Stifel Upgrades Moody's Corp (MCO) to Buy

Stifel analyst Shlomo Rosenbaum upgraded Moody's Corp (NYSE: MCO) from Hold to Buy with a price target of $574.00 (from $471.00).

The analyst comments: "We are raising our rating on MCO from Hold to Buy since we expect a strong debt issuance year in 2026, which should result in revenue and earnings outperformance. We view MCO as a long-term compounder stock, where investors need to pick a good entry point. We think there are a number of factors that support strong debt issuance activity in 2026 and believe they point to the current time being a good entry point into the stock. We are raising our target price to $574, which reflects a blend of MCO 5-year historical forward year EV/EBITDA and P/E valuations applied to our 2026 and 2027 estimates, averaged."

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Shares of Moody's Corp closed at $510.85 yesterday.

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