Troy Asset Management Ltd Lowers Stock Position in Moody’s Corporation $MCO

Posted by Brenda Bartman on May 25th, 2026

Troy Asset Management Ltd lessened its holdings in Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO – Free Report) by 4.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 28,913 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 1,443 shares during the quarter. Moody’s accounts for about 0.4% of Troy Asset Management Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 28th biggest position. Troy Asset Management Ltd’s holdings in Moody’s were worth $14,770,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. California Public Employees Retirement System increased its holdings in shares of Moody’s by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 298,104 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $142,041,000 after purchasing an additional 10,434 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Moody’s by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 647,711 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $308,649,000 after purchasing an additional 1,942 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its holdings in shares of Moody’s by 135.7% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 45,829 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $21,837,000 after purchasing an additional 26,388 shares in the last quarter. Katamaran Capital LLP purchased a new position in shares of Moody’s in the 3rd quarter valued at about $4,275,000. Finally, Mediolanum International Funds Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Moody’s by 14.5% in the 3rd quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd now owns 52,616 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $25,299,000 after purchasing an additional 6,663 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.11% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on MCO shares. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Moody’s from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $535.00 price target on shares of Moody’s in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Moody’s from $600.00 to $560.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $610.00 price target on shares of Moody’s in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Moody’s from $560.00 to $590.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $544.29.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on Moody’s

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Robert Fauber sold 5,213 shares of Moody’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $456.71, for a total transaction of $2,380,829.23. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 75,789 shares in the company, valued at $34,613,594.19. The trade was a 6.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Richard G. Steele sold 375 shares of Moody’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $456.71, for a total transaction of $171,266.25. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 2,459 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,123,049.89. This trade represents a 13.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 8,680 shares of company stock valued at $3,952,188 over the last 90 days. 0.14% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Moody’s Stock Performance

NYSE:MCO opened at $449.30 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $443.54 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $472.55. Moody’s Corporation has a twelve month low of $402.28 and a twelve month high of $546.88. The company has a market capitalization of $78.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.37.

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The business services provider reported $4.33 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $2.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.11 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.83 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. Moody’s has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.400-17.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Moody’s Corporation will post 16.69 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Moody’s Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be issued a dividend of $1.03 per share. This represents a $4.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. Moody’s’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.53%.

Moody’s Company Profile

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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.