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MCO — structural market context

Moody's Corporation

Structural market context from public regulatory and market data, shown with its as-of dates. Descriptive only: nothing on this page is a recommendation, a prediction, or advice to buy or sell any security.

What changed

As of the close on Oct 22. Each line shows the earlier value, the later value and their dates.

Price

Close $491.05 (Oct 22) vs $481.05 (Oct 21): +2.08%.

Volume

1.14× its 20-session average (929K) on Oct 22.

Includes pre- and post-market trading.

Short interest

Short interest 2.8M shares (settlement Sep 30) vs 2.8M (Sep 15).

No new publication in this window. Latest: settlement Sep 30, published Oct 10.

Fails-to-deliver

Latest file (settlements Sep 15–Sep 30, published Oct 16): 2 days with fails, largest 747 shares on Sep 17.

Previous file (settlements Sep 1–Sep 14, published Sep 30): 1 day with fails, largest 33K shares on Sep 2.

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Analyst rating actions

5 rating actions recorded.

Wells Fargo — Rating maintained — Oct 22

Wells Fargo — Price target change — Oct 22

Morgan Stanley — Price target change — Oct 22

BMO Capital — Rating maintained — Oct 22

BMO Capital — Price target change — Oct 22

Insider filings (Form 4)

None recorded in this window.

MCO events and their magnitude

Latest SEC filing in the event study

8-K 2.02 · Earnings release · filed 2026-10-21 · View on sec.gov ↗

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MCO short interest & days to cover

SHARES SHORT
2.8M
% OF FLOAT
1.8%
DAYS TO COVER
3.5
CHANGE VS PRIOR
-1.0%

FINRA consolidated short interest, reported twice a month and published ~2 weeks after each settlement date. % of float uses reported free float. · as of 2026-09-30 (23d ago)

MCO fails-to-deliver (FTD)

Settlement dateFailed sharesPrice
2026-09-25 · 28d116$467.35
2026-09-17 · 36d747$465.3
2026-09-02 · 51d33K$494.71

SEC fails-to-deliver files, published twice a month with ~6 weeks of delay.

MCO insider buying and selling (Form 4)

Last 12 months, Form 4 codes P and S: 0 purchases · 1 sale

InsiderTypeSharesValueFiled
Fauber Robert · director, officer: President and CEOSale (S)1K$586K2026-09-02

SEC Form 4 filings: purchases and sales reported on Form 4 (transaction codes P and S) only; grants and option exercises excluded. Attributed public records.

MCO analyst ratings

FirmActionRatingPublished
BMO CapitalholdMarket Perform2026-10-22
BMO Capitalprice_target—2026-10-22
Morgan Stanleyprice_target—2026-10-22
Wells Fargoprice_target—2026-10-22
Wells FargoholdOverweight2026-10-22

Rating actions as published by the firms, from public feeds. They are not graded here.

Frequently asked questions

What is MCO's short interest?
As of the FINRA settlement date 2026-09-30, MCO had 2.8M shares sold short — 1.8% of its float, with 3.5 days to cover at average volume. FINRA publishes this data roughly two weeks after each twice-monthly settlement, so it is inherently delayed. A short-interest figure describes an aggregate position; it does not predict what the stock will do.
Are insiders buying MCO?
In the last 12 months of SEC Form 4 filings, MCO recorded 0 insider purchases and 1 sale reported on Form 4 (transaction codes P and S; grants and option exercises excluded). These are attributed public records — information, not instruction.
What do analysts say about MCO?
The most recent action: BMO Capital hold to Market Perform on 2026-10-22. Rating actions are shown as published by the firms; they are not graded here.
Is this page telling me to buy or sell MCO?
No. Everything on this page is descriptive, structural market context from public data, shown with its as-of dates. TradeAI News does not issue directional recommendations, price predictions, or buy/sell advice — for any ticker.
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