Moody’s climbs as AI-product momentum and recent analyst target hikes keep sentiment strong

Moody’s Corporation (MCO) is up 3.6% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The move appears tied to a renewed “AI re-rating” narrative around Moody’s data and workflow integrations, alongside follow-through from recent Wall Street price-target increases. With no single same-day headline standing out, the rally likely reflects investors extrapolating stronger monetization of Moody’s proprietary credit intelligence inside widely used enterprise AI tools.

Details:

Moody’s recently outlined an expanded strategic partnership with Microsoft that embeds Moody’s credit intelligence into Microsoft 365 Copilot and related AI workflows, which can support upsell and retention across enterprise customers.

Moody’s also highlighted broader “agent” style distribution for its content, including technical integrations intended to make Moody’s data easier to call directly inside AI-enabled workstreams, reinforcing the view that the company’s datasets are becoming more “in-workflow” and harder to replace.

Earlier this quarter, Moody’s posted first-quarter 2026 results and reiterated capital return plans, which can provide a supportive backdrop for the stock when growth narratives strengthen.

This could also be partly mechanical: after multiple price-target boosts in early June, incremental buyers may be stepping in as the stock regains momentum.

Sources:

Moody’s, U.S. SEC, StockAnalysis.com

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$MCO Insider Trading Activity

$MCO insiders have traded $MCO stock on the open market 17 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 17 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MCO stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

ROBERT FAUBER (President and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 9 sales selling 10,481 shares for an estimated $4,913,227.
MICHAEL L WEST (President, Moody's Investors) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 7,577 shares for an estimated $3,590,640.
RICHARD G STEELE (SVP - General Counsel) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 691 shares for an estimated $316,635.
JASON D PHILLIPS (Chief Acctg Off & Controller) sold 333 shares for an estimated $157,437
NOEMIE CLEMENCE HEULAND (SVP & Chief Financial Officer) sold 100 shares for an estimated $46,587

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$MCO Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 629 institutional investors add shares of $MCO stock to their portfolio, and 740 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

TCI FUND MANAGEMENT LTD added 1,025,548 shares (+7.7%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $447,395,315
BLACKROCK, INC. removed 901,973 shares (-6.4%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $393,485,721
EGERTON CAPITAL (UK) LLP added 772,261 shares (+99.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $336,898,861
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added 671,374 shares (+45.2%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $292,886,907
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO removed 538,538 shares (-52.1%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $275,112,137
FMR LLC removed 489,542 shares (-8.9%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $213,562,697
AKRE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC removed 489,117 shares (-28.2%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $213,377,291

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$MCO Government Contracts

We have seen $21,917,187 of award payments to $MCO over the last year.

Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

CREDIT REPORT PULLS, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE (O&M); DEVELOPMENT, MODERNIZATION, AND ENHANCEMENT (DME) SE...: $5,500,000
CONTINUED MAINTENANCE AND LICENSING OF THE CREDITLENS SOFTWARE PER SOLICITATION 77344422Q0031.: $1,523,432
MOODY'S ANALYTICS SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES: $1,119,548
COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE AND CLIMATE (CARMAC) DATA SUBSCRIPTION: $969,687
ELECTRONIC INFO RETRIEVAL PLATFORM: $950,212

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$MCO Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $MCO in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

Daiwa Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 01/13/2026

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $MCO, check out Quiver Quantitative's $MCO forecast page.

$MCO Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $MCO recently. We have seen 10 analysts offer price targets for $MCO in the last 6 months, with a median target of $545.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Sean Kennedy from Mizuho set a target price of $521.0 on 04/28/2026
Jason Haas from Wells Fargo set a target price of $590.0 on 04/23/2026
Toni Kaplan from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $489.0 on 04/07/2026
Manav Patnaik from Barclays set a target price of $550.0 on 02/23/2026
Shlomo Rosenbaum from Stifel set a target price of $540.0 on 02/19/2026
David Motemeden from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $610.0 on 02/19/2026
Andrew Steinerman from JP Morgan set a target price of $560.0 on 02/19/2026

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