Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Moody’s Corp shares valued at $301,292 were sold by Fauber Robert on Jan 02 ’26. At $508.94 per share, Fauber Robert sold 592 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 61,082 shares worth approximately $32.06 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Fauber Robert sold 575 shares, netting a total of over 288,949 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $502.52 each, the insider now holds 61,082 shares.
Before that, Fauber Robert had added 575 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $288,949, the Officer bought Moody’s Corp shares for $502.52 each.
As published in a research note from Daiwa Securities on January 13, 2026, Moody’s Corp [MCO] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $590. Analysts at Stifel upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of December 16, 2025, Goldman has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for MCO. Earlier on October 17, 2025, Raymond James upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Mkt perform” for MCO stock which previously was a “an Underperform”.
Analyzing MCO Stock Performance
On last trading session, Moody’s Corp [NYSE: MCO] rose 1.45% to $524.82. The stock’s lowest price that day was $518.68, but it reached a high of $530.54 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.88%. Over the course of the year, Moody’s Corp shares have jumped approximately 10.29%.
Is Moody’s Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Moody’s Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by 10157.0 shares to 2.14 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 2.15 million shares. A decline of -0.47% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.76 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.76.
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In terms of Moody’s Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 560 in the next 12 months, up nearly 8.25% from the previous closing price of $517.3. Analysts anticipate Moody’s Corp stock to reach 620 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 507. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Moody’s Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On October 01, 2025, Deutsche Bank assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $528.
