Days-to-cover ratio for MCO surges to 2.06 due to rise in short interest

Daniel Torres

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. Moody’s Corp shares valued at $558,935 were sold by Fauber Robert on Nov 03 ’25. At $478.95 per share, Fauber Robert sold 1,167 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 61,082 shares worth approximately $29.75 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Fauber Robert purchased 1,167 shares, netting a total of over 558,935 in proceeds.

Before that, Steele Richard G had sold 26 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $12,841, the SVP – General Counsel traded Moody’s Corp shares for $493.90 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 26 shares, worth approximately $0.65 million.

As published in a research note from Raymond James on October 17, 2025, Moody’s Corp [MCO] has been rated up from an Underperform to a Mkt perform. Analysts at Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of October 01, 2025, Seaport Research Partners has initiated its “Buy” rating for MCO.

Analyzing MCO Stock Performance

On last trading session, Moody’s Corp [NYSE: MCO] rose 0.30% to $487.13. The stock’s lowest price that day was $480.9296, but it reached a high of $490.83 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.02%. Over the course of the year, Moody’s Corp shares have jumped approximately 1.35%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $531.93 on 02/14/25 and a 52-week low of $378.71 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Moody’s Corp (MCO)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 481.76, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 476.40. In the upper region, resistance lies at 491.66. The next price resistance is at 496.20. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 54.04 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Moody’s Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Moody’s Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-14 jumping by 72398.0 shares to 1.84 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 1.77 million shares. A jump of 3.93% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.06 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.06.

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In terms of Moody’s Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 528 in the next 12 months, up nearly 8.72% from the previous closing price of $485.67. Analysts anticipate Moody’s Corp stock to reach 620 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 471. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Moody’s Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On March 12, 2025, Mizuho assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $504.

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