$996.32K in average volume shows that Moelis & Co (MC) is heading in the right direction

On Monday, Moelis & Co (NYSE: MC) opened higher 3.00% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $50.60. Price fluctuations for MC have ranged from $46.24 to $82.89 over the past 52 weeks.

During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Financial Sector giant was 16.42%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 26.81% at the time writing. With a float of $69.86 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $70.59 million.

Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 1308 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 30.5%, operating margin of 14.48%, and the pretax margin is 16.41%.

Moelis & Co (MC) Insider Activity

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Capital Markets industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Moelis & Co is 1.06%, while institutional ownership is 99.41%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Feb 19 ’25, was worth 260,110. In this transaction Chief Operating Officer of this company sold 3,515 shares at a rate of $74.00, taking the stock ownership to the 3,934 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Feb 19 ’25, when Company’s Vice Chairman, MD sold 16,530 for $74.00, making the entire transaction worth $1,223,220. This insider now owns 218,805 shares in total.

Moelis & Co (MC) Earnings and Forecasts

Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.36 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 26.81% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 21.39% during the next five years compared to -1.28% drop over the previous five years of trading.

Moelis & Co (NYSE: MC) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Moelis & Co (MC). In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 3.08. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 8.86.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 1.76, a number that is poised to hit 0.59 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 3.05 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Moelis & Co (MC)

Looking closely at Moelis & Co (NYSE: MC), its last 5-days average volume was 1.31 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 0.99 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 30.60%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 3.55.

During the past 100 days, Moelis & Co’s (MC) raw stochastic average was set at 14.27%, which indicates a significant decrease from 30.21% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 80.46% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 42.41% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $64.82, while its 200-day Moving Average is $68.17. However, in the short run, Moelis & Co’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $52.84. Second resistance stands at $53.56. The third major resistance level sits at $54.52. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $51.16, it is likely to go to the next support level at $50.20. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $49.48.

Moelis & Co (NYSE: MC) Key Stats

There are currently 74,942K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 3.68 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 1,195 M according to its annual income of 136,020 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 438,720 K and its income totaled 89,400 K.