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Moody's (MCO): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Strong Buy13 Buy4 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 17 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 17 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $555, the highest $600, the lowest $470. The average is +14.5% from the last price of $485.
Analyst ratings 23
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashish Sabadra★★★★★★★★★★#6262 · hits 53% · avg +0.6% | RBC Capital | $610 → $575−5.7% | Buy | +18.5% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks 21:45 | after the close | ↗ |
| Manav Patnaik★★★★★★★★★★#4393 · hits 56% · avg +1.6% | Barclays | $575 | Buy | +18.5% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks 05:15 | +1.4% | ↗ |
| David Motemaden★★★★★★★★★★#1653 · hits 66% · avg +7.4% | Evercore ISI | $588 | Buy | +21.2% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks 08:30 | +0.8%next day +4.2% | ↗ |
| Andrew Steinerman★★★★★★★★★★#1435 · hits 64% · avg +7.1% | J.P. Morgan | $570 → $555−2.6% | Buy | +14.4% | Assigned | 14.10.26on TipRanks 07:30 | +0.8%next day +4.2% | ↗ |
| Jeffrey Silber★★★★★★★★★★#2007 · hits 51% · avg +5.7% | BMO Capital | $515 → $490−4.9% | Hold | +1.0% | Assigned | 13.10.26on TipRanks 07:15 | −1.3%next day +0.8% | ↗ |
| Toni Kaplan★★★★★★★★★★#6771 · hits 53% · avg +0.5% | Morgan Stanley | $512 → $470−8.2% | Hold | −3.1% | Reiterated | 12.10.26on TipRanks 17:50 | −1.3%next day +0.8% | ↗ |
| George Tong★★★★★★★★★★#2673 · hits 55% · avg +3.9% | Goldman Sachs | $593 → $564−4.9% | Buy | +16.3% | Reiterated | 11.10.26on TipRanks Oct 12 08:10 | +1.4%next day −1.3% | ↗ |
| Curtis Nagle★★★★★★★★★★#12058 · hits 46% · avg −6.8% | Bank of America Securities | $580 | Buy | +19.6% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 05:45 | −0.4%next day +2.4% · 5 days +3.9% | ↗ |
| Alex Kramm★★★★★★★★★★#779 · hits 60% · avg +10.4% | UBS | $505 | Hold | +4.1% | Reiterated | 06.10.26on TipRanks 06:30 | +0.4%next day −0.4% · 5 days +2.7% | ↗ |
| Jason Haas CFA★★★★★★★★★★#2012 · hits 51% · avg +7.5% | Wells Fargo | $597 | Buy | +23.1% | Assigned | 15.09.26on TipRanks 06:30 | −1.8%next day 0.0% · 5 days −1.9% | ↗ |
| Owen Lau★★★★★★★★★★#1033 · hits 64% · avg +8.4% | Clear Street | $581 | Buy | +19.8% | Reiterated | 11.09.26on TipRanks 06:30 | +0.8%next day +1.1% · 5 days −1.2% | ↗ |
| AI Google Financial - Data and Stock ExchangesGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $572 → $558−2.4% | Buy | +15.0% | Reiterated | 17.08.26on TipRanks 06:08 | — | |
| AI xAi Financial - Data and Stock ExchangesxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $569 → $565−0.7% | Buy | +16.5% | Reiterated | 17.08.26on TipRanks 06:08 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Financial - Data and Stock ExchangesAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $542 → $533−1.7% | Buy | +9.9% | Reiterated | 17.08.26on TipRanks 06:08 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Financial - Data and Stock ExchangesDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $572 | Buy | +17.9% | Reiterated | 17.08.26on TipRanks 06:08 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Financial - Data and Stock ExchangesOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $559 → $550−1.6% | Buy | +13.4% | Reiterated | 17.08.26on TipRanks 06:08 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Financial - Data and Stock ExchangesPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $567 → $570+0.5% | Buy | +17.5% | Reiterated | 17.08.26on TipRanks 06:08 | — | |
| Kevin Heal★★★★★★★★★★#879 · hits 74% · avg +12.6% | Argus Research | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 31.07.26on TipRanks Aug 4 10:42 | −1.5%next day −0.4% · 5 days −3.6% | ↗ |
| Peter Christiansen★★★★★★★★★★#10530 · hits 48% · avg −1.5% | Citi | $565 → $600+6.2% | Buy | +23.7% | Reiterated | 29.07.26on TipRanks 06:47 | +1.3%next day −1.9% · 5 days −5.4% | ↗ |
| Sean Kennedy★★★★★★★★★★#12112 · hits 23% · avg −20.1% | Mizuho Securities | $530 | Hold | +9.3% | Reiterated | 28.07.26on TipRanks Jul 29 08:16 | −0.6%next day +1.3% · 5 days −4.2% | ↗ |
| Shlomo Rosenbaum★★★★★★★★★★#2540 · hits 54% · avg +4.7% | Stifel Nicolaus | $550 | Buy | +13.4% | Reiterated | 28.07.26on TipRanks 22:05 | +1.3%next day −1.9% · 5 days −5.4% | ↗ |
| Jeffrey Meuler★★★★★★★★★★#4463 · hits 55% · avg +1.7% | Robert W. Baird | $557 → $572+2.7% | Buy | +17.9% | Reiterated | 23.07.26on TipRanks Jul 24 05:08 | −2.3%next day −0.3% · 5 days +1.6% | ↗ |
| Andrew Nicholas★★★★★★★★★★#9028 · hits 38% · avg −0.2% | William Blair | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 22.07.26on TipRanks Jul 24 05:08 | −0.1%next day −2.3% · 5 days +1.1% | ↗ |
| Surinder Thind★★★★★★★★★★#5522 · hits 45% · avg +1.5% | Jefferies | $610 | Buy | +25.8% | Initiated | 17.07.26on TipRanks 05:01 | −0.6%next day −0.9% · 5 days −7.1% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Raymond James | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 08.07.26on TipRanks Jul 10 03:55 | −2.8%next day −0.5% · 5 days +2.7% | ↗ |
| Charles Bendit★★★★★★★★★★#5988 · hits 44% · avg +9.5% | Rothschild & Co Redburn | $490 → $500+2.0% | Hold | +3.1% | Reiterated | 18.06.26on TipRanks 05:50 | −2.3%next day −0.4% · 5 days +2.2% | ↗ |
| Scott Wurtzel★★★★★★★★★★#6902 · hits 47% · avg +2.6% | Wolfe Research | $525 → $535+1.9% | Buy | +10.3% | Reiterated | 22.04.26on TipRanks Apr 23 08:10 | +0.5%next day −2.7% · 5 days −1.5% | ↗ |
| Faiza Alwy★★★★★★★★★★#3306 · hits 57% · avg +5.5% | Deutsche Bank | $564 | Buy | +16.3% | Reiterated | 26.02.26on TipRanks 10:00 | +4.0%next day +0.1% · 5 days −0.6% | ↗ |
| Kazuya Nishimura★★★★★★★★★★#2217 · hits 83% · avg +21.5% | Daiwa | $590 | Buy | +21.6% | Upgrade | 12.01.26on TipRanks Jan 13 01:18 | +0.5%next day +0.2% · 5 days −0.8% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering Moody's
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $568 at a price of $454 (+25.1%); now: $555 at $485 (+14.5%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 25 | 29 | 37 | 33 | 30 | 13 |
| Hold | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 21.10.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $4.25 (from $4.10 to $4.38). Last quarter: $4.68.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $2.1B (from $2.0B to $2.1B). Last quarter: $2.2B.
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About Moody's
- CEO: Robert Scott Fauber
- Employees: 16,000
- 7 World Trade Center, New York City, NY, 10007, US
- www.moodys.com
Moody's Corporation operates as a global leader in risk assessment, divided into two main segments: Moody's Investors Service and Moody's Analytics. Moody's Investors Service is dedicated to issuing credit ratings and providing detailed assessments for a diverse range of debt obligations and the entities that issue them. This encompasses corporate, financial institution, governmental, and structured finance securities across approximately 140 nations. These ratings are made publicly available through press releases, digital media, and real-time financial information systems. Its vast scope includes ratings for thousands of non-financial corporations, financial institutions, public finance issuers, sovereign and sub-sovereign governments, supranational bodies, infrastructure projects, and structured finance deals. The Moody's Analytics segment develops and provides a comprehensive suite of products and services designed to support the risk management needs of institutional participants in financial markets. This includes subscription-based research, data, and analytical tools such as credit ratings, quantitative credit scores, economic forecasts, business intelligence, commercial real estate data, and specialized training and certification programs. Additionally, this segment offers offshore analytical and research services, along with advanced software solutions for risk management. Originally founded in 1900 and headquartered in New York, New York, the company was known as Dun and Bradstreet Company before officially becoming Moody's Corporation in September 2000.
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