Moelis & Co’s filing revealed that its General Counsel, Secretary WATANABE OSAMU R. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.46 million on Jul 25 ’25. In the deal valued at $72.64 per share,6,340 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, WATANABE OSAMU R. now holds 131 shares worth roughly $9312.79.
Then, OSAMU R WATANABE bought 6,340 shares, generating $460,515 in total proceeds.
Before that, Pilcher Ciafone Katherine sold 3,515 shares. Moelis & Co shares valued at $260,110 were divested by the Chief Operating Officer at a price of $74.00 per share. As a result of the transaction, Pilcher Ciafone Katherine now holds 3,934 shares, worth roughly $0.28 million.
Morgan Stanley upgraded its Moelis & Co [MC] rating to an Overweight from a an Underweight in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Morgan Stanley’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid March from “an Overweight” to “an Underweight”. Keefe Bruyette also remained covering MC and has increased its forecast on December 20, 2024 with a “an Outperform” recommendation from previously “Mkt perform” rating. Morgan Stanley revised its rating on December 09, 2024. It rated MC as “an Overweight” which previously was an “an Underweight”.
Price Performance Review of MC
On Monday, Moelis & Co [NYSE:MC] saw its stock jump 1.53% to $71.09. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.46%. Moelis & Co shares have risen nearly 19.32% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -3.78% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $82.89 was reached on 02/06/25, a 52-week low of $47.00 was recorded on 04/09/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For MC Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 70.28, which if violated will result in even more drops to 69.48. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 71.74. A further resistance level may holdings at 72.40.
How much short interest is there in Moelis & Co?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Moelis & Co stocks on 2025-07-15, growing by 59279.0 shares to a total of 3.99 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-13 was 3.93 million shares. There was a rise of 1.49%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on September 12, 2024 when Wells Fargo began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Equal weight”‘ rating along with a $70 price target.
