$35.14

0.35 (1.01%)

7/18/2008 4:02 PM

Moody's Corp (MCO)

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A provider of credit ratings, research & analysis covering fixed-income securities, other debt instruments & quantitative credit risk assessment products & services & credit processing software for banks, corporations & investors in credit-sensitive asset

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Mid Cap (670), Business Services (163), S&P 500 (481), Buffett Stock (50), Credit Services (49), Spin-off - 2006 (22)
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Moody's Corp At A Glance

Current Price:	$35.14
Last Trade Time:	7/18/2008 4:02 PM
Open:	$35.11
Previous Close:	$34.79
Daily Range:	$34.71 - $35.71
52-Week Range:	$29.45 - $59.89
Volume:	6,041,704
Market Cap:	$8.51B
P/E Ratio:	13.97
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Other News Headlines for MCO

Moody's says personnel fail to follow guidelines
7/1/2008 6:08:00 PM - AP
Moody's Kimball to act as structured finance head
7/1/2008 9:23:00 AM - AP
Moody's personnel fail to follow guidelines
7/1/2008 9:16:00 AM - AP
SEC proposes rules on credit rating agencies
6/25/2008 4:02:00 PM - AP

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Avatar TMFBreakerDave (99.11) Submitted: 2/13/08 1:27 AM

I definitely have to like Moody's for a bounceback play right now. You know the business. If you DON'T know the business, you absolutely should before you can really call yourself an engaged investor.

OK, there. Good. You know the business. And since you know the business, y...More

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12 Moody's Corp (MCO)

Avatar CoolinDulan (95.68) Submitted: 3/25/08 5:35 PM

The rating agencies are going to have their business models trashed by the end of this credit crisis. It is a good thing.

Municipals that default once every 30 years get A-grade ratings. Packages of toxic no-doc mortgages get a AAA-rating. Most triple AAA rated debt is supposed to continue paying ...More

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Recs 0 (MCO) kahunacfa (< 20) Submitted: 7/17/08 11:50 AM : Start Price: $34.10 MCO Score: 2.29 Moody's is one of the Big Three Bond rating firms. The other two are Standard & Poor's and Fitch. I believe the worst of the credit debacile is over. New debt securities will be issued by companies as well as by government units and agencies. This spells a good opportunity for the rating companies. I believe Moody's shares have an Intrinsic Value of $52-$54 per share. Moody's at $33.91 is a BUY. Kahuna,CFA Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (MCO) COOLSTOCK (< 20) Submitted: 7/15/08 3:20 PM : Start Price: $31.67 MCO Score: 8.18 Moody's services should be in demand whwther the market is up or down, they deal in information which people need now more than ever. Once the financials settle down - Moody's will begin to stand out as a leader again Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (MCO) jgseattle (< 20) Submitted: 7/11/08 2:26 AM : Start Price: $32.47 MCO Score: -6.16 is neck deep in the credit scandal. The business model is broken and will need to be changed to satify investors and regulators. (The people paying for the rating are the people issueing the debt, conflict of interest anyone?) Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (MCO) ZenLunatic99 (84.76) Submitted: 7/08/08 5:08 PM : Start Price: $33.56 MCO Score: 4.88 Once the financials settle down - Moody's will begin to stand out as a leader again. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (MCO) xfranco4bcn (92.12) Submitted: 6/24/08 1:14 PM : Start Price: $35.78 MCO Score: 2.69 They have gone through the worst of the subprime effects for the rating companies and survived, they will stay and build a strong -and profitable- position again. Good entry point for the long term. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out.
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	TrackChrisDavis	35.17	06/03/08 06/03/08		1Y	$36.72	-4.30%	-9.51%	+5.21
	TrackLehmanBros	87.77	03/11/08 03/11/08		NS	$34.83	+0.88%	-3.21%	-4.09
	TrackBobOlstein	< 20	12/31/07 12/31/07		NS	$35.53	-1.09%	-13.79%	+12.70
	TrackJPMorgan	93.70	10/25/07 10/25/07		NS	$44.13	-20.38%	-16.88%	+3.50
	TrackBuffett	62.55	09/30/07 09/30/07		NS	$50.05	-29.79%	-17.39%	-12.41
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	TrackJimCramer	82.55	07/11/07 07/11/07		3W	$60.37	-41.79%	-17.07%	+24.72
	TrackUBS	96.19	03/16/07 03/16/07		NS	$63.66	-44.80%	-9.52%	-35.29
	TrackBearStearns	90.40	03/02/07 03/02/07		NS	$65.85	-46.64%	-10.00%	-36.64
	TrackCitigroup	88.93	02/27/07 02/27/07		NS	$64.87	-45.83%	-12.39%	-33.44
	TrackCreditSuiss	96.10	02/26/07 02/26/07		NS	$66.10	-46.84%	-13.56%	+33.27
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