Added to YB: 2025-09-17
Pitch date: 2025-07-29
MCO [bullish]
Moody's Corporation
-3.26%
current return
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Company Info
Moody's Corporation operates as an integrated risk assessment firm worldwide. It operates in two segments, Moody’s Analytics and Moody’s Investors Services.
Market Cap
$88.3B
Pitch Price
$509.63
Price Target
765.75 (+55%)
Dividend
0.76%
EV/EBITDA
25.30
P/E
39.87
EV/Sales
12.49
Sector
Capital Markets
Category
growth
Moody's Corporation - $MCO
MCO: Credit rating duopoly (80% mkt share w/ S&P) faces $4.9T refi wall CY25-28, growing to $1.6T in CY28 vs $0.9-1.2T prior years. Higher-margin speculative grade debt mix from pandemic issuance + 3-4% annual price increases. GenAI driving 60% MIS margins higher. HSD% revenue growth, mid-teens FCF/share growth. 50%+ upside over 2yrs. Risks: regulation, recession, model failure.
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