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Moody's Corporation

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Company Overview

Moody's Corporation operates as an integrated risk assessment firm worldwide. It operates in two segments, Moody's Investors Service and Moody's Analytics. The Moody's Investors Service segment publishes credit ratings and provides assessment services on various debt obligations, programs and facilities, and entities that issue such obligations, such as various corporate, financial institution, and governmental obligations, as well as and structured finance securities. This segment provides ratings in approximately 140 countries. Its ratings are disseminated through press releases to the public through electronic media, including the internet and real-time information systems used by securities traders and investors. This segment has rated approximately 5,000 non-financial corporates; 3,600 financial institutions; 16,000 public finance issuers; 145 sovereigns; 47 supranational institutions; 459 sub-sovereigns; and 1,000 infrastructure and project finance issuers, as well as 9,100 structured finance deals. The Moody's Analytics segment develops a range of products and services that support the risk management activities of institutional participants in financial markets; and offers subscription based research, data, and analytical products comprising credit ratings, credit research, quantitative credit scores and other analytical tools, economic research and forecasts, business intelligence and company information products, commercial real estate data and analytical tools, and on-line and classroom-based training services, as well as credentialing and certification services. It also offers offshore analytical and research services with learning solutions and certification programs; and software solutions, as well as related risk management services. The company was formerly known as Dun and Bradstreet Company and changed its name to Moody's Corporation in September 2000. Moody's Corporation was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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Bulls Say

  • Even if issuance volume turns south, strong pricing power and GDP growth should cause a rebound in ratings revenue over time. In addition, maturing debt should support issuance levels.

  • Moody's Analytics can be an important driver with high recurring revenue growth and operating margin expansion.

  • Ratings revenue has often surprised to the upside, such as in 2020, 2021, and 2024.

Bears Say

  • Higher interest rates, corporate deleveraging, and higher spreads could cause a decline in bond issuance that will weigh on ratings revenue. Notably, spreads in 2024 and 2025 for high-yield were lower than normal, indicating relatively loose credit conditions.

  • The rise of private credit poses a challenge for rating agencies as private credit is typically unrated.

  • Some of Moody's Analytics solutions could face growing competition from other companies using generative AI, applying pressure to segment growth and margins.

Source: Morningstar Analysis - Oct 22, 2025

What's happening

Nov 18, 2025 - Dec 18, 2025

Moody's Corp Sees Positive Momentum Amid Analyst Upgrades and Strategic Partnerships

  • RBC Capital raised Moody's price target from $550 to $610, indicating a favorable outlook.
  • Goldman Sachs upgraded its rating from Neutral to Buy with a new target of $570, boosting investor confidence.
  • Investor Chris Hohn included Moody's among his top holdings, enhancing the stock’s credibility in the market.

Over the past month, Moody's Corp (MCO) demonstrated strong performance with an overall increase of 4.4%. This growth significantly outpaced the S&P 500, which returned only 2.0%, resulting in an outperformance of 2.4% relative to this benchmark index. The positive trend was driven by several key events that enhanced investor sentiment toward the company.

On December 5th, RBC Capital analyst Ashish Sabadra raised MCO’s price target while maintaining an Outperform rating. This upgrade likely contributed to increased investor confidence regarding Moody's future prospects. The following day brought additional bullish momentum when Goldman Sachs upgraded its rating from Neutral to Buy and set a new price target at $570, signaling improved expectations for stock performance.

Investor interest was further amplified by social media discussions highlighting prominent investor Chris Hohn including MCO among his top five holdings. Known as a "Super Investor," Hohn’s endorsement added credibility and positivity around MCO as a high-quality asset during this period.

Despite these favorable developments, not all news was entirely positive; on December 2nd, Moody's announced a collaboration with Pegasystems Inc., aimed at improving customer lifecycle management processes within financial services organizations. Although this partnership is expected to enhance operational efficiencies—reducing onboarding times by up to 30%—it coincided with slight bearish movement in share prices due to concerns about insider transactions involving CEO Fauber selling shares shortly before this announcement.

Overall, despite mixed signals regarding insider activity and partnerships, MCO achieved notable gains compared to broader market trends while underperforming relative to the Financials sector (XLF), which saw returns lower than those of MCO by -1.7%.

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