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Moodys Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:MCO | Benzinga
Moodys Corp has a consensus price target of $474.55 based on the ratings of 21 analysts. The high is $572 issued by Wells Fargo on April 17, 2025. The low is $260 issued by Deutsche Bank on October 21, 2022. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Oppenheimer, RBC Capital, and RBC Capital on June 5, 2025, June 4, 2025, and May 27, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $541 between Oppenheimer, RBC Capital, and RBC Capital, there's an implied 13.44% upside for Moodys Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Oppenheimer
RBC Capital
Stifel
BMO Capital
Baird
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Moodys
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 06/05/2025 | Buy Now | 9.66% | Oppenheimer | Owen Lau70% | $489 → $523 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/04/2025 | Buy Now | 15.32% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra75% | $550 → $550 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/27/2025 | Buy Now | 15.32% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra75% | $550 → $550 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2025 | Buy Now | -1.87% | Stifel | Shlomo Rosenbaum74% | $533 → $468 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2025 | Buy Now | -4.39% | BMO Capital | Jeffrey Silber74% | $475 → $456 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2025 | Buy Now | 10.08% | Baird | Jeffrey Meuler74% | $575 → $525 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2025 | Buy Now | 19.94% | Wells Fargo | Jason Haas67% | $610 → $572 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/16/2025 | Buy Now | 3.79% | JP Morgan | Andrew Steinerman79% | $585 → $495 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/04/2025 | Buy Now | 9.03% | Barclays | Manav Patnaik78% | $570 → $520 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/12/2025 | Buy Now | 5.68% | Mizuho | Sean Kennedy25% | → $504 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/18/2025 | Buy Now | 11.34% | BMO Capital | Jeffrey Silber74% | $481 → $531 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/18/2025 | Buy Now | 13.23% | UBS | Alex Kramm73% | $510 → $540 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2025 | Buy Now | 11.76% | Stifel | Shlomo Rosenbaum74% | $459 → $533 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2025 | Buy Now | 6.52% | Morgan Stanley | Toni Kaplan66% | $481 → $508 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/21/2025 | Buy Now | 0.86% | BMO Capital | Jeffrey Silber74% | $468 → $481 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/03/2025 | Buy Now | 14.27% | Oppenheimer | Owen Lau70% | $543 → $545 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/20/2024 | Buy Now | 18.47% | Citigroup | Peter Christiansen65% | → $565 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/12/2024 | Buy Now | 0.86% | Morgan Stanley | Toni Kaplan66% | $462 → $481 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2024 | Buy Now | -3.76% | Stifel | Shlomo Rosenbaum74% | $454 → $459 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2024 | Buy Now | 6.94% | UBS | Alex Kramm73% | $495 → $510 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2024 | Buy Now | 13.86% | Oppenheimer | Owen Lau70% | $536 → $543 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2024 | Buy Now | 7.36% | Baird | Jeffrey Meuler74% | $490 → $512 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/15/2024 | Buy Now | -2.71% | BMO Capital | Jeffrey Silber74% | $455 → $464 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2024 | Buy Now | 15.32% | Wells Fargo | Jason Haas67% | $510 → $550 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2024 | Buy Now | -3.13% | Morgan Stanley | Toni Kaplan66% | $451 → $462 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/03/2024 | Buy Now | 12.39% | Oppenheimer | Owen Lau70% | $492 → $536 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/02/2024 | Buy Now | 9.24% | Evercore ISI Group | David Motemeden36% | → $521 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/23/2024 | Buy Now | — | Raymond James | Patrick O'Shaughnessy74% | — | Downgrade | Market Perform → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 09/13/2024 | Buy Now | 19.52% | Barclays | Manav Patnaik78% | $500 → $570 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/05/2024 | Buy Now | -5.43% | Morgan Stanley | Toni Kaplan66% | $420 → $451 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/03/2024 | Buy Now | 7.77% | Goldman Sachs | George Tong58% | $460 → $514 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/12/2024 | Buy Now | 6.94% | Wells Fargo | Jason Haas67% | → $510 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2024 | Buy Now | 4.84% | Barclays | Manav Patnaik78% | $450 → $500 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2024 | Buy Now | -0.4% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra75% | $450 → $475 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2024 | Buy Now | -4.6% | BMO Capital | Jeffrey Silber74% | $482 → $455 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2024 | Buy Now | -1.45% | UBS | Alex Kramm73% | $455 → $470 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2024 | Buy Now | 3.16% | Oppenheimer | Owen Lau70% | $454 → $492 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2024 | Buy Now | -4.81% | Stifel | Shlomo Rosenbaum74% | $443 → $454 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/16/2024 | Buy Now | 6.94% | B of A Securities | Heather Balsky54% | $430 → $510 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/09/2024 | Buy Now | -4.6% | UBS | Alex Kramm73% | $395 → $455 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/05/2024 | Buy Now | -17.81% | Morgan Stanley | Toni Kaplan66% | $374 → $392 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/01/2024 | Buy Now | -4.81% | Oppenheimer | Owen Lau70% | $424 → $454 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/07/2024 | Buy Now | -21.58% | Stifel | Shlomo Rosenbaum74% | $350 → $374 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | -13.19% | Baird | Jeffrey Meuler74% | $405 → $414 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/02/2024 | Buy Now | -5.64% | Barclays | Manav Patnaik78% | $375 → $450 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/02/2024 | Buy Now | -11.1% | Oppenheimer | Owen Lau70% | $411 → $424 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -5.64% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra75% | $450 → $450 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -20.32% | UBS | Alex Kramm73% | $355 → $380 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -11.93% | Wells Fargo | Seth Weber68% | $455 → $420 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -15.08% | Baird | Jeffrey Meuler74% | $425 → $405 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -14.03% | JP Morgan | Andrew Steinerman79% | $420 → $410 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -13.19% | BMO Capital | Jeffrey Silber74% | $430 → $414 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -13.82% | Oppenheimer | Owen Lau70% | $427 → $411 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -21.37% | Barclays | Manav Patnaik78% | $340 → $375 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -26.61% | Stifel | Shlomo Rosenbaum74% | $362 → $350 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/03/2024 | Buy Now | -9.84% | BMO Capital | Jeffrey Silber74% | $366 → $430 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/15/2023 | Buy Now | -4.6% | Wells Fargo | Seth Weber68% | $365 → $455 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/26/2023 | Buy Now | -30.18% | Stifel | Shlomo Rosenbaum74% | $344 → $333 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/26/2023 | Buy Now | -20.11% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra75% | → $381 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/26/2023 | Buy Now | -23.26% | BMO Capital | Jeffrey Silber74% | $399 → $366 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/26/2023 | Buy Now | -33.32% | Morgan Stanley | Toni Kaplan66% | $332 → $318 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/26/2023 | Buy Now | -28.71% | Barclays | Manav Patnaik78% | $350 → $340 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2023 | Buy Now | -20.32% | JP Morgan | Andrew Steinerman79% | $390 → $380 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/03/2023 | Buy Now | -30.39% | Morgan Stanley | Toni Kaplan66% | $345 → $332 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/18/2023 | Buy Now | -15.29% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra75% | → $404 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/14/2023 | Buy Now | -18.23% | Wolfe Research | Scott Wurtzel59% | → $390 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/27/2023 | Buy Now | -16.34% | BMO Capital | Jeffrey Silber74% | $390 → $399 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2023 | Buy Now | -27.66% | Morgan Stanley | Toni Kaplan66% | $323 → $345 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2023 | Buy Now | -15.29% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra75% | $350 → $404 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2023 | Buy Now | -23.47% | Wells Fargo | Seth Weber68% | $346 → $365 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/13/2023 | Buy Now | -27.45% | Wells Fargo | Seth Weber68% | $312 → $346 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/10/2023 | Buy Now | -32.27% | Morgan Stanley | Toni Kaplan66% | $300 → $323 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/15/2023 | Buy Now | -16.13% | B of A Securities | Heather Balsky54% | → $400 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/17/2023 | Buy Now | -24.52% | BMO Capital | Jeffrey Silber74% | $355 → $360 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/09/2023 | Buy Now | -34.58% | Wells Fargo | Seth Weber68% | → $312 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2023 | Buy Now | -26.61% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra75% | → $350 | Reiterates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2023 | Buy Now | -26.61% | Credit Suisse | Kevin Mcveigh56% | → $350 | Reiterates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2023 | Buy Now | -31.85% | UBS | Alex Kramm73% | $308 → $325 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/06/2023 | Buy Now | -37.94% | Morgan Stanley | Toni Kaplan66% | $293 → $296 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/04/2023 | Buy Now | -26.82% | Oppenheimer | Owen Lau70% | $342 → $349 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/01/2023 | Buy Now | -28.29% | Oppenheimer | Owen Lau70% | $309 → $342 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/01/2023 | Buy Now | -26.61% | Baird | Jeffrey Meuler74% | $289 → $350 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/01/2023 | Buy Now | -37.1% | Barclays | Manav Patnaik78% | $275 → $300 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/01/2023 | Buy Now | — | Raymond James | Patrick O'Shaughnessy74% | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2023 | Buy Now | -34.79% | Raymond James | Patrick O'Shaughnessy74% | $284 → $311 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/04/2023 | Buy Now | -38.56% | Morgan Stanley | Toni Kaplan66% | $294 → $293 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/06/2022 | Buy Now | -38.35% | Morgan Stanley | Toni Kaplan66% | $271 → $294 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/02/2022 | Buy Now | -42.34% | Barclays | Manav Patnaik78% | $250 → $275 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/23/2022 | Buy Now | -38.14% | Goldman Sachs | George Tong58% | $261 → $295 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/23/2022 | Buy Now | -35% | Oppenheimer | Owen Lau70% | $288 → $310 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/17/2022 | Buy Now | -43.18% | Morgan Stanley | Toni Kaplan66% | $255 → $271 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/02/2022 | Buy Now | -37.1% | Argus Research | John Eade74% | $340 → $300 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/26/2022 | Buy Now | -46.53% | Morgan Stanley | Toni Kaplan66% | $281 → $255 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/26/2022 | Buy Now | -47.58% | Barclays | Manav Patnaik78% | $285 → $250 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/26/2022 | Buy Now | -37.1% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra75% | $329 → $300 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/26/2022 | Buy Now | -40.45% | Raymond James | Patrick O'Shaughnessy74% | $303 → $284 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/21/2022 | Buy Now | -45.48% | Deutsche Bank | Faiza Alwy63% | $324 → $260 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/12/2022 | Buy Now | -50.73% | Stifel | Shlomo Rosenbaum74% | $259 → $235 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/11/2022 | Buy Now | -36.47% | Raymond James | Patrick O'Shaughnessy74% | $321 → $303 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/03/2022 | Buy Now | -41.08% | Morgan Stanley | Toni Kaplan66% | $288 → $281 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Moodys (MCO) stock?
The latest price target for Moodys (NYSE:MCO) was reported by Oppenheimer on June 5, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $523.00 expecting MCO to rise to within 12 months (a possible 9.66% upside). 42 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Moodys (MCO)?
The latest analyst rating for Moodys (NYSE:MCO) was provided by Oppenheimer, and Moodys maintained their outperform rating.
When was the last upgrade for Moodys (MCO)?
The last upgrade for Moodys Corp happened on April 2, 2024 when Barclays raised their price target to $450. Barclays previously had an equal-weight for Moodys Corp.
When was the last downgrade for Moodys (MCO)?
The last downgrade for Moodys Corp happened on September 23, 2024 when Raymond James changed their price target from N/A to N/A for Moodys Corp.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Moodys (MCO)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Moodys, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Moodys was filed on June 5, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around June 5, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Moodys (MCO) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Moodys (MCO) rating was a maintained with a price target of $489.00 to $523.00. The current price Moodys (MCO) is trading at is $476.92, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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