On Monday, Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO) opened lower -3.17% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $494.66. Price fluctuations for MCO have ranged from $298.86 to $495.10 over the past 52 weeks.
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A company in the Financial sector has jumped its sales by 6.36% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 15.23% at the time writing. With a float of $181.72 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $182.47 million.
In an organization with 15151 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency.
Moody’s Corp. (MCO) Insider and Institutional Ownership
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Moody’s Corp. is 0.21%, while institutional ownership is 93.29%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Aug 09 ’24, was worth 232,030. In this transaction President, Moody’s Analytics of this company sold 500 shares at a rate of $464.06, taking the stock ownership to the 6,647 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Aug 08 ’24, when Company’s SVP – General Counsel sold 1,862 for $455.43, making the entire transaction worth $848,001. This insider now owns 1,040 shares in total.
Moody’s Corp. (MCO) Latest Financial update
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 6/30/2024, the company posted 2.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 2.3) by 0.13. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 2.16 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 15.23% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 15.49% during the next five years compared to 5.32% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Moody’s Corp. (MCO). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.48. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 13.31. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 41.83.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 10.13, a number that is poised to hit 2.58 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 12.81 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Moody’s Corp. (MCO)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 0.87 million. That was better than the volume of 0.74 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 76.77%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 8.72.
During the past 100 days, Moody’s Corp.’s (MCO) raw stochastic average was set at 88.08%, which indicates a significant increase from 41.43% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 20.11% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 19.07% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $467.65, while its 200-day Moving Average is $412.08. However, in the short run, Moody’s Corp.’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $489.47. Second resistance stands at $499.95. The third major resistance level sits at $505.88. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $473.06, it is likely to go to the next support level at $467.13. The third support level lies at $456.65 if the price breaches the second support level.
Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO) Key Stats
There are currently 182,600K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 87.23 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 5,916 M according to its annual income of 1,607 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 1,817 M and its income totaled 552,000 K.
