Moodys Corporation

Company Profile

Moodys Corporation had its IPO on 2000-10-03 under the ticker symbol MCO.

The company operates in the Financial Services sector and Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry. Moodys Corporation has a staff strength of 14,635 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Moodys Corporation opened at $337.71 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $337.19 - $341.34, and closed at $339.21.

This is a -0.16% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 452,801 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Moodys Corporation have slipped by -0.03%.

Moodys Corporation's Key Ratios

Moodys Corporation has a market cap of $62.33 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 24.1792 and a price to sales ratio of 9.1924.

In the last 12-months Moodys Corporation’s revenue was $5.53 billion with a gross profit of $3.86 billion and an EBITDA of $2.29 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Moodys Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Moodys Corporation’s operating margin was 35.05% while its return on assets stood at 8.35% with a return of equity of 49.28%.

In Q2, Moodys Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 15.8% while revenue growth was a positive 8.2%.

Moodys Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

30.9598

Trailing PE

43.84

PEG

6.2253

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $7.75 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 30.9598 and a PEG multiple of 6.2253. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Moodys Corporation’s profitability.

Moodys Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 10.6259 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 24.2701. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 9.1924.

Moodys Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $2.94 per share, indicating a yield of 0.91% and a payout ratio of 34.44%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$14.69 billion

Total Liabilities

$2.67 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-40000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$54 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

34.44%

Moodys Corporation ended 2024 with $14.69 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $14.69 billion while shareholder equity stood at $3.14 billion.

Moodys Corporation ended 2024 with $485.00 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $2.67 billion in other current liabilities, 3000000.00 in common stock, $14.21 billion in retained earnings and $5.93 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $2.28 billion and cash and short-term investments were $2.34 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $405,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $6.92 billion.

Moodys Corporation’s total current assets stands at $4.39 billion while long-term investments were $622.00 million and short-term investments were $57.00 million. Its net receivables were $1.54 billion compared to accounts payable of $37.00 million and inventory worth $0.

In 2024, Moodys Corporation's operating cash flow was $-40000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $54 million.

Comparatively, Moodys Corporation paid $0.34 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$339.21

52-Week High

$362.3465

52-Week Low

$227.9073

Analyst Target Price

$375.44

Moodys Corporation stock is currently trading at $339.21 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $362.3465 and a 52-week low of $362.3465. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $375.44.

Its 50-day moving average was $342.3 and 200-day moving average was $313.81 The short ratio stood at 1.84 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 21.9% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 9292.7% are held by institutions.