What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for MC Q2 Earnings?

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Moelis & Company in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $0.56 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.65. Zacks Research has a “Strong Sell” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company’s current full-year earnings is $3.20 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Moelis & Company’s Q3 2027 earnings at $0.93 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $1.23 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.25 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Moelis & Company from $90.00 to $83.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price objective on Moelis & Company from $80.00 to $64.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Bank of America initiated coverage on Moelis & Company in a report on Monday, January 26th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $81.00 price objective on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Moelis & Company in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price objective on Moelis & Company from $59.00 to $58.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $71.89.

Moelis & Company Stock Up 3.1%

MC opened at $64.18 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.87. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $60.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $65.30. Moelis & Company has a 12-month low of $51.06 and a 12-month high of $78.22.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The asset manager reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by ($0.09). The business had revenue of $319.78 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $321.51 million. Moelis & Company had a net margin of 14.46% and a return on equity of 38.94%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.64 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Moelis & Company

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Alps Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Moelis & Company in the 3rd quarter valued at $6,105,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Moelis & Company by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 962,778 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $68,665,000 after purchasing an additional 17,220 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 7.6% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 381,458 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $26,221,000 after acquiring an additional 26,800 shares during the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board raised its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 14.4% during the third quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 289,371 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $20,638,000 after acquiring an additional 36,431 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC raised its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 354.1% during the third quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 42,789 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $3,052,000 after acquiring an additional 33,367 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.53% of the company’s stock.

Moelis & Company Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, May 11th will be paid a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 11th. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.1%. Moelis & Company’s payout ratio is currently 93.53%.

Moelis & Company Company Profile

Moelis & Co operates as a holding company. It engages in the provision of financial advisory, capital raising and asset management services to a client base including corporations, governments, sovereign wealth funds and financial sponsors. The firm focuses on clients including large public multinational corporations, middle market private companies, financial sponsors, entrepreneurs and governments. The company was founded by Kenneth David Moelis, Navid Mahmoodzadegan, Jeffrey Raich and Elizabeth Ann Crain in July 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.