Jefferies cuts target to USD 560.00 for Moody's stock
Published on 10/16/2026 at 15:38 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSTargets and reporting dates
- On October 16, 2026, Jefferies cut its Moody's target to USD 560.00.
- Moody's will release third-quarter results on October 21, 2026.
- Moody's stock costs EUR 433.50 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 3:31 p.m. CEST.
- Moody's has a market capitalization of USD 84.5 billion and a price to earnings ratio of 30.94.
Jefferies cut its price target for Moody's from USD 610.00 to USD 560.00 on October 16, 2026, while maintaining a Buy rating, according to Investing.com. The USD 560.00 target stands 14.75 percent above the USD 488.03 Moody's quote at 9:37 a.m. ET on October 16, 2026.
Target cut meets a busy calendar
The target reduction puts the latest analyst view below the prior USD 610.00 objective, but the retained Buy rating keeps the research stance positive. For investors, the distance between the target and the US market price is the clearest valuation signal in the latest note.
Moody's next scheduled corporate event is its third-quarter earnings release before the New York Stock Exchange opens on October 21, 2026, according to the company's investor-relations release dated September 30, 2026, updated October 5, 2026, at Moody's.
Price range and valuation
Moody's stock traded at EUR 433.50 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 3:31 p.m. CEST. The NYSE quote stood at USD 488.03 at 9:37 a.m. ET on the same date, while the 52-week range ran from USD 402.28 to USD 546.88.
The current US quote is 10.90 percent above the 52-week low and 10.75 percent below the 52-week high. The company had a market capitalization of USD 84.5 billion, a price to earnings ratio of 30.94 and a trailing dividend yield of 0.01 percent as of October 16, 2026.
Comparison with peers
MCO (NYSE, USD): P/E 30.94, market capitalization USD 84.5 billion
S&P Global (NYSE, USD): daily change plus 1.24 percent, P/E 26.20, market capitalization USD 126.8 billion
Verisk Analytics (Nasdaq, USD): daily change plus 1.53 percent, P/E 29.29, market capitalization USD 24.8 billion
Moody's stock at Lang & Schwarz
The euro quotation provides the German-market view of the stock while the NYSE price supplies the home-market comparison. Moody's remains positioned below its yearly high, and the upcoming results date gives investors the next fixed point for reassessing the target gap.
Moody's stock was trading at EUR 433.50 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 3:31 p.m. CEST.
The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Moody's stock.
Moody's market report
- Company: Moody's Corporation
- ISIN: US6153691059
- Ticker: MCO
- Primary exchange: NYSE
- Price Lang & Schwarz (as of October 16, 2026, 3:31 p.m. CEST): EUR 433.50
- Market capitalization: USD 84.5 billion (as of October 16, 2026)
- 52-week range: USD 402.28-546.88 (as of October 16, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Financial Services / Financial - Data and Stock Exchanges
- Next earnings date: October 21, 2026
Market context: Market report S&P 500.
