The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Moelis & Co shares valued at $260,110 were sold by Pilcher Ciafone Katherine on Feb 19 ’25. At $74.00 per share, Pilcher Ciafone Katherine sold 3,515 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 3,934 shares worth approximately $0.23 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Cantor Eric sold 16,530 shares, netting a total of over 1,223,220 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $74.00 each, the insider now holds 218,805 shares.
Before that, SIMON JOSEPH had sold 5,758 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $426,092, the Chief Financial Officer traded Moelis & Co shares for $74.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,758 shares, worth approximately $1.35 million.
As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on March 13, 2025, Moelis & Co [MC] has been rated down from an Overweight to an Underweight and the price target has been revised to $70 from $100. Analysts at Keefe Bruyette upgraded the stock from ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of December 09, 2024, Morgan Stanley has increased its “an Underweight” rating to a “an Overweight” for MC. Earlier on September 12, 2024, Wells Fargo initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Equal weight” for MC stock.
Analyzing MC Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Moelis & Co [NYSE: MC] rose 1.57% to $58.91. The stock’s lowest price that day was $57.2586, but it reached a high of $58.91 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.79%. Over the course of the year, Moelis & Co shares have dropped approximately -20.26%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Moelis & Co (MC)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 56.07 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Moelis & Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Moelis & Co saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by -1.56 million shares to 3.66 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 5.22 million shares. A decline of -42.63% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.16 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.16.
Which companies own the most shares of Moelis & Co (MC)?
In terms of Moelis & Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 55.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -4.31% from the previous closing price of $58.00. Analysts anticipate Moelis & Co stock to reach 92 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 30. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Moelis & Co stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On March 13, 2024, Goldman assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $58.
