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Is MCO a good stock to buy?

Moody's Corporation · end-of-day data as of Nov 13, 2026

Moody's
MCO · $87.63B
$508.20+0.3%
Nov 13, 2026 · close
$450$500SepOctNov9:3016:003 months +4.6%Nov 13 · close
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  • PT$547.27 +7.7%
  • ConsensusBuy · 25
  • MAs4 of 4
  • MA20×50Golden 8d ago
  • MACD0.49
  • Sector▲ -1.8%
Neutral
  • Earnings in96d
  • P/E31.0x
  • RSI58
  • Support-3.2%
  • Resistance+1.2%
  • Off 52w high-7.1%
  • Volume0.6x
  • Bollingerupper half
  • News0.00
  • P/E vs own-0.9%
  • Trendsideways
  • 52w range$402–$547
  • ATR+2.5%
  • Off ATH-7.1%
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  • P/E vs sector+113.4%
  • Insiders-$6.96M

Updates with the 15-min delayed price. Not a forecast or investment advice.

Is Moody's a good stock to buy?

Moody's is strong on 3 of the 4 questions about the business; weak on fragility. The price is low: 31.0 times its earnings, below its 3-year median of 40.9 (Nov 13, 2026). pretickt does not say whether to buy or sell.

  1. Demand growing
  2. Economics profits growing
  3. Execution delivers
  4. Fragility fragile
  5. Price below its usual
DemandDo people want more of what it sells?growing

MCO sales growth revenue growth

+12%a year, for the last 3 years

Moody's sales grew 12% a year for 3 years, to $7.72B in fiscal 2025.

MCO analysts' forecast revenue estimates

+6%the sales they expect next fiscal year, on the last

Analysts expect Moody's sales to grow 6% to $8.22B in fiscal 2026 (17 analysts).

MCO competitors

pretickt analysis+9%its sales in 12 months, on a year before

Moody's sales grew 9% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, faster than S&P Global (+6%) and Intercontinental Exchange (+5%), as fast as CME Group (+9%), slower than Nasdaq (+12%).

MCO sales by business revenue by segment

63%of its sales from Moodys Analytics

Moodys Analytics brought Moody's 63% of its sales in fiscal 2025; Moodys Investors Service 37%.

EconomicsDoes it make good money?profits growing

MCO profit per share

+21%in its last fiscal year

Moody's earnings per share grew 21% in fiscal 2025, to $13.67.

ExecutionDoes it deliver what it promises?delivers

MCO earnings vs estimates

7 of 8quarters above the analysts' estimate

Moody's beat the analysts' profit estimate in 7 of its last 8 quarters, the latest on Oct 21, 2026.

MCO insider selling

-$17.76Msold, net, by its executives in 12 months

Moody's executives and directors sold a net $17.76M of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026; none bought.

MCO number of employees

+2%more people in a year

Moody's had 16,076 employees at the end of fiscal 2025, 2% more than a year before.

MCO CEO pay

$18.08Mfor fiscal 2025, 79% of it in stock and options

Moody's paid its CEO $18.08M for fiscal 2025, 79% of it in stock and options.

Fragility risksCould something break it?fragile

MCO in past recessions

pretickt analysis-22%its sales in the worst one

Moody's sales fell in 1 of the last 2 US recessions, by as much as 22% in fiscal 2008.

Price valuationIs the price reasonable?below its usual

MCO price vs profit P/E ratio

31.0×a year's earnings

Moody's P/E ratio is 31.0 (Nov 13, 2026), below its 3-year median of 40.9.

MCO price vs assets price to book

26.8×times what its assets are worth on paper

Moody's trades at 26.8 times its book value (Nov 13, 2026); its competitors' median is 4.7.

MCO price vs competitors

pretickt analysis31.0×a year's earnings, against its competitors

Investors pay 31.0 times Moody's earnings (Nov 13, 2026), more than for Nasdaq (29.6), S&P Global (28.2), CME Group (26.1) or Intercontinental Exchange (24.4).

MCO analysts' target price target

+8%to their average target

Analysts' average price target for Moody's is $547, 8% above the Nov 13, 2026 close of $508.20.

What is Moody's P/E ratio?

Moody's P/E ratio is 31.0 (Nov 13, 2026), below its 3-year median of 40.9. Investors pay 31.0 times Moody's earnings (Nov 13, 2026), more than for Nasdaq (29.6), S&P Global (28.2), CME Group (26.1) or Intercontinental Exchange (24.4).

Who are Moody's biggest competitors?

pretickt compares Moody's with Intercontinental Exchange, CME Group, Nasdaq and S&P Global. Moody's sales grew 9% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, faster than S&P Global (+6%) and Intercontinental Exchange (+5%), as fast as CME Group (+9%), slower than Nasdaq (+12%).

Are insiders selling Moody's stock?

Moody's executives and directors sold a net $17.76M of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026; none bought.

How does Moody's make money?

Moodys Analytics brought Moody's 63% of its sales in fiscal 2025; Moodys Investors Service 37%.

How many employees does Moody's have?

Moody's had 16,076 employees at the end of fiscal 2025, 2% more than a year before.

From the companies' statements (FMP), their filings read by pretickt, the analysts and the insiders, as of Nov 13, 2026. Each card says what a fact means for its question, never what to do with the stock: for information only, not investment advice.