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 Keefe Bruyette on December 16, 2025, Moelis & Co [MC] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Mkt perform and the price target has been revised to $80. As of October 30, 2025, Seaport Research Partners has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for MC. Earlier on October 09, 2025, Deutsche Bank initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for MC stock.
Analyzing MC Stock Performance
On last trading session, Moelis & Co [NYSE: MC] rose 5.52% to $77.75. The stock’s lowest price that day was $74.115, but it reached a high of $77.76 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.63%. Over the course of the year, Moelis & Co shares have jumped approximately 6.78%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Moelis & Co (MC)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 68.46 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 2025-12-31 dropping by 50824.0 shares to 4.96 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 5.01 million shares. A decline of -1.02% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.12 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 6.12.
Which companies own the most shares of Moelis & Co (MC)?
In terms of Moelis & Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 77 in the next 12 months, up nearly 4.51% from the previous closing price of $73.68. Analysts anticipate Moelis & Co stock to reach 81 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 66. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Moelis & Co stock as Hold at the end of 2026. On October 03, 2025, BMO Capital Markets assigned a price target of “a Market perform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $74.
