Malaysia's Positive Economic Outlook Masks Underlying Discontent
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Aug 20 2025
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Source: WSJ
Economic Growth vs. Consumer Reality: Malaysia's economic data suggests steady growth and low inflation, but many consumers face significant cost-of-living challenges.
Household Struggles: Households are dealing with high living costs, stagnant wages, and new tax burdens, which contradict the positive economic indicators.
Potential Recovery Risks: The ongoing financial difficulties for consumers could hinder the overall economic recovery in Malaysia.
Expert Insights: Economists highlight the disparity between reported economic gains and the actual experiences of Malaysian households.
Analyst Views on MCO
Wall Street analysts forecast MCO stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for MCO is 569.91 USD with a low forecast of 507.00 USD and a high forecast of 620.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
15 Analyst Rating
10 Buy
5 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 530.240
Low
507.00
Averages
569.91
High
620.00
Current: 530.240
Low
507.00
Averages
569.91
High
620.00
About MCO
Moody's Corporation is a global integrated risk assessment company. It is a global provider of research and insights; data and information, and decision solutions, which help companies make decisions. Its MA segment provides data, intelligence and analytical tools to help business and financial leaders make decisions. MA consists of a premier fixed income and economic research business (Research & Insights); a data business powered by databases on companies and credit (Data & Information), and three cloud-based subscription businesses serving banking, insurance and KYC workflows (Decision Solutions). Its MIS segment is a global provider of credit ratings, research, and risk analysis. It publishes credit ratings and provides assessment services on a wide range of debt obligations, programs and facilities, and the entities that issue such obligations in markets worldwide, including various corporate, financial institution and governmental obligations, and structured finance securities.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
