Moody’s Corporation $MCO Shares Sold by Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA

11 Apr 2026, 10:46 by Sarita Garza · The Markets Daily

Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lowered its position in Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO – Free Report) by 11.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,310,605 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 163,844 shares during the quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA owned 0.73% of Moody’s worth $669,523,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MCO. Rexford Capital Inc. acquired a new position in Moody’s in the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new position in Moody’s in the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. Caitlin John LLC acquired a new position in Moody’s in the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in Moody’s in the 3rd quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Moody’s in the 3rd quarter worth $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.11% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MCO has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Moody’s from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $531.00 target price on shares of Moody’s in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Mizuho cut their target price on shares of Moody’s from $550.00 to $524.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on shares of Moody’s from $574.00 to $540.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Barclays cut their target price on shares of Moody’s from $580.00 to $550.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Moody’s currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $547.94.

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Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Richard G. Steele sold 375 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $456.71, for a total transaction of $171,266.25. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 2,459 shares in the company, valued at $1,123,049.89. This represents a 13.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Robert Fauber sold 1,467 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $437.77, for a total transaction of $642,208.59. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 75,489 shares in the company, valued at approximately $33,046,819.53. This trade represents a 1.91% 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 8,222 shares of company stock worth $3,786,732. 0.14% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Moody’s Stock Performance

Shares of Moody’s stock opened at $427.68 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $76.13 billion, a PE ratio of 31.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.45. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $445.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $478.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 1.74 and a current ratio of 1.74. Moody’s Corporation has a 1 year low of $402.28 and a 1 year high of $546.88.

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $3.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.39 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.87 billion. Moody’s had a net margin of 31.86% and a return on equity of 66.01%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.62 EPS. Moody’s has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.400-17.000 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Moody’s Corporation will post 13.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Moody’s Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 13th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a dividend of $1.03 per share. This represents a $4.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. This is a positive change from Moody’s’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.94. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd. Moody’s’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.12%.

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.