Moody's Corporation
Moody's Corporation
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Overview
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About Moody's Corporation
- Industry
- Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges
- Sector
- Financial Services
- CEO
- Robert Scott Fauber
- Headquarters
- 7 World Trade Center, New York City, NY, US
- Industry
- Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges
- Sector
- Financial Services
- CEO
- Robert Scott Fauber
- Headquarters
- 7 World Trade Center, New York City, NY, US
Moody's Corporation operates as an integrated risk assessment firm worldwide. It operates in two segments, Moody's Investors Service and Moody's Analytics.
The Moody's Investors Service segment publishes credit ratings and provides assessment services on various debt obligations, programs and facilities, and entities that issue such obligations, such as various corporate, financial institution, and governmental obligations, as well as and structured finance securities.
This segment provides ratings in approximately 140 countries. Its ratings are disseminated through press releases to the public through electronic media, including the internet and real-time information systems used by securities traders and investors.
This segment has rated approximately 5,000 non-financial corporates; 3,600 financial institutions; 16,000 public finance issuers; 145 sovereigns; 47 supranational institutions; 459 sub-sovereigns; and 1,000 infrastructure and project finance issuers, as well as 9,100 structured finance deals.
The Moody's Analytics segment develops a range of products and services that support the risk management activities of institutional participants in financial markets; and offers subscription based research, data, and analytical products comprising credit ratings, credit research, quantitative credit scores and other analytical tools, economic research and forecasts, business intelligence and company information products, commercial real estate data and analytical tools, and on-line and classroom-based training services, as well as credentialing and certification services.
It also offers offshore analytical and research services with learning solutions and certification programs; and software solutions, as well as related risk management services. The company was formerly known as Dun and Bradstreet Company and changed its name to Moody's Corporation in September 2000.
Moody's Corporation was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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Fair Value
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Financial Ratios
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Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Moody's Corporation. Starting points for Moody's Corporation: P/E 30.0, EPS $15.93, beta 1.33 — an Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.
Dividend Analysis
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Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Moody's Corporation. Moody's Corporation paid $4.03 per share over the last year — a 0.8% yield at the current $475.14 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.
Earnings Analysis
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Reported vs. expected earnings history for Moody's Corporation. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Moody's Corporation stands at $15.93. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.
Financial Statements
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Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Moody's Corporation. Moody's Corporation has reported as a listed company since 1994. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.
Comparables
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Institutional Ownership
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Insider Trading
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Buying and selling by Moody's Corporation executives and directors. Shares of Moody's Corporation have traded between $378.71 and $531.93 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.
Senate Trading
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U.S. Senate disclosures naming Moody's Corporation. Moody's Corporation is a $82.29B Financial Services company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.
House Trading
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