U.S. Movers: GE, Moody’s, MSCI, Northern Trust, PulteGroup

Scott Peters
22 Apr, 2025
New York City

Moody’s Corp. gained 0.03% to $413.30 after the bond rating agency reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue edged up to $1.92 billion from $1.79 billion, net income jumped to $625 million from $577 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to $3.46 from $3.15 a year ago.

The company guided fiscal 2025 revenue to increase in the mid-single-digit percent range, compared to $7.09 billion in 2024, and diluted earnings per share to be between $12.00 and $12.75, compared to $11.26 a year ago.

MSCI Inc. dropped 0.03% to $533.33 after the custom index and financial data analytics company reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue surged to $745.83 million from $679.96 million, net income jumped to $288.60 million from $255.95 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to $3.71 from $3.22 a year ago.

In the first quarter and through April 21, a total of $275.4 million, or 493,322 shares, was repurchased, and the company paid approximately $139.7 million in dividends.

The company proposed to pay a cash dividend of $1.80 per share for the fiscal second quarter of 2025.

PulteGroup Inc. gained 2.3% to $95.30 after the home builder reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Total revenue declined to $3.89 billion from $3.95 billion, net income edged down to $522.80 million from $662.98 million, and diluted earnings per share fell to $2.57 from $3.10 a year ago.

The company closed 6,583 homes, generating home sale revenues of $3.7 billion, and announced net new orders of 7,765 homes with a value of $4.5 billion, compared to net new orders of 8,379 homes with a value of $4.7 billion a year ago.

The home builder said its unit backlog includes 11,335 homes with a value of $7.2 billion.

During the quarter, PulteGroup repurchased $300 million of common shares and announced a $1.3 billion cash position.

Northern Trust Corp. surged 3.7% to $89.99 after the financial services company released first-quarter 2025 results.

Total revenue edged up to $1.94 billion from $1.65 billion, net income jumped to $392.0 million from $214.7 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to $1.90 from 96 cents a year ago.

GE Aerospace surged 3.1% to $183.89 after the provider of jet and turboprop engines reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue climbed 11% to $9.93 billion from $8.95 billion, profit edged up 13% to $2.24 billion from $1.99 billion, and continuing earnings per share rose 16% to $1.83 from $1.58 a year ago.

The company guided fiscal 2025 operating profit to be between $7.8 billion and $8.2 billion, compared to $7.3 billion in 2024, and adjusted earnings per share between $5.10 and $5.45, compared to $4.60 a year earlier.