TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. Decreases Holdings in Moody’s Corporation $MCO

Posted by Brian Himes on Sep 6th, 2026

TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. reduced its stake in Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO – Free Report) by 14.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 19,739 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 3,264 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.’s holdings in Moody’s were worth $9,238,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MCO. Edgestream Partners L.P. lifted its position in Moody’s by 806.7% during the 1st quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. now owns 9,239 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,031,000 after acquiring an additional 8,220 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Moody’s during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,097,101,000. Qsemble Capital Management LP raised its stake in shares of Moody’s by 78.3% during the fourth quarter. Qsemble Capital Management LP now owns 5,703 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,913,000 after purchasing an additional 2,505 shares during the period. National Pension Service lifted its position in shares of Moody’s by 38.7% during the fourth quarter. National Pension Service now owns 514,377 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $262,769,000 after purchasing an additional 143,515 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TRB Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Moody’s by 200.0% in the fourth quarter. TRB Advisors LP now owns 30,000 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $15,326,000 after purchasing an additional 20,000 shares during the period. 92.11% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Moody’s Price Performance

Shares of MCO stock opened at $493.26 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $489.95 and a two-hundred day moving average of $462.63. The firm has a market cap of $85.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.28, a P/E/G ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.34. Moody’s Corporation has a 1-year low of $402.28 and a 1-year high of $546.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.19.

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The business services provider reported $4.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.26 by $0.42. The business had revenue of $2.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.09 billion. Moody’s had a net margin of 34.25% and a return on equity of 80.35%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 15.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $3.56 earnings per share. Moody’s has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.500-17.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Moody’s Corporation will post 16.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Moody’s Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th were given a $1.03 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. This represents a $4.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Moody’s’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.13%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Moody’s

In related news, CEO Robert Fauber sold 1,467 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $484.30, for a total transaction of $710,468.10. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 51,964 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,166,165.20. This represents a 2.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on MCO shares. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on shares of Moody’s from $489.00 to $515.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Moody’s in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Moody’s from $530.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Moody’s from $557.00 to $572.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $512.00 price objective on Moody’s in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $553.61.

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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.