MCO Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

CME Group has a net margin of 32.48% compared to Moodys's net margin of 58.22%. Moodys's return on equity of 54.49% beat CME Group's return on equity of 13.28%.

Moodys has a consensus price target of $500.56, signalling upside risk potential of 7.72%. On the other hand CME Group has an analysts' consensus of $270.35 which suggests that it could fall by -4.32%. Given that Moodys has higher upside potential than CME Group, analysts believe Moodys is more attractive than CME Group.

Moodys has a beta of 1.404, which suggesting that the stock is 40.353% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison CME Group has a beta of 0.447, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 55.307%.

Moodys has a quarterly dividend of $0.94 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.75%. CME Group offers a yield of 3.72% 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 $1.9B, which are larger than CME Group quarterly revenues of $1.6B. Moodys's net income of $625M is lower than CME Group's net income of $956.2M. Notably, Moodys's price-to-earnings ratio is 40.13x while CME Group's PE ratio is 28.43x. 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 11.70x versus 16.19x for CME Group. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

MSCI has a net margin of 32.48% compared to Moodys's net margin of 38.7%. Moodys's return on equity of 54.49% beat MSCI's return on equity of --.

Moodys has a consensus price target of $500.56, signalling upside risk potential of 7.72%. On the other hand MSCI has an analysts' consensus of $614.53 which suggests that it could grow by 11.65%. Given that MSCI has higher upside potential than Moodys, analysts believe MSCI is more attractive than Moodys.

Moodys has a beta of 1.404, which suggesting that the stock is 40.353% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison MSCI has a beta of 1.330, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 33.042%.

Moodys has a quarterly dividend of $0.94 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.75%. MSCI offers a yield of 1.2% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.80 per share. Moodys pays 30.13% of its earnings as a dividend. MSCI pays out 45.9% 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 $1.9B, which are larger than MSCI quarterly revenues of $745.8M. Moodys's net income of $625M is higher than MSCI's net income of $288.6M. Notably, Moodys's price-to-earnings ratio is 40.13x while MSCI's PE ratio is 37.83x. 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 11.70x versus 14.79x for MSCI. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Nasdaq has a net margin of 32.48% compared to Moodys's net margin of 18.9%. Moodys's return on equity of 54.49% beat Nasdaq's return on equity of 11.5%.

Moodys has a consensus price target of $500.56, signalling upside risk potential of 7.72%. On the other hand Nasdaq has an analysts' consensus of $83.72 which suggests that it could grow by 7.08%. Given that Moodys has higher upside potential than Nasdaq, analysts believe Moodys is more attractive than Nasdaq.

Moodys has a beta of 1.404, which suggesting that the stock is 40.353% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Nasdaq has a beta of 1.000, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 0.022%.

Moodys has a quarterly dividend of $0.94 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.75%. Nasdaq offers a yield of 1.23% 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 $1.9B, which are smaller than Nasdaq quarterly revenues of $2.1B. Moodys's net income of $625M is higher than Nasdaq's net income of $395M. Notably, Moodys's price-to-earnings ratio is 40.13x while Nasdaq's PE ratio is 35.54x. 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 11.70x versus 5.80x for Nasdaq. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

S&P Global has a net margin of 32.48% compared to Moodys's net margin of 28.86%. Moodys's return on equity of 54.49% beat S&P Global's return on equity of 10.35%.

Moodys has a consensus price target of $500.56, signalling upside risk potential of 7.72%. On the other hand S&P Global has an analysts' consensus of $585.87 which suggests that it could grow by 15.81%. 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 1.404, which suggesting that the stock is 40.353% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison S&P Global has a beta of 1.229, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 22.865%.

Moodys has a quarterly dividend of $0.94 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.75%. 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 $1.9B, which are smaller than S&P Global quarterly revenues of $3.8B. Moodys's net income of $625M is lower than S&P Global's net income of $1.1B. Notably, Moodys's price-to-earnings ratio is 40.13x while S&P Global's PE ratio is 39.74x. 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 11.70x versus 10.83x for S&P Global. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.