that MCO-associated firms, like Moody's, track, assess, and report on through their analytics and credit-risk services.
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.
The 24 Wall Street analysts covering Moody's Corp. have a median 12-month price target of $570, with estimates ranging from $505 to $610. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
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. 74 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 22 Aug 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.
As at 22 Aug 2026, Moody's Corp. ranks 74 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).
No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 24 analysts implies +13.2% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Moody's Corp. 74 out of 100 as at 22 Aug 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.
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: $505 to $610 over the next 12 months.
Moody's Corp. returned -0.4% over the 12 months to 21 Aug 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.
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.
The most recent item we track (Zacks Investment Research, 21 Aug 2026): "Moody's (MCO) Up 5.6% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?". Moody's (MCO) reported earnings 30 days ago, and its stock has risen 5.6% since that report. The article examines whether the stock can continue its upward movement.
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