Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: MCO stock price vs VIRT: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at VIRT's multiple
Needs VIRT P/E.
Implied fair value · at MCO's multiple
Needs MCO P/E.
Price unavailable
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Annual statements in reported currencies, with calculations and source evidence.
Values retain reported currencies and share bases. Select a figure to inspect its period, calculation and filing inputs. Differences require compatible units and periods.
Explore enterprise value and market valuation multiples in the valuation sections.
Trendline
Eight period-end years of reported revenue, earnings, and margins. Periods and currencies are shown with the data.
Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
MOODYS CORP /DE/ · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Virtu Financial, Inc. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Cash excludes investments. EBITDA is an operating-income-plus-D&A proxy. Missing borrowing categories remain unavailable; select a value to inspect its inputs.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe MCO deserves a persistent premium because its margins, ROIC, and balance sheet justify far higher quality than VIRT, then hold or accumulate on weakness; if you think VIRT or DCF valuation will matter more than quality, then reduce exposure because the current price sits far above both VIRT-implied and DCF ranges.
On a P/E basis, MCO at 35.3x is far richer than VIRT at 11.5x, and the implied price of $156.87 versus the current $482.72 suggests a -67.5% downside if VIRT-like valuation were applied. However, MCO’s historical trading band of $434.45-$530.99 places the stock near the upper end of its own range, indicating the market is already capitalizing on its quality profile.
Supporting Metrics
