MCO Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

CME Group has a net margin of 23.62% compared to Moodys's net margin of 57.34%. Moodys's return on equity of 54.32% beat CME Group's return on equity of 12.94%.

Moodys has a consensus price target of $542.01, signalling upside risk potential of 17.48%. On the other hand CME Group has an analysts' consensus of $257.65 which suggests that it could fall by -1.74%. Given that Moodys has higher upside potential than CME Group, analysts believe Moodys is more attractive than CME Group.

Moodys has a beta of 1.336, which suggesting that the stock is 33.636% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison CME Group has a beta of 0.529, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 47.056%.

Moodys has a quarterly dividend of $0.94 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.76%. CME Group offers a yield of 4% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.25 per share. Moodys pays 30.13% of its earnings as a dividend. CME Group pays out 101.66% of its earnings as a dividend. Moodys's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future, but CME Group's is not.

Moodys quarterly revenues are $1.7B, which are larger than CME Group quarterly revenues of $1.5B. Moodys's net income of $395M is lower than CME Group's net income of $874.6M. Notably, Moodys's price-to-earnings ratio is 40.94x while CME Group's PE ratio is 27.12x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Moodys is 11.89x versus 15.40x for CME Group. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Morningstar has a net margin of 23.62% compared to Moodys's net margin of 19.78%. Moodys's return on equity of 54.32% beat Morningstar's return on equity of 25.24%.

Moodys has a consensus price target of $542.01, signalling upside risk potential of 17.48%. On the other hand Morningstar has an analysts' consensus of $371.67 which suggests that it could grow by 25.52%. Given that Morningstar has higher upside potential than Moodys, analysts believe Morningstar is more attractive than Moodys.

Moodys has a beta of 1.336, which suggesting that the stock is 33.636% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Morningstar has a beta of 1.230, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 23.008%.

Moodys has a quarterly dividend of $0.94 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.76%. Morningstar offers a yield of 0.56% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.46 per share. Moodys pays 30.13% of its earnings as a dividend. Morningstar pays out 18.74% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Moodys quarterly revenues are $1.7B, which are larger than Morningstar quarterly revenues of $591M. Moodys's net income of $395M is higher than Morningstar's net income of $116.9M. Notably, Moodys's price-to-earnings ratio is 40.94x while Morningstar's PE ratio is 34.55x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Moodys is 11.89x versus 5.61x for Morningstar. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Nasdaq has a net margin of 23.62% compared to Moodys's net margin of 17.49%. Moodys's return on equity of 54.32% beat Nasdaq's return on equity of 10.19%.

Moodys has a consensus price target of $542.01, signalling upside risk potential of 17.48%. On the other hand Nasdaq has an analysts' consensus of $88.61 which suggests that it could grow by 18.29%. Given that Nasdaq has higher upside potential than Moodys, analysts believe Nasdaq is more attractive than Moodys.

Moodys has a beta of 1.336, which suggesting that the stock is 33.636% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Nasdaq has a beta of 0.961, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 3.949%.

Moodys has a quarterly dividend of $0.94 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.76%. Nasdaq offers a yield of 1.28% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.24 per share. Moodys pays 30.13% of its earnings as a dividend. Nasdaq pays out 48.43% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Moodys quarterly revenues are $1.7B, which are smaller than Nasdaq quarterly revenues of $2B. Moodys's net income of $395M is higher than Nasdaq's net income of $355M. Notably, Moodys's price-to-earnings ratio is 40.94x while Nasdaq's PE ratio is 39.02x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Moodys is 11.89x versus 5.86x for Nasdaq. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

S&P Global has a net margin of 23.62% compared to Moodys's net margin of 24.5%. Moodys's return on equity of 54.32% beat S&P Global's return on equity of 10.07%.

Moodys has a consensus price target of $542.01, signalling upside risk potential of 17.48%. On the other hand S&P Global has an analysts' consensus of $608.39 which suggests that it could grow by 21.07%. Given that S&P Global has higher upside potential than Moodys, analysts believe S&P Global is more attractive than Moodys.

Moodys has a beta of 1.336, which suggesting that the stock is 33.636% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison S&P Global has a beta of 1.202, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 20.15%.

Moodys has a quarterly dividend of $0.94 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.76%. S&P Global offers a yield of 0.73% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.96 per share. Moodys pays 30.13% of its earnings as a dividend. S&P Global pays out 29.44% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Moodys quarterly revenues are $1.7B, which are smaller than S&P Global quarterly revenues of $3.6B. Moodys's net income of $395M is lower than S&P Global's net income of $880M. Notably, Moodys's price-to-earnings ratio is 40.94x while S&P Global's PE ratio is 40.69x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Moodys is 11.89x versus 11.03x for S&P Global. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.