Added to YB: 2025-09-17
Pitch date: 2025-07-29
MCO [bullish]
Moody's Corporation
-12.67%
current return
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Company Info
Moody's Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated risk assessment firm in the United States, the rest of the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific.
Market Cap
$76.9B
Pitch Price
$508.53
Price Target
765.75 (+72%)
Dividend
0.95%
EV/EBITDA
21.26
P/E
31.61
EV/Sales
10.63
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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