Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ:MORN – Get Free Report) Chairman Joseph Mansueto sold 7,250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.57, for a total transaction of $1,243,882.50. Following the transaction, the chairman owned 8,053,012 shares in the company, valued at $1,381,655,268.84. The trade was a 0.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Morningstar Stock Up 0.4%
Shares of Morningstar stock traded up $0.74 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $172.55. 448,999 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 562,626. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.03. Morningstar, Inc. has a 1-year low of $149.08 and a 1-year high of $316.71. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $175.57 and a 200-day moving average price of $192.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.56 billion, a PE ratio of 17.57 and a beta of 0.99.
Morningstar (NASDAQ:MORN – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $3.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.41 by $0.77. Morningstar had a net margin of 16.06% and a return on equity of 33.14%. The company had revenue of $644.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $626.91 million.
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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
MORN has been the topic of several research reports. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Morningstar from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday, April 9th. BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on Morningstar from $257.00 to $193.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Morningstar from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. Finally, UBS Group set a $280.00 price target on Morningstar in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $236.50.
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About Morningstar
Morningstar, Inc is a leading provider of independent investment research, data, and analytics, serving both individual investors and financial professionals. The company offers comprehensive coverage of financial products, including mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), stocks, bonds and market indexes. Morningstar’s proprietary rating systems and research methodologies help clients assess the risk and return profiles of investment opportunities and make informed decisions.
Its core products include Morningstar Direct, an institutional investment analysis platform; Morningstar Office Cloud, a portfolio management solution for advisors; and Morningstar Data, which delivers extensive datasets through APIs and data feeds.
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