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Moody's (MCO) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions

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MCO Stock Forecast

Moody's stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $418.50 (represents a -10.73% downside from MCO’s last price of $468.78) and a rating consensus of 'Buy', based on 11 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

MCO Price Target

The average price target for Moody's (MCO) is $418.50 based on 1-year price targets from 11 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $543.00 to $293.00. This represents a potential -10.73% downside from MCO's last price of $468.78.

MCO Analyst Ratings

Buy

According to 11 Wall Street analysts, Moody's's rating consensus is 'Buy'. The analyst rating breakdown for MCO stock is 0 'Strong Buy' (0.00%), 6 'Buy' (54.55%), 4 'Hold' (36.36%), 1 'Sell' (9.09%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).

Moody's Price Target by Analyst

DateAnalystCompanyPrice TargetPrice when PublishedPrice Target/Price when PublishedPrice Target/Last Closing Price
Oct 23, 2024Owen LauOppenheimer$543.00$467.7316.09%15.83%
Oct 23, 2024Jeffrey MeulerRobert W. Baird$512.00$467.739.46%9.22%
Oct 15, 2024Jeffrey SilberBMO Capital$464.00$479.44-3.22%-1.02%
Oct 03, 2024Owen LauOppenheimer$536.00$470.1914.00%14.34%
Oct 01, 2024David MotemedenEvercore ISI$521.00$471.4010.52%11.14%
Jul 24, 2024Alex KrammUBS$470.00$451.894.01%0.26%
Jul 24, 2024Jeffrey MeulerRobert W. Baird$490.00$451.898.43%4.53%
Jul 09, 2024Alex KrammUBS$455.00$435.584.46%-2.94%
Jul 01, 2024Owen LauOppenheimer$454.00$420.937.86%-3.15%
May 16, 2024Ashish SabadraRBC Capital$450.00$412.029.22%-4.01%
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The latest Moody's stock forecast, released on Oct 23, 2024 by Owen Lau from Oppenheimer, set a price target of $543.00, which represents a 16.09% increase from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($467.73), and a 15.83% increase from MCO last price ($468.78).

Moody's Price Target by Period

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# Anlaysts2514
Avg Price Target$527.50$515.20$468.21
Last Closing Price$468.78$468.78$468.78
Upside/Downside12.53%9.90%-0.12%

In the current month, the average price target of Moody's stock is $527.50, according to 2 Wall Street analysts offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a 12.53% increase as opposed to Moody's's last price of $468.78. This month's average price target is up 2.39% compared to last quarter, and up 12.66% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades

DateCompanyPrevious RatingNew RatingRating Change
Oct 15, 2024BMO CapitalMarket PerformMarket PerformHold
Oct 09, 2024Morgan StanleyEqual-WeightEqual-WeightHold
Oct 03, 2024OppenheimerOutperformOutperformHold
Oct 01, 2024Evercore ISI-OutperformInitialise
Sep 23, 2024Raymond JamesOutperformUnderperformDowngrade
Sep 13, 2024BarclaysOverweightOverweightHold
Sep 05, 2024Morgan StanleyEqual-WeightEqual-WeightHold
Aug 12, 2024Wells FargoEqual-WeightOverweightInitialise
Jul 24, 2024RBC CapitalOutperformOutperformHold
Jul 24, 2024OppenheimerOutperformOutperformHold
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Moody's's last stock rating was published by BMO Capital on Oct 15, 2024. The company gave MCO a "Market Perform" rating, the same as its previous rate.

Moody's Financial Forecast

Moody's Revenue Forecast

Dec 27Sep 27Jun 27Mar 27Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20
Revenue----------------$1.48B-$1.49B$1.47B$1.29B$1.27B$1.38B$1.52B$1.54B$1.53B$1.55B$1.60B$1.29B$1.36B
Avg Forecast$2.18B$2.15B$2.12B$2.09B$1.87B$2.07B$2.06B$2.03B$1.76B$1.89B$1.89B$1.86B$1.59B$1.71B$1.72B$1.70B$1.48B$1.46B$1.45B$1.43B$1.26B$1.34B$1.42B$1.51B$1.51B$1.46B$1.49B$1.43B$1.22B$1.22B
High Forecast$2.28B$2.24B$2.21B$2.18B$1.96B$2.16B$2.15B$2.12B$1.84B$1.98B$1.98B$1.93B$1.61B$1.76B$1.72B$1.70B$1.50B$1.50B$1.52B$1.50B$1.31B$1.34B$1.42B$1.51B$1.51B$1.46B$1.49B$1.43B$1.22B$1.22B
Low Forecast$2.08B$2.05B$2.02B$2.00B$1.79B$1.98B$1.97B$1.94B$1.68B$1.81B$1.81B$1.75B$1.56B$1.66B$1.72B$1.70B$1.46B$1.38B$1.39B$1.37B$1.20B$1.34B$1.42B$1.51B$1.51B$1.46B$1.49B$1.43B$1.22B$1.22B
# Analysts54545454434811534716891277813889139
Surprise %----------------1.00%-1.03%1.03%1.03%0.95%0.98%1.01%1.02%1.05%1.05%1.12%1.05%1.11%

Moody's's average Quarter revenue forecast for Mar 24 based on 4 analysts is $1.70B, with a low forecast of $1.70B, and a high forecast of $1.70B. MCO's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a 14.71% increase compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $1.48B (Dec 23).

Moody's EBITDA Forecast

Dec 27Sep 27Jun 27Mar 27Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20
# Analysts54545454434811534716891277813889139
EBITDA----------------$481.00M-$681.00M$706.00M$500.00M$515.00M$634.00M$742.00M$653.00M$736.00M$868.00M$966.00M$511.00M$710.00M
Avg Forecast$1.01B$1.00B$986.43M$972.66M$872.59M$963.83M$959.97M$944.44M$820.63M$882.28M$882.35M$866.49M$739.43M$795.88M$804.13M$900.92M$692.19M$681.41M$678.06M$819.01M$733.39M$641.71M$675.59M$744.56M$718.24M$694.80M$709.11M$595.36M$584.21M$580.80M
High Forecast$1.06B$1.05B$1.03B$1.02B$912.49M$1.01B$1.00B$987.62M$858.16M$922.63M$922.70M$899.10M$748.91M$819.09M$804.13M$1.08B$701.49M$699.40M$709.07M$982.82M$880.07M$641.71M$675.59M$893.47M$718.24M$694.80M$709.11M$714.43M$584.21M$580.80M
Low Forecast$970.56M$957.02M$943.67M$930.50M$834.77M$922.05M$918.36M$903.50M$785.06M$844.04M$844.10M$815.25M$725.21M$772.67M$804.13M$720.73M$682.90M$644.67M$648.67M$655.21M$586.71M$641.71M$675.59M$595.65M$718.24M$694.80M$709.11M$476.29M$584.21M$580.80M
Surprise %----------------0.69%-1.00%0.86%0.68%0.80%0.94%1.00%0.91%1.06%1.22%1.62%0.87%1.22%

4 analysts predict MCO's average Quarter EBITDA for Mar 24 to be $900.92M, with a high of $1.08B and a low of $720.73M. This is 87.30% upper than Moody's's previous annual EBITDA (Dec 23) of $481.00M.

Moody's Net Income Forecast

Dec 27Sep 27Jun 27Mar 27Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20
# Analysts54545454434811534716891277813889139
Net Income----------------$340.00M-$377.00M$501.00M$246.00M$303.00M$327.00M$498.00M$427.00M$474.00M$577.00M$736.00M$314.00M$467.00M
Avg Forecast$648.93M$688.88M$677.84M$720.80M$556.81M$708.34M$725.11M$728.93M$510.48M$623.06M$644.23M$648.85M$413.72M$523.60M$552.44M$604.66M$425.51M$419.13M$409.87M$549.69M$479.57M$372.29M$425.27M$499.72M$438.80M$466.33M$508.57M$453.61M$356.57M$383.05M
High Forecast$687.51M$729.83M$718.13M$763.65M$589.91M$750.45M$768.21M$772.26M$540.82M$660.09M$682.52M$700.02M$439.81M$554.73M$552.44M$725.59M$449.15M$460.86M$434.23M$659.63M$575.48M$372.29M$425.27M$599.66M$438.80M$466.33M$508.57M$544.33M$356.57M$383.05M
Low Forecast$612.37M$650.07M$639.65M$680.18M$525.43M$668.43M$684.25M$687.86M$481.71M$587.95M$607.92M$581.22M$400.68M$494.10M$552.43M$483.73M$409.15M$370.14M$386.77M$439.75M$383.65M$372.29M$425.27M$399.77M$438.80M$466.33M$508.57M$362.88M$356.57M$383.05M
Surprise %----------------0.80%-0.92%0.91%0.51%0.81%0.77%1.00%0.97%1.02%1.13%1.62%0.88%1.22%

Moody's's average Quarter net income forecast for Mar 24 is $604.66M, with a range of $483.73M to $725.59M. MCO's average Quarter net income forecast represents a 77.84% increase compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $340.00M (Dec 23).

Moody's SG&A Forecast

Dec 27Sep 27Jun 27Mar 27Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20
# Analysts54545454434811534716891277813889139
SG&A----------------$428.00M-$415.00M$386.00M$403.00M$385.00M$368.00M$371.00M$465.00M$395.00M$327.00M$293.00M$350.00M$271.00M
Avg Forecast$549.35M$541.69M$534.13M$526.68M$472.49M$521.90M$519.81M$511.40M$444.36M$477.74M$477.78M$469.19M$400.39M$430.95M$435.42M$450.46M$374.81M$368.97M$367.16M$409.51M$522.25M$339.43M$357.35M$372.28M$379.92M$367.52M$375.09M$180.58M$309.02M$307.22M
High Forecast$574.47M$566.46M$558.55M$550.76M$494.10M$545.76M$543.57M$534.78M$464.68M$499.59M$499.62M$486.85M$405.52M$443.52M$435.42M$540.55M$379.84M$378.71M$383.95M$491.41M$626.69M$339.43M$357.35M$446.74M$379.92M$367.52M$375.09M$216.70M$309.02M$307.22M
Low Forecast$525.54M$518.21M$510.98M$503.85M$452.01M$499.27M$497.28M$489.23M$425.10M$457.03M$457.07M$441.44M$392.69M$418.39M$435.42M$360.37M$369.78M$349.08M$351.25M$327.61M$417.80M$339.43M$357.35M$297.82M$379.92M$367.52M$375.09M$144.46M$309.02M$307.22M
Surprise %----------------1.14%-1.13%0.94%0.77%1.13%1.03%1.00%1.22%1.07%0.87%1.62%1.13%0.88%

Moody's's average Quarter SG&A projection for Mar 24 is $450.46M, based on 4 Wall Street analysts, with a range of $360.37M to $540.55M. The forecast indicates a 5.25% rise compared to MCO last annual SG&A of $428.00M (Dec 23).

Moody's EPS Forecast

Dec 27Sep 27Jun 27Mar 27Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20
# Analysts54545454434811534716891277813889139
EPS----------------$1.86-$2.05$2.73$1.34$1.65$1.78$2.69$2.30$2.55$3.09$3.93$1.67$2.49
Avg Forecast$3.56$3.77$3.71$3.95$3.05$3.88$3.97$3.99$2.80$3.41$3.53$3.56$2.27$2.87$3.03$3.02$2.33$2.30$2.25$2.22$1.41$2.03$2.32$2.92$2.40$2.55$2.78$2.82$1.95$2.09
High Forecast$3.77$4.00$3.93$4.18$3.23$4.11$4.21$4.23$2.96$3.62$3.74$3.84$2.41$3.04$3.03$3.02$2.46$2.53$2.38$2.35$1.50$2.03$2.32$2.92$2.40$2.55$2.78$2.82$1.95$2.09
Low Forecast$3.36$3.56$3.50$3.73$2.88$3.66$3.75$3.77$2.64$3.22$3.33$3.18$2.20$2.71$3.03$3.01$2.24$2.03$2.12$2.10$1.33$2.03$2.32$2.92$2.40$2.55$2.78$2.82$1.95$2.09
Surprise %----------------0.80%-0.91%1.23%0.95%0.81%0.77%0.92%0.96%1.00%1.11%1.39%0.86%1.19%

According to 4 Wall Street analysts, Moody's's projected average Quarter EPS for Mar 24 is $3.02, with a low estimate of $3.01 and a high estimate of $3.02. This represents a 62.26% increase compared to MCO previous annual EPS of $1.86 (Dec 23).

Moody's Peer Comparison by Price Target

TickerCompanyLast Closing PriceAvg Price TargetUpside/DownsideAvg Rating
SPGIS&P Global$502.31$512.752.08%Buy
MSCIMSCI$597.13$604.551.24%Buy
CMECME Group$229.66$217.06-5.49%Hold
ICEIntercontinental Exchange$157.93$148.41-6.03%Buy
FDSFactSet Research Systems$481.40$449.00-6.73%Hold
MCOMoody's$468.78$418.50-10.73%Buy
NDAQNasdaq$80.16$71.48-10.83%Buy

MCO Forecast FAQ

Is Moody's a good buy?

Yes, according to 11 Wall Street analysts, Moody's (MCO) is considered a 'Buy'. The rating consensus is based on 0 'Strong Buy' and 6 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 54.55% of MCO's total ratings.

What is MCO's price target?

Moody's (MCO) average price target is $418.5 with a range of $293 to $543, implying a -10.73% from its last price of $468.78. The data is based on 11 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

Will Moody's stock go up soon?

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for MCO stock, the company can go down by -10.73% (from the last price of $468.78 to the average price target of $418.5), up by 15.83% based on the highest stock price target, and down by -37.50% based on the lowest stock price target.

Can Moody's stock reach $700?

MCO's average twelve months analyst stock price target of $418.5 does not support the claim that Moody's can reach $700 in the near future.

What is Moody's's current price target trend?

2 Wall Street analysts forecast a $527.5 price target for Moody's (MCO) this month, up 12.53% from its last price of $468.78. Compared to the last 3 and 12 months, the average price target increased by 9.90% and decreased by -0.12%, respectively.

What are Moody's's analysts' financial forecasts?

Moody's's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2026) are as follows: average revenue is $8.02B (high $8.39B, low $7.68B), average EBITDA is $3.74B (high $3.91B, low $3.58B), average net income is $2.72B (high $2.88B, low $2.57B), average SG&A $2.03B (high $2.12B, low $1.94B), and average EPS is $14.9 (high $15.79, low $14.06). MCO's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2027) are as follows: average revenue is $8.52B (high $8.91B, low $8.16B), average EBITDA is $3.97B (high $4.16B, low $3.8B), average net income is $2.74B (high $2.9B, low $2.58B), average SG&A $2.15B (high $2.25B, low $2.06B), and average EPS is $14.99 (high $15.89, low $14.15).

Did the MCO's actual financial results beat the analysts' financial forecasts?

Based on Moody's's last annual report (Dec 2023), the company's revenue was $5.92B, beating the average analysts forecast of $5.83B by 1.44%. Apple's EBITDA was $2.06B, missing the average prediction of $2.87B by -28.38%. The company's net income was $1.61B, missing the average estimation of $1.8B by -10.93%. Apple's SG&A was $1.63B, beating the average forecast of $1.52B by 7.34%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $8.77, missing the average prediction of $9.1 by -3.58%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Dec 2023), Moody's's revenue was $1.48B, missing the average analysts' forecast of $1.48B by -0.33%. The company's EBITDA was $481M, missing the average prediction of $692.19M by -30.51%. Moody's's net income was $340M, missing the average estimation of $425.51M by -20.10%. The company's SG&A was $428M, beating the average forecast of $374.81M by 14.19%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $1.86, missing the average prediction of $2.33 by -20.23%