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BMO Capital raised the firm’s price target on Moody’s (MCO) to $531 from $481 and keeps a Market Perform rating on the shares. The company reported a Q4 earnings beat despite estimates rising into the print, which was mostly margin-driven, while the management also announced a restructuring program being driven by its shifting its go-to-market approach towards end-to-end platforms from individual products and increased its medium-term growth targets, aided by this program.

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