MCOFinancial Services · Financial Data & Stock ExchangesThe 24 Wall Street analysts covering Moody's Corp. hold a median 12-month price target of $560 — +15.8% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 63 of 100 as at 23 Oct 2026 — in the upper half.
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 (51): 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.
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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.
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The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +15.8% from it.
Of the 20 most recent actions, 6 moved their price target up and 7 moved it down.
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2026 | B of A Securities | Maintains | Buy | $580 → $575 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | BMO Capital | Maintains | Market Perform | $490 → $511 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $470 → $480 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Stifel | Maintains | Buy | $550 → $537 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Overweight | $597 → $595 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | RBC Capital | Maintains | Outperform | $610 → $575 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Overweight | $570 → $555 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 13 Oct 2026 | BMO Capital | Maintains | Market Perform | $515 → $490 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | BMO Capital | Maintains | Market Perform | — |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $512 → $470 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight | — |
| 27 July 2026 | Mizuho | Maintains | Neutral | — |
| 27 July 2026 | Mizuho | Maintains | Neutral | $521 → $530 |
| 23 July 2026 | Baird | Maintains | Outperform | — |
| 23 July 2026 | Baird | Maintains | Outperform | $557 → $572 |
| 23 July 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Overweight | $590 → $597 |
| 23 July 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 20 July 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Overweight | $530 → $600 |
| 20 July 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Overweight | — |
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
MCO appears in the Radar on the weeks it earns a place.
Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.
Over the twelve months to 23 Oct 2026, Moody's Corp. returned +1.7% against +14.3% for the S&P 500, dividends included.
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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.
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Higher than 97% of US stocks
Higher than 69% of US dividend payers
Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.
The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.
Moody's Corp. has a market value of $83.7B and an enterprise value of $89.5B.
Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $8.2B. The latest quarter grew 0.8% year on year.
Net income over the same four quarters: $2.8B, a 34.3% net margin.
Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $15.77.
Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $3.0B, after $352.0M of capital spending.
Moody's Corp. spent $700.0M on dividends in the twelve months to 30 June 2026.
Trailing P/E: 30.7×; forward P/E: 25.8× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.
Forward dividend yield: 0.85%, paying out 25% of earnings.
Moody's Corp. employs 15,636 people — $522K of revenue per employee.
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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 →
The Seeking Alpha item downgrades Moody’s to “Sell,” citing years of underperformance, a deteriorating business mix, Q3 revenue growth of 1%, declining operating margins, and a valuation near 30 times forward earnings.
Why it matters — MCO watchers may note the article’s concerns about slower growth, weaker margins, and the company’s revenue mix and valuation.
The Motley Fool highlights that AI infrastructure issuance increased fourfold year over year in the third quarter, while refinancing needs across the U.S. and EMEA exceed $5 trillion.
Why it matters — These issuance and refinancing figures provide context for credit-market activity relevant to Moody’s.
The article says Moody’s remains a high-quality, cash-generative business, but argues its 28–30× P/E valuation is difficult to justify. Q3 ’26 results showed 1% revenue growth and a 5% decline in transaction revenues, while earnings guidance remained intact but below market expectations.
Why it matters — MCO watchers may weigh the company’s sound fundamentals against slowing growth and the valuation concerns raised in the article.
The item is a transcript of Moody’s Corporation’s Q3 2026 earnings call; the excerpt provides no details about the discussion.
Why it matters — MCO watchers may consult the call transcript for management commentary, but the supplied text contains no substantive points to assess.
Moody's reported third-quarter 2026 results with continued growth in its analytics unit and strong profitability in ratings. Overall rated issuance declined versus a strong prior-year comparison, while the company reaffirmed its full-year outlook.
Why it matters — The results highlight continued analytics growth and ratings profitability alongside weaker issuance comparisons, with Moody's maintaining its full-year outlook.
The 24 Wall Street analysts covering Moody's Corp. have a median 12-month price target of $560, with estimates ranging from $480 to $600. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
Of the 24 analysts covering Moody's Corp., 18 rate it a Buy, 6 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Moody's Corp. 63 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 23 Oct 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.
As at 23 Oct 2026, Moody's Corp. ranks 63 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 +15.8% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Moody's Corp. 63 out of 100 as at 23 Oct 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: $480 to $600 over the next 12 months.
Moody's Corp. returned +1.7% over the 12 months to 23 Oct 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.
Moody's Corporation is a global financial services company that provides credit ratings, research, data, analytics, and risk-management solutions for participants in the capital markets. Through Moody’s Investors Service, it evaluates the creditworthiness of corporate, sovereign, municipal, and structured-finance issuers and their debt obligations, helping lenders, investors, and other market participants assess credit risk.
The most recent item we track (Seeking Alpha, 22 Oct 2026): "Moody's: Q3 Earnings Emphasize Detached Valuation". The Seeking Alpha item downgrades Moody’s to “Sell,” citing years of underperformance, a deteriorating business mix, Q3 revenue growth of 1%, declining operating margins, and a valuation near 30 times forward earnings.
Moody's Corporation is a global financial services company that provides credit ratings, research, data, analytics, and risk-management solutions for participants in the capital markets. Through Moody’s Investors Service, it evaluates the creditworthiness of corporate, sovereign, municipal, and structured-finance issuers and their debt obligations, helping lenders, investors, and other market participants assess credit risk. Through Moody’s Analytics, the company delivers software, economic research, quantitative models, and decision-support tools used for credit analysis, portfolio management, compliance, forecasting, and enterprise risk management. Its products serve banks, asset managers, insurers, corporations, governments, and other institutional users across global financial markets. Moody’s Corporation plays a significant role in financial-market infrastructure by supplying standardized opinions, independent research, and analytical capabilities that support financing decisions, risk assessment, regulatory processes, and transparency across debt and credit markets.
CEO Mr. Robert Scott Fauber · 15,636 employees · United States · https://www.moodys.com
