Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Moelis & Co shares valued at $460,538 were sold by WATANABE OSAMU R. on Jul 25 ’25. At $72.64 per share, WATANABE OSAMU R. sold 6,340 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 131 shares worth approximately $9321.96 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, OSAMU R WATANABE purchased 6,340 shares, netting a total of over 460,515 in proceeds.
Before that, Pilcher Ciafone Katherine had sold 3,515 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $260,110, the Chief Operating Officer traded Moelis & Co shares for $74.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 3,515 shares, worth approximately $0.28 million.
As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on June 23, 2025, Moelis & Co [MC] has been rated up from an Underweight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $68. Analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”an Underweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid March. As of December 20, 2024, Keefe Bruyette has increased its “Mkt perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for MC. Earlier on December 09, 2024, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for MC stock which previously was a “an Underweight”.
Analyzing MC Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Moelis & Co [NYSE: MC] rose 0.08% to $71.16. The stock’s lowest price that day was $70.7811, but it reached a high of $72.67 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.25%. Over the course of the year, Moelis & Co shares have jumped approximately 4.52%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Moelis & Co (MC)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 64.94 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Moelis & Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Moelis & Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 59279.0 shares to 3.99 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 3.93 million shares. A jump of 1.49% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.52 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.52.
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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 -21.94% from the previous closing price of $71.1. 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 September 12, 2024, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $70.
