Threadgill Financial LLC Trims Position in Moody’s Corporation $MCO

Threadgill Financial LLC decreased its stake in shares of Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) by 64.4% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 6,864 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 12,408 shares during the quarter. Moody’s makes up 0.9% of Threadgill Financial LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest position. Threadgill Financial LLC’s holdings in Moody’s were worth $2,994,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. California Public Employees Retirement System raised its holdings in shares of Moody’s by 3.6% in the third quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 298,104 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $142,041,000 after acquiring an additional 10,434 shares in the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. grew its holdings in Moody’s by 39.0% during the 3rd quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 15,130 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $7,209,000 after acquiring an additional 4,247 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Moody’s by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 316,969 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $151,029,000 after purchasing an additional 16,099 shares in the last quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co raised its holdings in shares of Moody’s by 24.5% in the 3rd quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 23,476 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $11,186,000 after purchasing an additional 4,625 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Qsemble Capital Management LP lifted its position in shares of Moody’s by 78.3% in the 4th quarter. Qsemble Capital Management LP now owns 5,703 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,913,000 after purchasing an additional 2,505 shares during the period. 92.11% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $535.00 price objective on shares of Moody’s in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Mizuho dropped their target price on Moody’s from $524.00 to $521.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Bank of America reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $565.00 price target on shares of Moody’s in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Moody’s from $560.00 to $590.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Moody’s in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $541.83.

Moody’s Trading Down 2.5%

NYSE MCO opened at $438.43 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $450.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $466.83. The stock has a market cap of $76.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.43, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.35. Moody’s Corporation has a 12-month low of $402.28 and a 12-month high of $546.88. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03.

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The business services provider reported $4.33 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.22 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $2.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.11 billion. Moody’s had a net margin of 31.69% and a return on equity of 70.97%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.83 earnings per share. Moody’s has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.400-17.000 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Moody’s Corporation will post 16.69 earnings per share for the current year.

Moody’s Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were paid a dividend of $1.03 per share. This represents a $4.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. Moody’s’s payout ratio is presently 29.53%.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Richard G. Steele sold 158 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $453.67, for a total value of $71,679.86. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 1,985 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $900,534.95. This represents a 7.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Robert Fauber sold 1,467 shares of Moody’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $453.67, for a total value of $665,533.89. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 52,564 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $23,846,709.88. This trade represents a 2.72% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 4,717 shares of company stock worth $2,137,306. Company insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.

Moody’s Profile

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.