Zacks upgrades Moody's stock to Buy on higher estimates

Published on 10/07/2026 at 15:19 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Q2 revenue rose 15.10 percent to USD 2.19 billion. Moody's stock costs EUR 403.00 on October 7, 2026 after EUR 400.00, plus 0.75 percent.

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Moody's Corporation stock (ISIN US6153691059) was trading at EUR 403.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 7, 2026 at 3:07 p.m. CEST, up 0.75 percent versus the prior close of EUR 400.00. On October 2, 2026, Zacks upgraded Moody's to Zacks Rank #2, or Buy, after upward earnings estimate revisions.

Estimates support a Buy rank

The Zacks action ties the rating directly to the earnings outlook rather than to a new company contract or acquisition. Its estimate for Moody's fiscal year ending December 2026 is USD 16.98 in earnings per share, unchanged from the year-ago reported figure, while the consensus estimate increased 1.70 percent over three months.

The market is weighing that positive estimate trend against a share price that remains below its recent high. Moody's market capitalization was USD 78.3 billion as of October 6, 2026, while the 52-week range stood at USD 402.28 to USD 546.88. The Lang & Schwarz euro quote is a separate German-market reference and is not combined with those dollar figures.

Second-quarter growth sets the base

For the second quarter of 2026, Markets Insider reported revenue of USD 2.19 billion and net profit of USD 878.0 million. Revenue was up 15.10 percent from USD 1.90 billion in the second quarter of 2025, while net profit increased from USD 578.0 million.

Those figures give the estimate revisions a concrete operating base: revenue growth and profit expansion arrived in the latest reported quarter. Moody's operates through Moody's Investors Service and Moody's Analytics, combining credit ratings with data, research, models, and risk-management tools.

October results will test the outlook

Moody's has scheduled its third-quarter 2026 results for October 21, 2026, before the start of NYSE trading, according to its investor-relations release dated September 30, 2026. The accompanying teleconference is set for 9:00 a.m. ET, making the report the next quantified test for the earnings revision trend.

At Lang & Schwarz, Moody's stock was trading at EUR 403.00 on October 7, 2026 at 3:07 p.m. CEST, plus 0.75 percent versus the Lang & Schwarz prior close of EUR 400.00. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Moody's stock.