Moody’s Corp. (MCO)’s latest performance is not what we had anticipated

On Tuesday, Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO) opened lower -0.67% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $474.59. Price fluctuations for MCO have ranged from $298.86 to $495.10 over the past 52 weeks.

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Annual sales at Financial sector company grew by 6.36% over the past five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 15.37% at the time writing. With a float of $181.72 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $182.47 million.

Let’s look at the performance matrix of the company that is accounted for 15151 employees.

Moody’s Corp. (MCO) Insider Updates

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 93.31%. 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) Performance Highlights and Predictions

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 2.18 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 15.37% 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 13.10. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 41.17.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 10.13, a number that is poised to hit 2.59 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 12.85 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Moody’s Corp. (MCO)

Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO) saw its 5-day average volume 0.84 million, a positive change from its year-to-date volume of 0.74 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 10.84%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 7.83.

During the past 100 days, Moody’s Corp.’s (MCO) raw stochastic average was set at 76.64%, which indicates a significant increase from 9.20% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 17.30% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 18.80% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $470.70, while its 200-day Moving Average is $414.98. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $475.87 in the near term. At $480.35, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $483.78. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $467.96, it is likely to go to the next support level at $464.53. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $460.05.

Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO) Key Stats

There are currently 182,600K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 85.84 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.