Moody’s Corporation $MCO Stock: Walter Public Investments Inc. Cuts Stake

Posted by Geri Gentry on Nov 12th, 2026

Walter Public Investments Inc. lowered its position in Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO – Free Report) by 20.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 9,491 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 2,371 shares during the quarter. Walter Public Investments Inc.’s holdings in Moody’s were worth $4,310,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Silver Grove Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in Moody’s by 20.3% during the third quarter. Silver Grove Financial Group Inc. now owns 361 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $164,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the period. AMG National Trust Bank purchased a new position in shares of Moody’s in the third quarter worth about $263,000. Moneco Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Moody’s by 3.4% in the third quarter. Moneco Advisors LLC now owns 1,079 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $490,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the period. Lido Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Moody’s by 20.6% in the third quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 16,986 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $7,714,000 after purchasing an additional 2,905 shares during the period. Finally, D Orazio & Associates Inc. raised its position in shares of Moody’s by 10.9% in the third quarter. D Orazio & Associates Inc. now owns 785 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $356,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.11% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently commented on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Moody’s from $557.00 to $593.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $600.00 price objective (up from $565.00) on shares of Moody’s in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Moody’s from $490.00 to $511.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 22nd. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Moody’s from $557.00 to $572.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on Moody’s from $610.00 to $575.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 16th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $552.63.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In other Moody’s news, CEO Michael West sold 195 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $529.23, for a total value of $103,199.85. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 8,179 shares in the company, valued at $4,328,572.17. This represents a 2.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Jason Phillips sold 95 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $519.33, for a total transaction of $49,336.35. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 1,799 shares in the company, valued at $934,274.67. This represents a 5.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 13,282 shares of company stock valued at $6,509,459. Company insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.

Moody’s Stock Up 0.7%

MCO stock opened at $514.47 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $88.69 billion, a PE ratio of 30.42, a PEG ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 1.30. Moody’s Corporation has a twelve month low of $402.28 and a twelve month high of $546.88. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $477.82 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $466.88.

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 21st. The business services provider reported $4.14 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.25 by ($0.11). Moody’s had a net margin of 35.26% and a return on equity of 84.76%. The company had revenue of $2.02 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.08 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.92 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up .8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts predict that Moody’s Corporation will post 16.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Moody’s Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 11th. Investors of record on Friday, November 20th will be issued a dividend of $1.03 per share. This represents a $4.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 20th. Moody’s’s dividend payout ratio is 25.11%.

Moody’s Company Profile

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Moody’s Corporation is a global provider of credit ratings, research, data and risk-analysis services. Through Moody’s Investors Service, it assesses the creditworthiness of businesses, governments and financial instruments, providing ratings and related research to investors and other market participants. Its Moody’s Analytics business offers data, software and analytical tools used in areas such as credit and financial risk management, compliance, and economic research. The company serves clients across international markets, including financial institutions, corporations, governments and investors.