Why MOELIS & CO - CLASS A (NYSE:MC) Is a Promising High-Growth Stock in the Midst of Consolidation.

In this article, we'll take a closer look at MOELIS & CO - CLASS A (NYSE:MC) as a potential candidate for growth investing. While it's important for investors to conduct their own research, MOELIS & CO - CLASS A has piqued our interest by appearing on our strong growth and breakout radar. Let's explore further.

ChartMill's Evaluation of Growth

ChartMill assigns a proprietary Growth Rating to each stock. The score is computed by evaluating various growth aspects, like EPS and revenue growth. We take into account the history as well as the estimated future numbers. MC was assigned a score of 8 for growth:

• The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 7500.00% over the past year.
• The Revenue has grown by 39.75% in the past year. This is a very strong growth!
• Measured over the past years, MC shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 9.86% on average per year.
• The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 23.04% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
• The Revenue is expected to grow by 16.33% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
• When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
• When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

A Closer Look at Health for MC

ChartMill assigns a proprietary Health Rating to each stock. The score is computed by evaluating various liquidity and solvency ratios and ranges from 0 to 10. MC was assigned a score of 5 for health:

• An Altman-Z score of 3.14 indicates that MC is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
• MC has a better Altman-Z score (3.14) than 77.92% of its industry peers.
• MC has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.

How do we evaluate the Profitability for MC?

ChartMill employs its own Profitability Rating system for stock evaluation. This score, ranging from 0 to 10, is derived from an analysis of diverse profitability metrics and margins. In the case of MC, the assigned 5 is noteworthy for profitability:

• MC's Return On Assets of 9.86% is amongst the best of the industry. MC outperforms 87.45% of its industry peers.
• MC has a better Return On Equity (30.80%) than 95.67% of its industry peers.
• With an excellent Return On Invested Capital value of 17.23%, MC belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 94.37% of the companies in the same industry.

How do we evaluate the setup for MC?

ChartMill incorporates a Setup Rating in its analysis, which measures the extent of consolidation in a stock over recent days and weeks. This rating, ranging from 0 to 10, is updated daily and takes into account multiple short-term technical indicators. The current setup rating for MC is 8:

MC has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 54.97. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 53.69, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.

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Disclaimer

This is not investing advice! The article highlights some of the observations at the time of writing, but you should always make your own analysis and invest based on your own insights.