Moody's Corp (MCO) Stock: What Does the Chart Say Monday?

The market has been high on Moody's Corp (MCO) stock recently. MCO gets a Bullish score from InvestorsObserver Stock Sentiment Indicator.

Moody's Corp has a Bullish sentiment reading. Find out what this means for you and get the rest of the rankings on MCO!

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What is Stock Sentiment?

In investing, sentiment generally means whether or not a given security is in favor with investors. It is typically a pretty short-term metric that relies entirely on technical analysis. That means it doesn’t incorporate anything to do with the health or profitability of the underlying company. Sentiment is how investors, or the market, feels about a stock. There are lots of ways to measure sentiment. At the core, sentiment is pretty easy to understand. If a stock is going up, investors must be bullish, while if it is going down, sentiment is bearish. InvestorsObserver’s Sentiment Indicator looks at price trends over the past week and also considers changes in volume. Increasing volume can mean a trend is getting stronger, while decreasing volume can mean a trend is nearing a conclusion. For stocks that have options, our system also considers the balance between calls, which are often bets that the price will go up, and puts, which are frequently bets that the price will fall.

What's Happening With MCO Stock Today?

Moody's Corp (MCO) stock is down -0.6% while the S&P 500 has gained 0.56% as of 2:02 PM on Monday, Jul 24. MCO has fallen -$2.15 from the previous closing price of $357.78 on volume of 409,824 shares. Over the past year the S&P 500 has risen 15.00% while MCO has gained 22.39%. MCO earned $7.47 a per share in the over the last 12 months, giving it a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.59. To screen for more stocks like Moody's Corp click here.

More About Moody's Corp

Moody's, along with S&P Ratings, is a leading provider of credit ratings on fixed income securities. Moody's ratings segment, known as Moody's Investors Service or MIS, includes corporates, structured finance, financial institutions, and public finance ratings. MIS represents a majority of the firm's revenue and profits. Moody's other segment is Moody's Analytics and consists of Research, Data, and Analytics or RD&A and Enterprise Risk Solutions or ERS. RD&A's products include credit research, quantitative credit scores, economic research, business intelligence, know your customer (KYC) tools, commercial real estate data and analytical tools, and training services. ERS includes risk management software solutions to financial institutions. Click Here to get the full Stock Report for Moody's Corp stock.