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Moody's: Upside Still Attractive Over The Next 2 Years
I reiterate my Buy rating on Moody's, citing its strong moat, pricing power, and new growth in private credit and GenAI verticals. Moody's delivered resilient Q2 results, holding MIS revenue flat, despite a 12% issuance decline and expanding margins, confirming its pricing power. Momentum in private credit and GenAI adoption is accelerating growth, deepening client engagement, and extending Moody's long-term runway.
Moody's: Time To Reassess Lagging Ratings Agencies (Rating Downgrade)
Moody's has underperformed major indexes over the past five years, with volatile growth and a diluted business mix weighing on returns. The core Ratings segment remains high quality but is highly sensitive to macro cycles, while Analytics growth adds stability but lowers overall valuation. Second-quarter results were better than feared, but guidance and long-term growth expectations remain in the 7% range, below market leaders.
Moody's (MCO) Upgraded to Buy: What Does It Mean for the Stock?
Moody's (MCO) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
Moody's Corporation Dividends
 MCO In 2 weeks Announced | Quarterly | $0.94 Per Share |
| MCO 2 months ago Paid | Quarterly | $0.94 Per Share |
| MCO 5 months ago Paid | Quarterly | $0.94 Per Share |
| MCO 8 months ago Paid | Quarterly | $0.85 Per Share |
| MCO 11 months ago Paid | Quarterly | $0.85 Per Share |
Moody's Corporation Earnings
| 28 Oct 2025 (In 3 months) Date | | 3.44 Cons. EPS | - EPS |
| 20 Oct 2025 (In 2 months) Date | | 3.44 Cons. EPS | - EPS |
| 21 Jul 2025 Date | | 3.28 Cons. EPS | 3.56 EPS |
| 30 Apr 2025 Date | | - Cons. EPS | - EPS |
| 13 Feb 2025 Date | | 2.58 Cons. EPS | 2.62 EPS |
| MCO In 2 weeks Announced | Quarterly | $0.94 Per Share |
| MCO 2 months ago Paid | Quarterly | $0.94 Per Share |
| MCO 5 months ago Paid | Quarterly | $0.94 Per Share |
| MCO 8 months ago Paid | Quarterly | $0.85 Per Share |
| MCO 11 months ago Paid | Quarterly | $0.85 Per Share |
| 28 Oct 2025 (In 3 months) Date | | 3.44 Cons. EPS | - EPS |
| 20 Oct 2025 (In 2 months) Date | | 3.44 Cons. EPS | - EPS |
| 21 Jul 2025 Date | | 3.28 Cons. EPS | 3.56 EPS |
| 30 Apr 2025 Date | | - Cons. EPS | - EPS |
| 13 Feb 2025 Date | | 2.58 Cons. EPS | 2.62 EPS |
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Moody's Corporation Profile
| Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges Industry | Financial Services Sector | Robert Scott Fauber CEO | NYSE Exchange | 615369105 Cusip |
| US Country | 15,795 Employees | 15 Aug 2025 Last Dividend | 19 May 2005 Last Split | 3 Oct 2000 IPO Date |
Overview
Moody's Corporation stands out as a comprehensive risk assessment entity with global operations. The firm is divided into two main segments: Moody's Analytics and Moody's Investors Services. Moody's Analytics focuses on developing products and services aimed at enhancing the risk management capabilities of financial market participants. On the other hand, Moody's Investors Service is dedicated to publishing credit ratings and providing assessment services for a wide range of debt obligations. Originally known as Dun and Bradstreet Company, the corporation underwent a name change to Moody's Corporation in September 2000. Founded in the early 20th century, in 1900, Moody's Corporation has established its headquarters in New York, New York, marking over a century of expertise in the financial sector.
Products and Services
Moody's Corporation provides a suite of products and services across its two operational segments, catering to varied risk management needs:
- Credit Research, Credit Models and Analytics: This suite offers comprehensive credit analysis tools, including models and analytics, facilitating in-depth credit risk evaluation.
- Economics Data and Models: Provides essential economic datasets and models, supporting institutions in making informed decisions based on macroeconomic trends.
- Structured Finance Solutions: Tailored solutions designed to address the complex needs of structured finance, enhancing efficiency and decision-making in this niche area.
- Data sets on companies and securities: Offers detailed and expansive data sets on a wide array of companies and securities, enabling robust analysis and insight generation.
- SaaS Solutions: Software as a Service solutions that bolster banking, insurance, and Know Your Customer (KYC) workflows, integrating smoothly into client operations to enhance efficiency and compliance.
- Credit Ratings: In the realm of Moody's Investors Service, the segment publishes credit ratings that cover a broad spectrum of debt obligations, offering critical assessments that inform investment and risk assessment decisions.
- Assessment Services: Alongside credit ratings, this service provides detailed assessments on diverse debt instruments and the entities issuing them, spanning from corporate and financial institutions to governmental obligations and structured finance securities.
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