← ANALYST RATINGS · TIPRANKS

Moody's (MCO): analyst forecast and price target

$485 +0.29% close 16.10.26 · market cap $80.2B · Financial · Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges SPY 0.10%
Price targets and ratings of

Analyst consensus

Strong Buy

7 Buy2 Hold0 Sell

Ratings of 9 analysts in the last 3 months · top analysts only

12-month forecast

$554+14.2% upside

Based on 9 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $554, the highest $597, the lowest $490. The average is +14.2% from the last price of $485.

$400$500$600Jan 26AprJulOctJan 27AprJulOctHigh$597Average$554Low$490
Highest target $597 Average target $554 Lowest target $490
AnalystFirmPrice target RatingUpsideAction 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%
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%

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

TipRanks picks them by their record on this stock; the figures under the name are their record across all their ratings.

Most accurate

3 months Owen Lau★★★★★★★★★★Clear Street · #1033
Hits 64%216 of 337 Average return +8.4%
1 year Jeffrey Meuler★★★★★★★★★★Robert W. Baird · #4463
Hits 55%243 of 443 Average return +1.7%
2 years Jeffrey Meuler★★★★★★★★★★Robert W. Baird · #4463
Hits 55%243 of 443 Average return +1.7%

Most profitable

3 months Owen Lau★★★★★★★★★★Clear Street · #1033
Hits 64%216 of 337 Average return +8.4%
1 year Jeffrey Meuler★★★★★★★★★★Robert W. Baird · #4463
Hits 55%243 of 443 Average return +1.7%
2 years Jeffrey Meuler★★★★★★★★★★Robert W. Baird · #4463
Hits 55%243 of 443 Average return +1.7%

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%).

$450$500$550Sep 15Oct 1Oct 15Top analysts$554Average target$555Price$485

PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target

Recommendation trend · top analysts

0102087Oct 2586Nov95Dec81Jan 26153Feb143Mar184Apr123May154Jun185Jul174Aug163Sep72Oct

Strong BuyBuyHoldSell

Rating05.2606.2607.2608.2609.2610.26
Strong Buy000000
Buy12151817167
Hold345432
Sell000000

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.

Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Financial

SSBSouthState Corporation
SPGIS&P Global
PLMRPalomar Holdings
SEICSEI Investments Company
RIOTRiot Platforms
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.

Data from the stock’s TipRanks forecast page, read 1 min ago. It is read again as soon as a new rating appears and at least every 8 hours. TipRanks ↗