Manning & Napier Advisors LLC Reduces Stock Position in Moody’s Corporation $MCO

09 May 2026, 06:41 by Scott Moore · The Cerbat Gem

Manning & Napier Advisors LLC lessened its stake in Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO – Free Report) by 7.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 238,629 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 19,832 shares during the quarter. Moody’s comprises about 1.6% of Manning & Napier Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest holding. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC’s holdings in Moody’s were worth $123,073,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Moody’s by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,272,967 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $7,802,195,000 after buying an additional 102,682 shares in the last quarter. PineStone Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Moody’s by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. PineStone Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,375,768 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,213,661,000 after acquiring an additional 111,725 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc raised its holdings in shares of Moody’s by 6.7% during the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,447,105 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $689,517,000 after acquiring an additional 91,463 shares during the period. Windacre Partnership LLC boosted its position in shares of Moody’s by 18.4% during the 3rd quarter. Windacre Partnership LLC now owns 1,164,900 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $555,052,000 after acquiring an additional 181,305 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Moody’s by 1.9% in the third quarter. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd now owns 1,122,423 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $534,812,000 after purchasing an additional 20,619 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.11% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Moody’s

In other news, CEO Robert Fauber sold 1,467 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $466.39, for a total transaction of $684,194.13. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 75,189 shares in the company, valued at $35,067,397.71. This trade represents a 1.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Richard G. Steele sold 158 shares of Moody’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $466.39, for a total value of $73,689.62. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 2,143 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $999,473.77. The trade was a 6.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 8,680 shares of company stock valued at $3,952,188 in the last quarter. 0.14% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on MCO. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $531.00 price objective on shares of Moody’s in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Mizuho dropped their price target on shares of Moody’s from $524.00 to $521.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating and set a $565.00 price target on shares of Moody’s in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Daiwa Securities Group raised shares of Moody’s from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $500.00 to $590.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Moody’s from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $544.29.

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Moody’s Stock Down 1.3%

Shares of MCO opened at $450.94 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $448.64 and its 200 day moving average price is $475.61. 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. The firm has a market cap of $78.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 1.37.

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The business services provider reported $4.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $2.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.11 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.83 earnings per share. Moody’s’s revenue was up 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Moody’s has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.400-17.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Moody’s Corporation will post 16.69 earnings per share for the current year.

Moody’s Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 5th. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $1.03 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $4.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Moody’s’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.53%.

Moody’s 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.