Moody’s Corp (MCO) average volume reaches $958.90K: Is Wall Street expecting a rally?

On Tuesday, Moody’s Corp (NYSE: MCO) opened higher 4.01% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $413.30. Price fluctuations for MCO have ranged from $360.05 to $531.93 over the past 52 weeks.

Over the past five-year period, the growth rate of yearbook sales for the company of the Financial sector was 8.59%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 10.43% at the time writing. With a float of $179.69 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $180.31 million.

Considering the fact that the conglomerate employs 15838 people, you should pay attention to its efficiency factor. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 68.0%, operating margin of 40.8%, and the pretax margin is 38.08%.

Moody’s Corp (MCO) Insider Activity

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 0.11%, while institutional ownership is 92.72%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Apr 15 ’25, was worth 181,687. In this transaction President and CEO of this company sold 415 shares at a rate of $437.80, taking the stock ownership to the 62,690 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Apr 15 ’25, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 415 for $437.80, making the entire transaction worth $181,687.

Moody’s Corp (MCO) Earnings and Forecasts

Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 3.52 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 10.43% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 11.69% during the next five years compared to 8.70% 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 1.43. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 10.91. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 30.67.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 11.26, a number that is poised to hit 3.52 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 15.52 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Moody’s Corp (MCO)

Compared to the last year’s volume of 0.91 million, its volume of 0.94 million showed improvement in the last five days. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 67.67%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 18.05.

During the past 100 days, Moody’s Corp’s (MCO) raw stochastic average was set at 33.39%, which indicates a significant decrease from 54.89% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 69.98% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 34.22% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $465.42, while its 200-day Moving Average is $471.39. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $438.01 in the near term. At $446.14, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $460.65. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $415.37, it is likely to go to the next support level at $400.86. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $392.73.

Moody’s Corp (NYSE: MCO) Key Stats

There are currently 179,889K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 77.33 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 7,088 M according to its annual income of 2,058 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 1,672 M and its income totaled 395,000 K.