Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. 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 $0.22 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 $1.29 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 0.78% to $56.51. The stock’s lowest price that day was $55.87, but it reached a high of $57.29 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.57%. Over the course of the year, Moelis & Co shares have dropped approximately -23.51%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $82.89 on 02/06/25 and a 52-week low of $47.00 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Moelis & Co (MC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 55.82, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 55.14. In the upper region, resistance lies at 57.24. The next price resistance is at 57.98. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 47.10 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.
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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 -1.02% from the previous closing price of $56.07. 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.
