Moody’s Corporation (MCO) To Go Ex-Dividend on May 15th

Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be given a dividend of 1.03 per share by the business services provider on Friday, June 5th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th.

Moody’s has raised its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend every year for the last 16 years. Moody’s has a dividend payout ratio of 26.8% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Moody’s to earn $18.43 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $4.12 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 22.4%.

Moody’s Trading Up 0.9%

NYSE MCO opened at $452.49 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $447.26 and a 200-day simple moving average of $475.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.16. Moody’s has a one year low of $402.28 and a one year high of $546.88. The firm has a market cap of $79.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.44, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.37.

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The business services provider reported $4.33 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.22 by $0.11. Moody’s had a net margin of 31.69% and a return on equity of 70.97%. The business had revenue of $2.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.11 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.83 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Moody’s has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.400-17.000 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Moody’s will post 16.69 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Moody’s Company Profile

Moody’s Corporation is a global provider of credit ratings, research, data and analytics that support financial decision-making and transparency in capital markets. The company traces its origins to the early 20th century when financial analyst John Moody began publishing credit information; today Moody’s is headquartered in New York and serves a broad set of market participants including investors, issuers, financial institutions, corporations, governments and regulators.

Moody’s operates primarily through two complementary businesses.