In the past week, MC stock has gone down by -2.57%, with a monthly decline of -7.18% and a quarterly plunge of -6.10%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.88%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.24% for Moelis & Co The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.42% for MC’s stock, with a -15.17% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Moelis & Co (NYSE: MC) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Moelis & Co (NYSE: MC) is 25.88x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for MC is 1.63. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for MC is 73.40M and currently, short sellers hold a 4.99% of that float. On June 19, 2025, MC’s average trading volume was 1.04M shares.
MC) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Moelis & Co (NYSE: MC) has jumped by 0.78 compared to previous close of 56.07. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -2.57% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-06-18 that Does MC offer stronger earnings growth and a higher dividend yield than GS despite trading at a premium? Let us find out.
Analysts’ Opinion of MC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MC stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for MC by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for MC in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $70 based on the research report published on March 13, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Keefe Bruyette, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MC reach a price target of $86, previously predicting the price at $71. The rating they have provided for MC stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on December 20th, 2024.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Overweight” to MC, setting the target price at $92 in the report published on December 09th of the previous year.
MC Trading at 1.66% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -31.83% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MC starting from Pilcher Ciafone Katherine, who sale 3,515 shares at the price of $74.00 back on Feb 19 ’25. After this action, Pilcher Ciafone Katherine now owns 3,934 shares of Moelis & Co, valued at $260,110 using the latest closing price.
Cantor Eric, the Vice Chairman, MD of Moelis & Co, sale 16,530 shares at $74.00 during a trade that took place back on Feb 19 ’25, which means that Cantor Eric is holding 218,805 shares at $1,223,220 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.32 for the gross margin
The net margin for Moelis & Co stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.26. Equity return is now at value 39.98, with 15.30 for asset returns.
Based on Moelis & Co (MC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.31 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.94.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 183.39 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.17. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.29. The receivables turnover for the company is 13.75for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.06. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.64.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Moelis & Co (MC) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
