<div id="readability-page-1"><p><span>Moelis &amp; Company (NYSE:MC - Get Free Report)</span> was downgraded by research analysts at Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods from an &#34;outperform&#34; rating to a &#34;market perform&#34; rating in a note issued to investors on Tuesday,Finviz reports. They presently have a $80.00 price target on the asset manager's stock. Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods' price objective would suggest a potential upside of 15.22% from the stock's current price.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>Moelis &amp; Company</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><ul><li>Dividend Powerhouses: 3 Blue-Chip Stocks Built for the Long Haul</li></ul><p>A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on MC. Weiss Ratings  reiterated a &#34;hold (c+)&#34; rating on shares of Moelis &amp; Company in a research note on Monday, December 8th. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on shares of Moelis &amp; Company in a report on Friday, October 3rd. They issued a &#34;market perform&#34; rating and a $74.00 target price for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on Moelis &amp; Company in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. They set a &#34;buy&#34; rating and a $80.00 price objective for the company. UBS Group initiated coverage on Moelis &amp; Company in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. They issued a &#34;neutral&#34; rating and a $70.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Moelis &amp; Company from a &#34;hold&#34; rating to a &#34;strong-buy&#34; rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. One research analyst  has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned  a Buy rating and nine have issued  a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company  has an average rating of &#34;Hold&#34; and an average target price of $71.63.</p><p><b>View Our Latest Stock Report on Moelis &amp; Company</b></p><h2>Moelis &amp; Company Trading Down 0.5%</h2><ul><li>As Warren Buffett Nears His Exit, Berkshire's Amassed Record Cash</li></ul><p>Shares of NYSE:MC opened at $69.43 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $65.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $67.30. The company has a market capitalization of $5.44 billion, a PE ratio of 23.22, a P/E/G ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.90. Moelis &amp; Company has a twelve month low of $47.00 and a twelve month high of $82.89. </p><p>Moelis &amp; Company (NYSE:MC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The asset manager reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.11. Moelis &amp; Company had a net margin of 15.98% and a return on equity of 45.62%. The firm had revenue of $356.89 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $336.14 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.22 earnings per share. Moelis &amp; Company's quarterly revenue was up 30.4% compared to the same quarter last year.  As a group, equities research analysts predict that  Moelis &amp; Company will post 2.97 EPS for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Institutional Trading of Moelis &amp; Company</h2><ul><li>CAVA Stock Looking for Direction After Earnings Miss</li></ul><p>A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MC. Impact Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in  Moelis &amp; Company by 1.2% during the third quarter. Impact Capital Partners LLC now owns 12,000 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $856,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares during the period.  Moran Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in  Moelis &amp; Company by 0.4% in the third quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC now owns 37,988 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $2,709,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares during the period.  Private Trust Co. NA boosted its position in shares of  Moelis &amp; Company by 44.0% during the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 599 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 183 shares in the last quarter.  Bessemer Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of  Moelis &amp; Company by 89.8% during the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 389 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares during the period.  Finally, Fulton Bank N.A. grew its stake in shares of  Moelis &amp; Company by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 6,581 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $410,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the period. 91.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. </p><h2>About Moelis &amp; Company</h2> (Get Free Report)<p>Moelis &amp; Co operates as a holding company. It engages in the provision of financial advisory, capital raising and asset management services to a client base including corporations, governments, sovereign wealth funds and financial sponsors. 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<p>Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded Moelis & Company from "outperform" to "market perform," setting a $80 price target. Other analysts have mixed ratings, with an average target price of $71.63. Moelis & Company reported strong quarterly earnings, beating estimates, and has a market cap of $5.44 billion. Institutional investors hold 91.53% of the stock.</p>

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) Downgraded by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods to "Market Perform"