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 $189,640 were sold by Shropshire Kenneth on Aug 22 ’25. At $72.52 per share, Shropshire Kenneth sold 2,615 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 7,109 shares worth approximately $0.55 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, KENNETH SHROPSHIRE purchased 2,615 shares, netting a total of over 189,640 in proceeds.
Before that, WATANABE OSAMU R. had sold 6,340 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $460,538, the General Counsel, Secretary traded Moelis & Co shares for $72.64 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 6,340 shares, worth approximately $10185.25.
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 3.08% to $77.75. The stock’s lowest price that day was $75.5684, but it reached a high of $77.9 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.78%. Over the course of the year, Moelis & Co shares have jumped approximately 13.84%.
Is Moelis & Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Moelis & Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.64 million shares to 3.55 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 2.91 million shares. A jump of 18.04% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.36 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.36.
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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 -26.42% from the previous closing price of $75.43. 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.
