Is Moodys Corporation (MCO) overvalued?
On Equity Rank's model estimate, MCO trades 34% above its fair value. Moodys Corporation (MCO) last closed at $505.67; the multi-method model fair value is $375.85.
| Price | Model fair value | Price vs model |
|---|---|---|
| $505.67 | $375.85 | 35% above |
What the answer rests on
- 1 of 10 valuation methods put MCO's value above its price and 9 put it below, so the methods mostly agree.
- To justify today's price, MCO's free cash flow would need to grow about 16.6% a year for ten years (a reverse discounted cash flow). Over the last three years it actually grew 29.3% a year.
- MCO trades at 32.2 times its last year's earnings, against a median of 23.5 for 9 profitable Financial Data & Analytics companies.
- Over the past year the price sat below the model fair value on 0% of trading days. The gap ranged from 0% above to 202% above the model fair value.
Read this before relying on it
The model fair value is an estimate from published financial statements. It is not a forecast of where the price goes, and it can be wrong. Within 10% either side we call it close to fair value: valuation models are not precise enough to read more into a smaller gap. Our own lists have no proven edge over the market yet; the live record shows every result, misses included.
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