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Moody's Corporation

5/23/2013, 6:59 AM ET

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Friday, May 3, 9:33 AM Moody's Corporation (MCO) declares $0.20/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 1.32%. For shareholders of record May 20. Payable June 10. Ex-div date May 16. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Friday, May 3, 7:16 AM More on Moody's (MCO) Q1: The company took a litigation charge of $451.4M during the quarter but still improved profitability during the period with Moody's Investors Service and Moodys Analytics performing strong. Revenue from the global structured finance business fell 1% Y/Y to $93M. Moody's still expects full-year 2013 revenue to grow in the high-single-digit percent range. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Consumer]
Friday, May 3, 7:07 AM Moody's (MCO): Q1 EPS of $0.83. Revenue of $731.8M (+13% Y/Y) beats by $10.69M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Friday, May 3, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Friday’s open: ADP, AXL, BBEP, BPL, CBOE, DUK, FBN, GBDC, GTXI, HST, LNT, MCO, NGLS, NRF, NVE, NWL, PNW, POM, PPC, REGN, SE, SEP, SMP, UPL, WCG, XLS, YRCW Comment! [Earnings]
Thursday, May 2, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Friday’s open: ADP, AXL, BBEP, BPL, CBOE, DUK, FBN, GBDC, GTXI, HST, LNT, MCO, NGLS, NRF, NVE, NWL, PNW, POM, PPC, REGN, SE, SEP, SMP, UPL, WCG, XLS, YRCW Comment! [Earnings]
Thursday, May 2, 4:23 AM Ever the savvy investor, Warren Buffet takes advantage of last weekend's news that Moody's (MCO) has settled lawsuits alleging fraud related to crisis-era structured finance deals tied to subprime mortgages. Berkshire Hathaway (MCO's largest shareholder) sold 1.75M shares of the ratings agency's stock over the past three days at six-year high prices between $59.93 and $60.94. 1 Comment
Monday, April 29, 5:38 PM After-hours top gainers, as of 5:15 p.m.: HTWR +9%. TXRH +8%. MGT +3%. USLV +3%. BWLD +2%.
After-hours top losers: MCO -8%. RVBD -7%. NSPR -7%. MBI -6%. BAH -3%. 1 Comment [On the Move]
Monday, April 29, 9:15 AM Premarket gainers: SINA +22%. CPTS +20%. PPHM +8%. NIHD +8%. THC +7%. PBR +6%. HCA +9%. HMA +5%. MCO +5%. RDN +5%.
Losers: NTE -27%. GORO -9%. NBG -8%. RVLT -5%. Comment! [On the Move]
Monday, April 29, 8:30 AM Mcgraw-Hill (MHP) gains 5.2% premarket after S&P settles 2 lawsuits concerning pre-crisis ratings before letting the evidence be presented to a jury. Co-defendants in the case were Moody's (MCO) and Morgan Stanley. MS +1.8% premarket. The trial would have been a preview of the DOJ's suit against S&P. Comment! [Financials]
Monday, April 22, 3:42 PM Judge Richard Kramer drops Moody's (MCO +0.2%) and Fitch from a lawsuit against Ambac (ABKFQ.PK +6.7%), after the plaintiff's lawyer says claims against the two ratings agencies "have been resolved." Several cities and counties filed suit against Ambac in 2008 alleging a conspiracy to compel municipalities to purchase unnecessary insurance. Comment!
Wednesday, February 20, 10:30 AM David Einhorn re-confirms his shorts in McGraw-Hill (MHP) and Moody's (MCO), saying the DOJ suit against S&P shows the companies' vulnerability. Speaking on the Greenlight Capital Re (GLRE) earnings call, Einhorn tells listeners Moody's was his biggest loser on the short side last year. Comment! [Financials]
Tuesday, February 12, 6:02 PM Moody's (MCO) says it's authorized a new $1B share repurchase program. It expects to start buybacks under the new program once its existing program is complete. The company had $677M of share repurchase authority remaining as of the end of 2012. Shares +0.9% AH. Comment! [On the Move]
Tuesday, February 12, 11:37 AM Among the moves made by Tom Gayner in Markel's (MKL) portfolio in the last quarter (13F): A near-doubling in the Calamos Asset Management (CLMS) stake, and big bumps in a couple of resource plays - Alliance Holdings (AHGP) and Alpha Natural (ANR). Gayner also doubled the firm's holdings of Nike (NKE), and tripled (pre-S&P lawsuit) the stake in Moody's (MCO). Comment! [Financials]
Friday, February 8, 7:59 AM More on Moody's (MCO) Q4 earnings: 2013 EPS guidance of $3.45-$3.55 vs. consensus of $3.18. Adjusted operating margin of 46-47%. Share repurchases of $500M, largely to offset employee stock-compensation plans. After a nice pop, shares back to flat premarket. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Financials, On the Move]
Friday, February 8, 7:16 AM Moody's (MCO): Q4 EPS of $0.70 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $754.2M (+33% Y/Y) beats by $71M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Friday, February 8, 4:33 AM Not that there's a bandwagon or anything, but NY AG Eric Schneiderman is reportedly investigating S&P (MHP), Moody's (MCO) and Fitch (FMLCF.PK) over their ratings of mortgage bonds. Schneiderman is also looking at whether the firms implemented agreements in 2008 to make certain reforms, which they signed to settle an earlier inquiry but which expired in 2011 and could stymie the AG's ability to take fresh action. 2 Comments [Financials, Top Stories]

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