Moody's Corporation operates as an integrated risk assessment firm worldwide. It operates in two segments, Moody's Analytics and Moody's Investors Services. The Moody's Analytics segment develops a range of products and services that support the risk management activities of institutional participants in financial markets. It also offers credit research, credit models and analytics, economics data and models, and structured finance solutions; data sets on companies and securities; and SaaS solutions supporting banking, insurance, and know your customer workflows. The Moody's Investors Service segment publishes credit ratings and provides assessment services on various debt obligations, programs and facilities, and entities that issue such obligations, such as various corporate, financial institution, and governmental obligations, as well as structured finance securities. The company was formerly known as Dun and Bradstreet Company and changed its name to Moody's Corporation in September 2000. Moody's Corporation was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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Bread Financial Holdings’ BFH operating income of $4.02 per share for the third quarter of 2025 beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 90.5%. The bottom line more than doubled year over year.
The quarterly results reflected higher credit sales and reduced non-interest expenses, offset by lower average and end-of-period loans as well as interest income.
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Behind the Headlines
Revenues decreased 1.2% year over year to $971 million, primarily due to lower billed late fees resulting from lower delinquencies, higher retailer share arrangements, and a $4 million gain on portfolio sale in 2024. It was partially offset by lower interest expense and the implementation of pricing changes and paper statement fees. The top line, however, beat the consensus estimate by 0.2%.
Credit sales of $6.8 billion increased 5% year over year, driven by new partner growth and increased general-purpose spending.
Average loan decreased 1% to $17.6 billion, while end-of-period loan declined 2% to $17.7 billion, due to an increasing payment rate and the ongoing effect of elevated gross losses.
Total interest income decreased 3% to $1.2 billion, in line with our estimate and the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
Net interest margin remains unchanged at 18.8%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the metric was 18.2%.
Total non-interest expenses decreased 17%, driven by the prior year impact from repurchased debt.
The delinquency rate of 6% decreased from 6.4% year over year. The net loss rate of 7.4% improved 40 basis points. Pre-tax pre-provision earnings increased 21% year over year to $495 million.
Financial Update
Tangible book value was $56.36 per share, as of Sept. 30, 2025, up 19% year over year. Return on average equity was 22.4%, which expanded 2,200 basis points year over year.
Capital Deployment
The board of directors raised the dividend by 10% to 23 cents per share. The dividend is payable on Dec. 12 to stockholders of record as of Nov. 7.
The board of directors approved a $200 million increase to the existing share repurchase authorization. The company had $140 million remaining under its existing share repurchase authorization, which brings the total amount available for share repurchases to $340 million.
2025 Guidance
Based on the current economic outlook, an increased payment rate, elevated gross credit losses, and visibility into the pipeline and existing partners, BFH projects average credit card and other loans to be flat to slightly down from 2024.
Total revenues (excluding any gain on portfolio sale) are expected to be relatively flat as a result of implemented pricing changes. It is offset by interest rate reductions by the Federal Reserve, lower billed late fees from improving delinquency trends, and a continued shift in risk and product mix.
BFH expects to deliver positive operating leverage, excluding any gain on portfolio sale and the pre-tax impacts from the repurchased debt, including convertible, senior, and subordinated notes.
The net loss rate is expected in the range of 7.8% to 7.9%. Net loss rate is expected to improve given a resilient consumer, credit management actions, and continued risk and product mix shifts.
Zacks Rank
Bread Financial currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Peer Release
American Express Company AXP reported third-quarter 2025 earnings per share (EPS) of $4.14, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.6%. The bottom line climbed 19% year over year. Total revenues, net of interest expense, amounted to $18.4 billion, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.4%. The top line improved 11% year over year in the quarter under review.
Network volumes of $479.2 billion rose 9% year over year in the third quarter, driven by higher U.S. consumer spending. The figure beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.2%. Total interest income of $6.6 billion increased 8% year over year and surpassed the consensus mark by 3.4%. Provision for credit losses fell 5% year over year to $1.3 billion, benefiting from lower reserve build.
Moody's Corporation MCO has reported third-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings of $3.92 per share, which outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.70. The bottom line grew 22.1% from the year-ago quarter. After considering certain non-recurring items, net income attributable to Moody's was $646 million or $3.60 per share, up from $534 million or $2.93 per share in the prior-year quarter.
Revenues were $2.01 billion, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.96 billion. Also, the top line rose 10.7% year over year. Total expenses were $1.09 billion, up 1.4% year over year. Adjusted operating income of $1.06 billion rose 22.5% year over year. The adjusted operating margin was 52.9%, rising from 47.8% a year ago.
Synchrony Financial SYF reported third-quarter 2025 adjusted EPS of $2.86, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 28.8%. The bottom line gained 47.4% year over year. Net interest income was $4.7 billion, which grew 2.4% year over year. It surpassed the consensus mark by 0.6%. Retailer share arrangements of Synchrony advanced 12% year over year to $1 billion in the quarter under review.
Total deposits dipped 2% year over year to $79.9 billion and fell short of our estimate of $83 billion. Provision for credit losses was $1.1 billion, which tumbled 28.2% year over year on the back of a reserve release. The metric came in lower than our estimate of $1.5 billion.
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BFH Q3 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates, Credit Sales Rise Y/Y

Fintel reports that on October 23, 2025, Wells Fargo maintained coverage of Moody's (NYSE:MCO) with a Overweight recommendation.
Analyst Price Forecast Suggests 14.88% Upside
As of September 29, 2025, the average one-year price target for Moody's is $550.60/share. The forecasts range from a low of $479.75 to a high of $626.85. The average price target represents an increase of 14.88% from its latest reported closing price of $479.30 / share.
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The projected annual revenue for Moody's is 6,688MM, a decrease of 10.84%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 13.11.
What is the Fund Sentiment?
There are 2,229 funds or institutions reporting positions in Moody's. This is an increase of 74 owner(s) or 3.43% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to MCO is 0.45%, an increase of 0.01%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.06% to 179,485K shares. The put/call ratio of MCO is 0.56, indicating a bullish outlook.
What are Other Shareholders Doing?
Berkshire Hathaway holds 24,670K shares representing 13.83% ownership of the company. No change in the last quarter.
TCI Fund Management holds 13,247K shares representing 7.43% ownership of the company. In its prior filing, the firm reported owning 13,163K shares , representing an increase of 0.63%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in MCO by 7.28% over the last quarter.
VTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 4,918K shares representing 2.76% ownership of the company. In its prior filing, the firm reported owning 4,834K shares , representing an increase of 1.72%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in MCO by 2.22% over the last quarter.
VFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 4,392K shares representing 2.46% ownership of the company. In its prior filing, the firm reported owning 4,301K shares , representing an increase of 2.06%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in MCO by 2.30% over the last quarter.
Geode Capital Management holds 3,889K shares representing 2.18% ownership of the company. In its prior filing, the firm reported owning 3,819K shares , representing an increase of 1.79%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in MCO by 2.33% over the last quarter.
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Wells Fargo Maintains Moody's (MCO) Overweight Recommendation

Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for MOODY'S CORP (MCO). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, MCO rates highest using our Growth Investor model based on the published strategy of Martin Zweig. This strategy looks for growth stocks with persistent accelerating earnings and sales growth, reasonable valuations and low debt.
MOODY'S CORP (MCO) is a large-cap growth stock in the Business Services industry. The rating using this strategy is 77% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.
The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.
Detailed Analysis of MOODY'S CORP
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Moody's MCO has reported third-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings of $3.92 per share, which outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.70. The bottom line grew 22.1% from the year-ago quarter.
The results were primarily aided by an improvement in revenues. Steady demand for analytics and robust performance of the Moody’s Investors Service segment supported the results. The company’s liquidity position was strong in the quarter. However, an increase in operating expenses posed a headwind.
After considering certain non-recurring items, net income attributable to Moody's was $646 million or $3.60 per share, up from $534 million or $2.93 per share in the prior-year quarter.
MCO’s Revenues Improve, Costs Rise
Revenues were $2.01 billion, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.96 billion. Also, the top line rose 10.7% year over year.
Total expenses were $1.09 billion, up 1.4% year over year.
Adjusted operating income of $1.06 billion rose 22.5% year over year. The adjusted operating margin was 52.9%, rising from 47.8% a year ago.
Moody's Segment Performance Strong
Moody’s Investors Service (“MIS”) revenues increased 11.8% year over year to $1.10 billion. The rise was driven by strength in Corporate Finance, Financial Institutions, Structured Finance, and Public, Project and Infrastructure Finance revenues.
Moody’s Analytics (MA) revenues rose 9.4% year over year to $909 million. The rise was driven by 11% growth in Decision Solutions, a 7% rise in Research and Insights, and a 9% rise in Data & Information.
MCO’s Balance Sheet Solid
As of Sept. 30, 2025, Moody’s had total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $2.26 billion, down from $2.97 billion as of Dec. 31, 2024.
The company had $7 billion in outstanding debt and $1.25 billion in additional borrowing capacity under the revolving credit facility.
Moody's Share Repurchase Update
In the quarter, MCO repurchased 1 million shares at an average price of $503.66.
As of Sept. 30, 2025, $398 million of share repurchase authorization was available.
On Oct. 21, the company’s board of directors authorized an additional $4 billion in share repurchase authority, with no expiration date.
MCO Updated 2025 Guidance
Moody’s expects adjusted earnings of $14.50-$14.75 per share, changed from the prior target of $13.50-$14.00.
On a GAAP basis, earnings are projected to be $13.15-$13.40 per share, changed from the earlier mentioned $12.25-$12.75.
Moody’s projects revenues to increase in the high-single-digit percent range, changed from the previous range of mid-single-digit.
Net interest expenses are estimated to be $215-$225 million, changed from the prior range of $220-$240 million.
The adjusted operating margin is expected to be 51%, changed from the previously mentioned 49-50%. The operating margin is likely to be 43-44%, changed from the prior outlook of 42-43%.
Moody’s expects the cash flow from operations to be $2.85 billion, changed from the prior mentioned $2.65-$2.85 billion. The free cash flow is projected to be $2.50 billion, up from the previously stated $2.30-$2.50 billion.
The effective tax rate is projected to be 22-23%, changed from the prior mentioned 23-25%.
MIS segment revenues are expected to increase in the high-single-digit range, changed from the previous guidance of low to mid-single-digit range. The adjusted operating margin is expected to be 63-64%, up from the previously mentioned 61-62%.
Coming to the MA segment, Moody’s anticipates an adjusted operating margin of 33%, changed from the prior stated 32-33%.
Key Q3 Development for Moody’s
In August, MCO announced that it plans to secure a majority equity ownership in MERIS, an affiliate of Moody’s and a domestic credit rating agency in Egypt. The terms of the deal remain under wraps. This move strengthens the firms’ longstanding partnership. It expands Moody’s presence in the Middle East and Africa, reinforcing its commitment to supporting the growth of local capital markets worldwide.
Our Take on MCO
Moody’s remains well-positioned for growth on the back of a solid market position, strength in diverse operations and strategic acquisitions. However, elevated operating expenses and geopolitical and macroeconomic concerns are likely to hurt its financials.
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Moody's Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates on Y/Y Revenue Growth

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Chicago, IL – October 22, 2025 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Moody’s Corp. MCO, Stryker Corp. SYK and CBRE Group Inc. CBRE.
Here are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog:
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Moody's Corp.
Moody's dominant position in the credit rating industry, along with opportunistic acquisitions and restructuring efforts to diversify revenues and footprint, supports top-line expansion. A solid rebound in bond issuance volume is expected to drive MCO's growth in future. A strong balance sheet position and earnings strength are likely to keep MCO's capital distributions sustainable.
Moody's has been meaningfully growing through strategic acquisitions, increasing scale and cross-selling opportunities across products and vertical markets. In August 2025, MCO announced its plans to secure a majority equity ownership in Middle East Rating & Investors Service (MERIS).
In June 2025, MCO fully acquired ICR Chile, strengthening its presence in Latin America's domestic credit markets (in 2019, the company had acquired a minority stake in ICR Chile). In 2024, MCO announced the acquisition of Numerated Growth Technologies and a 100% stake in GCR to deepen its presence in Africa's credit market.
Moody's has an expected revenue and earnings growth rate of 8.2% and 15.7%, respectively, for the current quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-quarter earnings has improved 0.3% in the past seven days.
Stryker Corp.
Stryker is delivering robust growth, supported by diversified businesses across Orthopaedics and MedSurg & Neurotechnology, with innovation-led momentum from Mako SmartRobotics, trauma solutions, and emergency care platforms. SYK's strong first-half 2025 led management to raise full-year organic growth guidance to 9.5–10%.
SYK's recent product launches—LIFEPAK 35, Pangea plating, Insignia hip—strengthen the product cycle of SYK. At the same time, acquisitions like Inari broaden SYK's vascular footprint. Margin expansion is fueled by pricing, mix, and cost efficiency.
Stryker has an expected revenue and earnings growth rate of 9.8% and 9.5%, respectively, for the current quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-quarter earnings has improved 1.6% in the past 90 days.
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CBRE Group is well-positioned to gain from its wide range of real estate products and services. CBRE has opted for a better-balanced and more resilient business model in recent years and continues to gain from its diversification efforts.
CBRE's outsourcing business remains healthy, and its pipeline is likely to remain elevated, offering scope for growth. Strategic buyouts and technology investments are expected to drive CBRE's performance. We expect total revenues to increase 11.1% and 7% year over year in 2025 and 2026, respectively.
CBRE Group has an expected revenue and earnings growth rate of 9.8% and 15.1%, respectively, for the current quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-quarter earnings has improved 0.4% in the past 30 days.
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Moodys, Stryker and CBRE

Moody's (MCO) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.92 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.7 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.21 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +5.95%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this credit ratings agency would post earnings of $3.44 per share when it actually produced earnings of $3.56, delivering a surprise of +3.49%.
Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times.
Moody's, which belongs to the Zacks Financial - Miscellaneous Services industry, posted revenues of $2.01 billion for the quarter ended September 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.15%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $1.81 billion. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates three times over the last four quarters.
The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call.
Moody's shares have added about 2.4% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 14.5%.
What's Next for Moody's?
While Moody's has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock?
There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.
Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions.
Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Moody's was favorable. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to outperform the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
It will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and the current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus EPS estimate is $3.03 on $1.81 billion in revenues for the coming quarter and $14.09 on $7.6 billion in revenues for the current fiscal year.
Investors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, Financial - Miscellaneous Services is currently in the top 37% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.
One other stock from the same industry, StoneX Group Inc. (SNEX), is yet to report results for the quarter ended September 2025.
This company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $1.58 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +1.3%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days.
StoneX Group Inc.'s revenues are expected to be $1.03 billion, up 11.5% from the year-ago quarter.
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Moody's (MCO) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates

(RTTNews) - Moody's (MCO) said, for fiscal 2025, the company now expects adjusted EPS in a range of $14.50 to $14.75, revised from prior guidance range of $13.50 to $14.00. EPS is now projected in a range of $13.15 to $13.40, updated from prior guidance range of $12.25 to $12.75. Revenue is now expected to rise in the high-single-digit percent range, revised from prior outlook of an increase in the mid-single-digit percent range.
Third quarter earnings came in at $646 million, or $3.60 per share. This compares with $534 million, or $2.93 per share, last year. Excluding items, reported adjusted earnings was $704 million or $3.92 per share for the period. Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $3.68 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items. Revenue rose to $2.01 billion from $1.81 billion last year.
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Moody's Raises FY25 Guidance

(RTTNews) - Moody's Corp. (MCO) will host a conference call at 9:00 AM ET on October 22, 2025, to discuss Q3 25 earnings results.
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Moody's Q3 25 Earnings Conference Call At 9:00 AM ET

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Shares of Meta Platforms have outperformed the Zacks Internet - Software industry over the year-to-date period (+25.2% vs. +19%). The company is benefiting from steady user growth across all regions, particularly Asia Pacific. Increased engagement for its offerings like Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Facebook has been a major growth driver.
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Meta Platforms now expects to invest significantly more over the next few years in developing more advanced models and the largest AI services in the world. However, monetization of these AI services will take considerable time, which is a concern.
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JPMorgan’s shares have gained +28.3% over the year-to-date period against the Zacks Financial - Investment Bank industry’s gain of +30.3%. The company’s shares prices are driven by continued operational strength. Its third-quarter 2025 results reflected strong capital markets performance. Business expansion efforts, loan demand and changes in interest rates will drive net interest income (NII).
While normal deal-making activity is tied to the economy's health, the bank’s solid pipeline and leadership position have generated continued growth in the investment banking (IB) business thus far. Its enhanced capital distributions seem sustainable.
At the same time, the volatile nature of the capital markets business and high mortgage rates may hurt fee income. As it invests in technology and marketing, expenses are expected to remain elevated. Weak asset quality due to a tough macroeconomic backdrop is a woe.
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Shares of AstroNova have underperformed the Zacks Technology Services industry over the year-to-date period (-17.7% vs. +35.3%). This microcap company with a market capitalization of $74.14 million is facing challenges, such as gross margin compression from inventory buildup (32.2% in Q2), ongoing volatility in the Product ID segment (-8.9% YoY revenue), stagnant Aerospace OEM sales, and weak cash conversion weigh on execution. With the stock trading at a deep discount to peers (0.59x EV/sales vs. 5.99x sub-industry), valuation is compelling.
Nevertheless, AstroNova is repositioning for margin expansion and earnings growth via a strategic shift to higher-margin ToughWriter 640 printers, now 50% of Aerospace shipments and expected to exceed 80% by FY26-end. A $3M cost reduction program enhances operating leverage, while $4.5M in 1H FY26 free cash flow and reduced net debt strengthen financial flexibility.
Proprietary printhead technology supports vertical integration, recurring revenues and supply chain control. FY26 guidance (revenue: $149-$154M, EBITDA margin: 7.5%-8.5%) signals confidence in a second-half recovery.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (TMO)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The medical instruments company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 10 analysts that follow the stock is $5.50. This value represents a 4.17% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year TMO has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 2.68%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for TMO is 24.17 vs. an industry ratio of 7.00, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
AT&T Inc. (T)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The wireless (national) company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 6 analysts that follow the stock is $0.55. This value represents a 8.33% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. T missed the consensus earnings per share in the 1st calendar quarter of 2025 by -1.92%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for T is 12.73 vs. an industry ratio of 5.40, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
GE Vernova Inc. (GEV)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The alternative energy company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 7 analysts that follow the stock is $1.78. This value represents a 408.57% increase compared to the same quarter last year. GEV missed the consensus earnings per share in the 4th calendar quarter of 2024 by -25.43%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for GEV is 77.45 vs. an industry ratio of 145.00.
Amphenol Corporation (APH)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The electrical connectors company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 6 analysts that follow the stock is $0.79. This value represents a 58.00% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year APH has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 22.73%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for APH is 42.14 vs. an industry ratio of 42.20.
Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The medical products company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 10 analysts that follow the stock is $0.71. This value represents a 12.70% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year BSX has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 4.17%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for BSX is 33.73 vs. an industry ratio of 7.90, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
CME Group Inc. (CME)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The securities exchange company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 8 analysts that follow the stock is $2.63. This value represents a 1.87% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year CME has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 1.72%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for CME is 24.22 vs. an industry ratio of 23.70, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Moody's Corporation (MCO)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The financial services company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 8 analysts that follow the stock is $3.70. This value represents a 15.26% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year MCO has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 3.49%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for MCO is 33.67 vs. an industry ratio of 18.70, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Vertiv Holdings, LLC (VRT)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The information technology services company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 7 analysts that follow the stock is $1.00. This value represents a 31.58% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year VRT has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 14.46%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for VRT is 45.76 vs. an industry ratio of 15.20, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (HLT)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The hotel company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 6 analysts that follow the stock is $2.04. This value represents a 6.25% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year HLT has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 7.84%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for HLT is 32.84 vs. an industry ratio of 21.10, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (WAB)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The transportation company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 4 analysts that follow the stock is $2.27. This value represents a 13.50% increase compared to the same quarter last year. WAB missed the consensus earnings per share in the 4th calendar quarter of 2024 by -2.89%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for WAB is 22.04 vs. an industry ratio of 15.50, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (TDY)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The aerospace and defense company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 5 analysts that follow the stock is $5.50. This value represents a 7.84% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year TDY has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 3.59%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for TDY is 26.62 vs. an industry ratio of 56.90.
Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The bank company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 7 analysts that follow the stock is $2.26. This value represents a 15.31% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year NTRS has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 2.4%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for NTRS is 14.93 vs. an industry ratio of 12.40, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
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