Research Analysts Offer Predictions for MC Q1 Earnings

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Moelis & Company in a research report issued on Thursday, August 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the asset manager will post earnings of $0.66 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.60. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company’s current full-year earnings is $2.97 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Moelis & Company’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.55 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.93 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.72 EPS.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The asset manager reported $0.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.21. Moelis & Company had a net margin of 14.31% and a return on equity of 42.72%. The business had revenue of $365.38 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $269.57 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.18 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 38.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on shares of Moelis & Company from $69.00 to $89.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Moelis & Company from $55.00 to $52.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Moelis & Company from $56.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, May 15th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Moelis & Company from an “underweight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $42.00 to $68.00 in a report on Monday, June 23rd. Finally, JMP Securities reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $66.00.

Moelis & Company Trading Down 0.6%

MC opened at $71.1770 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.59 billion, a PE ratio of 28.02 and a beta of 1.70. Moelis & Company has a twelve month low of $47.00 and a twelve month high of $82.89. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $66.87 and its 200 day moving average price is $62.86.

Institutional Trading of Moelis & Company

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Fulton Bank N.A. lifted its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 2.9% in the second quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 6,581 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $410,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the period. Peak Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 2.4% in the first quarter. Peak Financial Advisors LLC now owns 8,567 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $500,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares during the period. Palisades Investment Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 0.3% in the first quarter. Palisades Investment Partners LLC now owns 76,730 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $4,478,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares during the period. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 0.3% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 69,155 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $4,310,000 after purchasing an additional 209 shares during the period. Finally, Choreo LLC lifted its stake in shares of Moelis & Company by 5.1% in the first quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 5,075 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $296,000 after purchasing an additional 244 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.53% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, General Counsel Osamu R. Watanabe sold 6,340 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.64, for a total value of $460,537.60. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel owned 131 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,515.84. This trade represents a 97.98% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 6.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Moelis & Company Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 18th. Investors of record on Monday, August 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 4th. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.7%. Moelis & Company’s dividend payout ratio is currently 102.36%.

Moelis & Company Company Profile

Moelis & Co operates as a holding company. It engages in the provision of financial advisory, capital raising and asset management services to a client base including corporations, governments, sovereign wealth funds and financial sponsors. The firm focuses on clients including large public multinational corporations, middle market private companies, financial sponsors, entrepreneurs and governments.