Moody’s Corp (NYSE:MCO) stock gained after reporting fourth-quarter results.
The company reported quarterly adjusted earnings per share of $2.61, beating the Street view of $2.59. Quarterly revenue of $1.67 billion, up by 13% year-on-year, missing the Street view of $1.7 billion.
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Moody’s Investors Service’s (MIS) revenue increased 18% to $809 million from the prior year.
Moody’s Analytics (MA) revenue grew 8% to $863 million.
The company’s adjusted operating margin was 43.8%, up 120 basis points from the prior-year period. MA’s adjusted operating margin rose by 240 basis points to 33.8%. MIS’s adjusted operating margin of 51.3% compared to 51.9% a year ago.
2025 Outlook: Moody’s Corp expects adjusted EPS of $14.00-$14.50 versus the $13.58 estimate.
The company projects revenues to increase in the high-single-digit percent range versus the $7.55 billion estimate.
Moody’s Corp stock surged over 41% in the last 12 months. The company topped the analyst consensus estimates in the previous three quarters, leading to price target raises. At least two Wall Street firms raised their price targets on the stock in 2025.
Price Action: Moody’s stock is up 3.17% to $521.46 premarket at last check Thursday.
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