US Equities Analysis

MCO — Moody's Corporation

MCO MCO Price Chart

Moody’s Corporation (MCO) is a financial exchanges & data company in the Financials sector. Listed on the NASDAQ, Moody’s Corporation is a component of the S&P 500 index. As of 2026-06-10, the stock is trading at $450.69.

Key Metrics & Risk

Based on 5-year historical data from Yahoo Finance (daily returns, annualized using 252 trading days).

MetricValue
Latest Price$450.69
Latest Date2026-06-10
Expected Return (Annualized)9.70%
Risk / Std Dev (Annualized)26.33%
Sharpe Ratio (rf=4.5%)0.20

S&P 500 Context

  • Sector: Financials
  • Sub-Industry: Financial Exchanges & Data
  • Exchange: NASDAQ
  • Index: S&P 500 Component

Risk/Return Profile

The stock shows an annualized expected return of 9.70% with an annualized volatility of 26.33%. The Sharpe ratio of 0.20 (assuming 4.5% risk-free rate) indicates below-average risk-adjusted returns relative to the risk-free rate.

Modern Portfolio Theory Positioning

This stock is plotted on the S&P 500 Modern Portfolio Theory chart which visualizes the risk/return trade-off across all S&P 500 components. The chart uses Sharpe ratio as the color dimension, allowing quick identification of stocks with superior risk-adjusted performance.

Fundamentals

MetricValue
Market Cap78.72B
Enterprise Value84.77B
Trailing P/E32.35
Forward P/E24.24
Price to Book26.29
Price to Sales10.0
EV/Revenue10.77
EV/EBITDA22.23

| Profitability | | | Profit Margin | 31.69% | | Operating Margin | 45.74% | | ROE | 71.36% | | ROA | 14.82% |

| Growth | | | Revenue Growth | 8.1% | | Earnings Growth | 7.8% |

| Dividend | | | Dividend Yield | 91.0% | | Payout Ratio | 27.62% | | 5Y Avg Yield | 80.0% |

| Financial Health | | | Total Revenue | 7.87B | | Total Debt | 7.4B | | Total Cash | 1.51B | | Free Cash Flow | 2.27B | | Operating Cash Flow | 3.08B |

| Price & Technical | | | 52W High | $546.88$ | | 52W Low | $402.28$ | | 50-Day Avg | $448.14$ | | 200-Day Avg | $475.36$ | | Beta | 1.34 | | Shares Outstanding | 0.17B | | Float Shares | 0.16B | | Insider Holdings | 14.25% | | Institutional Holdings | 81.1% | | Short Ratio | 3.53 | | Short % of Float | 2.49% |

| Analyst Targets | | | Target High | $610.0$ | | Target Low | $489.0$ | | Target Mean | $536.0$ | | Target Median | $532.5$ | | # of Analysts | 20 | | Recommendation | buy |

Disclaimer

This analysis is for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Always conduct your own research or consult a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions.

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