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More- Earnings Score: 87
- Momentum Score: 40
- True Yield: 73
- Financial Health Score: 81
Latest Research & News
10 Stocks Warren Buffett and His Successor, Greg Abel, Plan to Hold Forever
Following Warren Buffett's retirement as Berkshire Hathaway CEO on December 31, successor Greg Abel has outlined 10 stocks the company plans to hold indefinitely. These include legacy holdings Coca-Cola, American Express, and Moody's with exceptional yields on cost (65%, 45%, and 41% respectively), five Japanese trading houses (sogo shosha) valued for their attractive valuations and shareholder-friendly practices, and Apple as Berkshire's largest holding despite its higher valuation.
10/28/2026, 5:06 AM • The Motley Fool
Meet the Stocks Yielding 65%, 45%, and 41% Annually for Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway holds three long-term dividend stocks generating exceptional yields on cost: Coca-Cola (65%), American Express (45%), and Moody's (41%). These outsized yields result from decades-long holdings with extremely low cost bases combined with consistent dividend growth. The article highlights how patience and dividend investing have historically outperformed non-dividend stocks.
10/27/2026, 5:06 AM • The Motley Fool
Elon Musk Predicts a Wave of Failures Among AI Cloud Companies. Is SpaceX Stock a Sell?
Elon Musk warned that debt markets have cut off lending to AI cloud companies without significant revenue outside data centers, predicting most of 200+ neoclouds will fail or be acquired. SpaceX's AI segment now represents 52% of revenue ($7.56B in Q3), but the company differs from struggling neoclouds due to profitable Starlink and launch businesses providing $7B in quarterly revenue. While SpaceX faces high capital spending ($35-40B forecasted for Q4), its investment-grade credit rating and profitable AI unit suggest it's not a sell, though the stock at 34x sales isn't a bargain.
10/27/2026, 12:37 AM • The Motley Fool
Greg Abel Is Reshaping Berkshire's Portfolio. Here's Who's In and Who's Out.
Greg Abel, nine months into his tenure as Berkshire Hathaway CEO, is reshaping the company's $350 billion equities portfolio. He has designated Apple, American Express, Coca-Cola, and Moody's as core holdings with limited activity expected. Meanwhile, Abel has significantly increased positions in Alphabet (now 10.6% of portfolio), initiated new stakes in Delta Airlines, and increased exposure to housing through Lennar. Energy holdings like Chevron and Occidental Petroleum remain uncommitted, while Bank of America has been slightly trimmed. Abel has also resumed share repurchases after years of pause.
10/13/2026, 4:30 AM • The Motley Fool
Cribl Announces 2026 Customer Award Winners Leading the Way in Telemetry and AI
Cribl announced the winners of its inaugural GOAT Customer Awards at CriblCon 2026, recognizing organizations excelling in telemetry data management and AI-driven workflows. Winners include Moody's (Data in Control), ServiceNow (Scale Without Limits), Prudential Financial and University of Nebraska (AI Acceleration), and Blackwood Associates (Partner Innovation).
09/30/2026, 10:00 AM • GlobeNewswire
Viking Stock Has Gained 254% Since Its IPO. Here's Whether That Run Is Anywhere Near Over.
Viking Holdings, a luxury cruise operator, has surged 254% since its May 2024 IPO, benefiting from a K-shaped economy where wealthy consumers drive spending. With strong Q2 metrics including 16% revenue growth, 96% capacity booked for 2026, and 53% for 2027, plus 10% higher per-passenger pricing, the company appears well-positioned for continued growth. Wall Street analysts rate it a buy with a median price target of $112, suggesting 35% upside potential.
09/23/2026, 6:01 PM • The Motley Fool
Tornator Oyj, a leading European sustainable forestry company, has issued EUR 300 million in senior secured green notes maturing on 23 January 2033 with a fixed interest rate of 4.5% per annum. The notes received a Baa3 credit rating from Moody's and have been approved for listing on Nasdaq Helsinki. The proceeds will be used to refinance existing debt and finance eligible green assets under Tornator's green finance framework.
09/23/2026, 11:00 AM • GlobeNewswire
Generac Lands $2.4 Billion Generator Deal With Amazon
Generac signed a long-term agreement with Amazon to supply backup generators for its data centers, with initial deliveries totaling $2.4 billion in 2027-2028 and potential additional purchases reaching $8 billion through 2033. Amazon received a warrant for up to 1.69 million Generac shares. The deal supports Amazon's expanding AI infrastructure needs, with Generac stock surging 20% on the announcement.
09/17/2026, 1:10 PM • The Motley Fool
Under new CEO Greg Abel, Berkshire Hathaway has concentrated 75% of its $365.2 billion equity portfolio into 8 stocks. American Express is the only one lagging the S&P 500 over the past year due to margin compression from high cardholder rewards and marketing expenses. Despite these headwinds, the article argues American Express offers compelling value at 19.7x trailing earnings for long-term investors who believe in its business model.
09/17/2026, 6:30 AM • The Motley Fool
Greg Abel, who took over as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway on December 31, is expected to continue selling the company's Bank of America stake. Berkshire has already sold 549.5 million BofA shares (53% of its position) since June 2024, driven by the bank's valuation reaching a 59% premium to book value and reduced interest rate sensitivity following the Fed's rate cuts.
09/16/2026, 5:06 AM • The Motley Fool
Greg Abel has taken over as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway following Warren Buffett's retirement. Abel maintains Buffett's strategy of portfolio concentration, with 82% ($294 billion) of Berkshire's $360 billion invested assets concentrated in 10 stocks. A key difference is Abel's willingness to invest in tech stocks like Apple and Alphabet, while maintaining Buffett's core holdings in financial stocks and 'indefinite' holdings like Coca-Cola and American Express.
09/11/2026, 5:06 AM • The Motley Fool
S&P Global is highlighted as one of fewer than 30 S&P 500 companies that have raised dividends for 50+ consecutive years, achieving 54 years of increases. The company has delivered over 15% annualized returns over three decades, outperforming the S&P 500's 10.4%. Despite earlier concerns about AI disruption and disappointing Q4 results, S&P Global's dominant 50% market share in credit ratings, asset-light business model with 54% operating margins, and recent earnings guidance raise make it an attractive buy at current valuations of 26.4x earnings.
09/04/2026, 12:45 PM • The Motley Fool
Sodexo réalise une émission obligataire d’un montant de 1 100 000 000 d’euros
Sodexo has successfully issued a €1.1 billion euro-denominated bond in two tranches: €600 million maturing in 2032 at 4.00% and €500 million maturing in 2036 at 4.50%. The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes and to refinance an existing €800 million bond maturing in April 2027. The new bonds are rated BBB by S&P and Baa1 by Moody's, and will be listed on Euronext Paris.
08/26/2026, 12:50 PM • GlobeNewswire
Sodexo completes a euro-denominated bond issuance of EUR 1,100,000,000
Sodexo successfully issued EUR 1.1 billion in euro-denominated bonds across two tranches maturing in 2032 and 2036 with coupons of 4.00% and 4.50% respectively. The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes and to redeem outstanding EUR 800 million bonds due in April 2027. The bonds are rated BBB by S&P and Baa1 by Moody's, reflecting the company's strong access to capital markets and disciplined debt management.
08/26/2026, 12:50 PM • GlobeNewswire
Amazon trades at a modest 21.3x forward earnings despite strong growth, slightly above the S&P 500's 20.4x multiple. The company reported impressive Q2 results with 20% sales growth and AWS revenue up 37.5% year-over-year, driven by AI demand. The author attributes the relatively low valuation to market expectations that mega-cap companies face growth caps compared to smaller upstarts, despite Amazon's continued double-digit growth across e-commerce, cloud services, and emerging chip and satellite businesses.
08/23/2026, 7:15 AM • The Motley Fool
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Company Profile
Moody's Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated risk assessment firm in the United States, the rest of the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through two segments, Moody's Analytics (MA) and Moody's Investors Service (MIS). The MA segment develops a range of products and services that support the risk management activities of institutional participants in financial markets. This segment also offers credit research, credit models and analytics, economic data and models, and structured finance solutions; data sets on companies and securities; and cloud-based SaaS subscription solutions supporting banking, insurance, and know-your-customer workflows. The MIS segment publishes credit ratings and provides assessment services on various debt obligations, programs and facilities, and entities that issue such obligations, including corporate, financial institution, and governmental obligations, as well as structured finance securities. It also provides ratings, investment research, compliance and third-party risk, supplier risk, trade credit, business intelligence sales and marketing, financial and regulatory reporting, balance sheet management, capital management, credit portfolio management, and model risk and governance solutions; Maxsight, a unified risk platform; lending suite, origination, and monitoring solutions; and property, casualty, and sustainable insurance underwriting solutions. The company serves the financial, banking, insurance, corporate, public, and asset management sectors. The company was formerly known as Dun and Bradstreet Company and changed its name to Moody's Corporation in September 2000. Moody's Corporation was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Key Executives
- Robert Scott Fauber
- Michael L. West
- Noemie Clemence Heuland
- Richard Steele
- Jason Phillips
Current Ownership Distribution
- Institutions3.3B (60.17%)
- Mutual Funds2.2B (39.36%)
- Insiders26.1M (0.47%)
- Other0 (0.00%)