Moody's Corp (MCO)

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According to TheFly, BMO Capital raised the firm's price target on Moody's to $531 from $481 while keeping a ‘Market Perform’ rating on the shares. At the same time, UBS raised the firm's price target on the stock to $540 from $510.

Moody's reported fourth-quarter earnings in line with expectations, but missed revenue estimates.

The company reported adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.62 compared to a Street estimate of $2.58. Revenue rose 13% year-over-year (YoY) to $1.67 billion but fell short of an analyst estimate of $1.71 billion, according to FinChat data.

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