MCO
ACCE-researchedMoody's Corporation Common Stock
Financial Services · Financial Data & Stock Exchanges · NYSE · United States
$468.59+1.45%
Market cap $81.2BNext earnings 2026-10-28Updated Sep 20, 2026
FAIR VALUE · CONSENSUS
$468.59+0.0%
confidence-weighted across 3 of 6 models
Now $468.59
$468.59
$84.85$229.66
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Price vs fair value
173.2% above
-63.4% to fair value
ACCE score
66
out of 100
Analysts
70% buy
23 covering
P/E
29.3x
forward 23.7x
1-year return
-2.8%
Dividend yield
0.85%
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INVESTOROverview
⚠ Investor warnings · 3 flags
- moderateElevated leverage ratioDebt/Equity of 1.75 is notable for a financial data firm; limits balance sheet flexibility if credit markets tighten.
- moderateInsider selling onlyLast 10 disclosed transactions show $0 buys vs $2.85M in sales; no insider conviction at current price levels.
- moderateRich valuation, low growthP/E 35x and EV/EBITDA 23x against 5-year revenue CAGR of only 5.3% leaves limited margin of safety.
Reports in 37 days, last quarter beat by 0.1%.
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Price
-4.0% · 1Y
Valuation
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Quality
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Analysts
Wall Street consensus
Bullish70% buy · 23 covering analysts
● Strong buy 12● Buy 4● Hold 7● Sell 0● Strong sell 0
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- +Quarter-over-quarter institutional position changes
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- +Active 13D activist filings and top holders
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Where it sits vs peers
This stock Peer Peer median weaker → stronger
P/Ebetter than 17% of peers
low 21.7x29.3xhigh 29.7x
ROEbetter than 100% of peers
low 8%77%high 77%
Div yieldbetter than 0% of peers
low 0.9%0.9%high 3.6%
Algorithmic peers (6)
| Ticker | Company | Mcap | P/E | ROE | D/E | Yield | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange Inc. Common Stock | $87.3B | 21.7 | 14.1% | 0.68 | 1.3% | - | Compare |
| CME | CME Group Inc. Class A Common Stock | $99.2B | 23.4 | 15.8% | 0.12 | 1.9% | - | Compare |
| 0388.HK | Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing | $62.5B | 24.8 | 33.6% | 0.01 | 3.6% | - | Compare |
| DB1.DE | Deutsche Boerse | $57.4B | 24.0 | 20.4% | 0.67 | 1.5% | - | Compare |
| SPGI | S&P Global Inc. Common Stock | $119.5B | 24.7 | 14.3% | 0.42 | 1.0% | - | Compare |
| LSEG.L | London Stock Exchange Group | $53.1B | 29.7 | 7.7% | 0.56 | 1.9% | - | Compare |
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News and Record
Reports in 37 days, last quarter beat by 0.1%.
Press releases mentioning this company
- Business Wire•Sep 15, 2026Moody’s to Acquire Minority Stake in Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings)
- Business Wire•Sep 8, 2026Moody’s Revises Ellington Financial’s Rating Outlook to Positive, Affirms Ba3 Corporate Family Rating
- GlobeNewswire•Sep 4, 2026Moody’s Assigns First-Time Insurance Financial Strength Ratings to Freedom Insurance and Freedom Life
5 more press releases · full archive on Investor+.INVESTOR
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Recent performance
1 week
-1.3%
1 month
-5.7%
3 months
+4.0%
6 months
+7.7%
YTD
-8.3%
1 year
-2.8%
SEC filings
40 filings
September 2026
Sep 8
Form 4Insider transactionPeriod 2026-09-04
Sep 8
Form 4Insider transactionPeriod 2026-09-04
Sep 8
Form 4Insider transactionPeriod 2026-09-04
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