Stephen Byrd Analyst PerformanceGlobal Head of Thematic Research & Sustainability Research at Morgan StanleyStephen Byrd is a stock analyst at Morgan Stanley focused in the utilities sector, covering 48 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, Stephen Byrd has issued 97 stock ratings, including buy, hold, and sell recommendations. While full access to Stephen Byrd's proprietary MarketBeat Analyst Ranking is reserved for MarketBeat All Access subscribers, the rating is updated daily to reflect the most recent analyst activity. This profile highlights Stephen Byrd's coverage history, rating activity, and performance tendencies - helping individual investors make more informed trading decisions. Analyst Rankings, Coverage, and Performance StatisticsAnalyst RankingSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating MarketBeatAverage Return00.00% 12-Month ROISuccess Rate00.00% Profitable RatingsTotal Ratings414 Last 11 YearsBuy Recommendations33.42% 132 Buy RatingsCompanies Covered48 Unique Companies Ratings Distribution395RatingsDistribution of strong buy, buy, hold, and sell ratings by Stephen Byrd.RatingPercentageCount Strong Buy0.0%0 ratings Buy33.4%132 ratings Hold54.2%214 ratings Sell12.4%49 ratingsOut of 395 total stock ratings issued by Stephen Byrd at Morgan Stanley, the majority (54.2%) have been Hold recommendations, followed by 33.4% Buy and 12.4% Sell.Best & Worst CallsBest Call000000.0%BEMay 2025Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to get analyst recommendation ROI.Worst Call000.0%PCGOct 2018Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to get analyst recommendation ROI.Exchange CoverageExchangePercentageCountNYSE64.6% of companies on NYSE31 companiesNASDAQ33.3% of companies on NASDAQ16 companiesOTCMKTS2.1% of companies on OTCMKTS1 companyStephen Byrd, an analyst at Morgan Stanley, currently covers 48 companies listed on NYSE, NASDAQ and OTCMKTS, with the majority traded on NYSE.Coverage FocusSector IconSectorPercentageUtilities31 companies64.6%Technology8 companies16.7%Industrials6 companies12.5%Energy2 companies4.2%Real Estate1 company2.1%Stephen Byrd of Morgan Stanley specializes in stock coverage within the Utilities sector, with additional focus on Technology and Industrials companies.Coverage IndustriesIndustryPercentageELECTRIC UTILITIES15 companies31.3%MULTI - UTILITIES8 companies16.7%SOFTWARE6 companies12.5%INDEPENDENT POWER & RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS5 companies10.4%ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT4 companies8.3%GAS UTILITIES3 companies6.3%OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS2 companies4.2%IT SERVICES1 company2.1%INDUSTRIAL REITS1 company2.1%MACHINERY1 company2.1%SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT1 company2.1%CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING1 company2.1% About Stephen ByrdStephen Byrd currently works at Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as Global Head of Thematic & Sustainability Research from 2025. Mr. Byrd also formerly worked at Energy Storage & Power Corp., as President & Chief Executive Officer in 2009, Morgan Stanley, as Executive Director in 2006, The Drama League of New York, Inc., as Director, NRG Energy, Inc., as Head of Corporate Strategy, and PSEG Americas Ltd., as Senior Vice President-Finance in 2008. Mr. Byrd received his undergraduate degree from The College of William & Mary, Masters Business Admin degree from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and graduate degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.Follow on LinkedIn Stephen Byrd's Ratings History at Morgan Stanley Custom Range 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months Year-to-Date 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years All Time Timeframe Start Date End Date All Ratings Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Rating Recommendation ROI is the percentage between the price on the Report Date to the price 12 months after the report date.Available with a MarketBeat All Access Subscription12-Month ROIUpgrade to All Access to use the All ROI Filter Export CompanyReport DateActionReport Date Price12-MonthPrice TargetRating12-MonthPrice & ROIDetailsVSTVistra7/28/2026Boost Price Target$150.50$212.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIRIOTRiot Platforms7/23/2026Initiated Coverage$23.38$36.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIHUTHut 87/23/2026Initiated Coverage$109.86$263.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIAPLDApplied Digital7/23/2026Initiated Coverage$30.08$36.50Buy$0.0000.00% ROIDUKDuke Energy7/22/2026Set Price Target$127.07$138.00$0.0000.00% ROIATOAtmos Energy7/22/2026Set Price Target$176.61$196.00$0.0000.00% ROICIFRCipher Mining7/20/2026Lower Price Target$19.57$47.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIOGSONE Gas7/17/2026Boost Price Target$79.85$81.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROIWULFTeraWulf7/8/2026Boost Price Target$20.24$72.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIMARAMarathon Digital7/8/2026Lower Price Target$11.68$5.50Underweight$0.0000.00% ROI Get the Latest News and Ratings for Your StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest headlines and analysts' recommendations for your stocks with our free daily email newsletter. ATOAtmos Energy6/24/2026Set Price Target$171.73$190.00$0.0000.00% ROIDUKDuke Energy6/24/2026Boost Price Target$125.82$136.00$0.0000.00% ROICIFRCipher Mining6/4/2026Lower Price Target$24.74$48.50Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIWULFTeraWulf6/3/2026Set Price Target$26.68$66.50$0.0000.00% ROICIFRCipher Mining6/3/2026Set Price Target$27.79$53.50$0.0000.00% ROIEGPEastGroup Properties5/27/2026Boost Price Target$206.23$231.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROISOSouthern5/21/2026Reiterated Rating$94.10$87.00Underweight$0.0000.00% ROINRGNRG Energy5/21/2026Set Price Target$135.38$162.00$0.0000.00% ROIMGEEMGE Energy5/21/2026Reiterated Rating$75.46$70.00Underweight$0.0000.00% ROIATOAtmos Energy5/21/2026Set Price Target$175.87$183.00$0.0000.00% ROIAEEAmeren5/21/2026Set Price Target$109.77$110.00$0.0000.00% ROIDUKDuke Energy5/21/2026Lower Price Target$123.81$132.00$0.0000.00% ROIAEPAmerican Electric Power5/21/2026Lower Price Target$129.51$129.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIWULFTeraWulf5/19/2026Boost Price Target$21.14$42.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROICIFRCipher Mining5/19/2026Boost Price Target$19.12$42.50Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIMARAMarathon Digital5/19/2026Lower Price Target$11.83$7.00Underweight$0.0000.00% ROINRGNRG Energy5/1/2026Set Price Target$153.14$159.00$0.0000.00% ROIMGEEMGE Energy4/27/2026Reiterated Rating$80.87Underweight$0.0000.00% ROISOSouthern4/21/2026Lower Price Target$92.85$92.00Underweight$0.0000.00% ROIOGSONE Gas4/21/2026Boost Price Target$87.49$86.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROINRGNRG Energy4/21/2026Lower Price Target$151.67$154.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROIAEEAmeren4/21/2026Lower Price Target$110.64$117.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROIDDominion Energy4/21/2026Lower Price Target$61.18$68.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROIMGEEMGE Energy4/21/2026Lower Price Target$78.32$78.00Underweight$0.0000.00% ROIDUKDuke Energy4/21/2026Lower Price Target$128.23$141.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROIAEPAmerican Electric Power4/21/2026Lower Price Target$132.94$136.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIATOAtmos Energy4/21/2026Lower Price Target$184.02$195.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROIAEEAmeren4/21/2026Lower Price Target$110.73$117.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROIEGPEastGroup Properties4/16/2026Boost Price Target$197.44$215.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROIAESAES3/6/2026Reiterated Rating$14.24$15.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROIBuy this stock today (Ad)Marc Chaikin, founder of Chaikin Analytics, is sharing a strategy he calls 'Sell This, Buy That' - a way to move out of overpriced AI stocks before the tech trade breaks down and into lesser-known names with real potential to challenge the Mag 7. One pick he calls 'an upgrade to Tesla stock' is a little-known company that just inked a partnership with Nvidia, positioning it ahead of Tesla in the autonomous vehicle race.Get the name, ticker, and full Hotlist before markets openSRSpire2/20/2026Reiterated Rating$89.74$100.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROICMSCMS Energy2/20/2026Set Price Target$75.71$80.00$0.0000.00% ROIATOAtmos Energy2/20/2026Set Price Target$180.14$192.00$0.0000.00% ROIAEPAmerican Electric Power2/20/2026Reiterated Rating$129.15$133.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIAESAES2/20/2026Set Price Target$16.41$23.00$0.0000.00% ROINRGNRG Energy2/17/2026Set Price Target$174.84$153.00$0.0000.00% ROICIFRCipher Mining2/9/2026Initiated Coverage$14.73$38.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIBEBloom Energy2/6/2026Boost Price Target$136.10$184.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIMGEEMGE Energy2/2/2026Lower Price Target$79.76$73.00Underweight$0.0000.00% ROICMSCMS Energy2/2/2026Boost Price Target$71.21$75.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROISRSpire1/21/2026Reiterated Rating$83.61$93.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIMGEEMGE Energy1/21/2026Reiterated Rating$80.05Underweight$0.0000.00% ROIETREntergy1/21/2026Reiterated Rating$94.99Underperform$0.0000.00% ROICMSCMS Energy1/21/2026Reiterated Rating$71.52Underperform$0.0000.00% ROIATOAtmos Energy1/21/2026Reiterated Rating$167.82$180.00Underperform$0.0000.00% ROIAEPAmerican Electric Power1/21/2026Reiterated Rating$118.31$125.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIAEEAmeren1/21/2026Reiterated Rating$103.42$108.00Underperform$0.0000.00% ROIVSTVistra12/16/2025Reiterated Rating$168.36$228.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIAEPAmerican Electric Power12/16/2025Set Price Target$115.20$120.00$0.0000.00% ROIAEEAmeren12/16/2025Set Price Target$98.51$103.00$0.0000.00% ROIATOAtmos Energy12/16/2025Reiterated Rating$170.86$172.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROIEGPEastGroup Properties12/2/2025Boost Price Target$179.95$180.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROIVSTVistra11/20/2025Reiterated Rating$177.07$225.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROISRSpire11/20/2025Set Price Target$85.63$97.00$0.0000.00% ROISOSouthern11/20/2025Reiterated Rating$88.76$97.00Underperform$0.0000.00% ROIOGSONE Gas11/20/2025Reiterated Rating$82.18$75.00Underperform$0.0000.00% ROINRGNRG Energy11/20/2025Reiterated Rating$164.77Underperform$0.0000.00% ROIETREntergy11/20/2025Set Price Target$94.04$91.00$0.0000.00% ROIDUKDuke Energy11/20/2025Reiterated Rating$122.14Underperform$0.0000.00% ROIATOAtmos Energy11/20/2025Reiterated Rating$174.53$182.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIAEPAmerican Electric Power11/20/2025Lower Price Target$121.71$128.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIDUKDuke Energy11/20/2025Lower Price Target$122.22$133.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROISRSpire11/18/2025Boost Price Target$86.52$99.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROIAEPAmerican Electric Power10/30/2025Boost Price Target$121.46$130.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIBEBloom Energy10/29/2025Boost Price Target$138.47$155.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROINRGNRG Energy10/28/2025Lower Price Target$170.35$144.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROISRSpire10/22/2025Set Price Target$87.00$91.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROISOSouthern10/22/2025Reiterated Rating$97.79$99.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIOGSONE Gas10/22/2025Reiterated Rating$82.37$72.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIMGEEMGE Energy10/22/2025Reiterated Rating$87.30Underweight$0.0000.00% ROIETREntergy10/22/2025Set Price Target$96.05$93.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROICMSCMS Energy10/22/2025Boost Price Target$75.07$76.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIAEPAmerican Electric Power10/22/2025Boost Price Target$117.66$123.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIAEEAmeren10/22/2025Boost Price Target$105.10$111.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIAESAES10/22/2025Boost Price Target$14.13$24.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIDDominion Energy10/22/2025Boost Price Target$61.44$66.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROIATOAtmos Energy9/25/2025Boost Price Target$166.52$167.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIOGSONE Gas9/25/2025Lower Price Target$78.30$66.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROIMGEEMGE Energy9/25/2025Lower Price Target$83.36$75.00Underweight$0.0000.00% ROIETREntergy9/25/2025Lower Price Target$90.63$85.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROIBuy this stock today (Ad)Marc Chaikin, founder of Chaikin Analytics, is sharing a strategy he calls 'Sell This, Buy That' - a way to move out of overpriced AI stocks before the tech trade breaks down and into lesser-known names with real potential to challenge the Mag 7. One pick he calls 'an upgrade to Tesla stock' is a little-known company that just inked a partnership with Nvidia, positioning it ahead of Tesla in the autonomous vehicle race.Get the name, ticker, and full Hotlist before markets openDDominion Energy9/25/2025Lower Price Target$59.80$63.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROICMSCMS Energy9/25/2025Lower Price Target$70.30$71.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROISRSpire9/25/2025Lower Price Target$78.89$76.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROISOSouthern9/25/2025Lower Price Target$93.61$92.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROIAEPAmerican Electric Power9/25/2025Lower Price Target$108.88$115.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIDUKDuke Energy9/25/2025Lower Price Target$124.04$127.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROIEGPEastGroup Properties9/9/2025Boost Price Target$167.07$178.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROIBEBloom Energy8/1/2025Boost Price Target$35.77$44.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIXELXcel Energy6/18/2025Lower Price Target$66.22$77.00Equal Weight$00.0000.00% ROIVSTVistra6/18/2025Boost Price Target$181.54$186.00Overweight$000.0000.00% ROISRSpire6/18/2025Set Price Target$72.40$80.00Equal Weight$00.0000.00% ROISOSouthern6/18/2025Lower Price Target$88.56$90.00Equal Weight$00.0000.00% ROIOGSONE Gas6/18/2025Boost Price Target$72.08$71.00Equal Weight$00.0000.00% ROIETREntergy6/18/2025Lower Price Target$81.01$81.00Equal Weight$000.0000.00% ROIDUKDuke Energy6/18/2025Lower Price Target$114.54$124.00Equal Weight$000.0000.00% ROIDDominion Energy6/18/2025Lower Price Target$54.22$60.00Equal Weight$00.0000.00% ROIATOAtmos Energy6/18/2025Set Price Target$152.81$156.00Overweight$000.0000.00% ROIAEEAmeren6/18/2025Lower Price Target$94.49$100.00Equal Weight$000.0000.00% ROIPCGPacific Gas & Electric5/22/2025Set Price Target$17.39$18.00Underweight$00.0000.00% ROIOGSONE Gas5/22/2025Lower Price Target$74.78$69.00Equal Weight$00.0000.00% ROIMGEEMGE Energy5/22/2025Lower Price Target$90.49$74.00Underweight$00.0000.00% ROIDUKDuke Energy5/22/2025Lower Price Target$116.47$125.00Equal Weight$000.0000.00% ROIDDominion Energy5/22/2025Lower Price Target$56.54$62.00Equal Weight$00.0000.00% ROICMSCMS Energy5/22/2025Set Price Target$70.78$71.00Equal Weight$00.0000.00% ROIATOAtmos Energy5/22/2025Lower Price Target$156.87$159.00Overweight$000.0000.00% ROIAEPAmerican Electric Power5/22/2025Lower Price Target$102.93$113.00Overweight$000.0000.00% ROIAEEAmeren5/22/2025Set Price Target$96.42$102.00Equal Weight$000.0000.00% ROIXELXcel Energy5/22/2025Set Price Target$68.77$78.00Equal Weight$00.0000.00% ROIVSTVistra5/22/2025Reiterated Rating$149.98$178.00Overweight$000.0000.00% ROIBEBloom Energy5/1/2025Lower Price Target$17.12$30.00Overweight$000.0000.00% ROIBEBloom Energy3/20/2025Boost Price Target$24.36$35.00Overweight$000.0000.00% ROIAEPAmerican Electric Power3/20/2025Boost Price Target$106.07$113.00Overweight$000.0000.00% ROIAEEAmeren3/20/2025Boost Price Target$100.06$101.00Equal Weight$000.0000.00% ROIPCGPacific Gas & Electric3/20/2025Boost Price Target$17.23$17.50Underweight$00.0000.00% ROIOGSONE Gas3/20/2025Boost Price Target$74.61$70.00Equal Weight$00.0000.00% ROIMGEEMGE Energy3/20/2025Boost Price Target$92.85$80.00Underweight$00.0000.00% ROIETREntergy3/20/2025Boost Price Target$84.52$78.00Equal Weight$000.0000.00% ROIDUKDuke Energy3/20/2025Boost Price Target$119.59$128.00Equal Weight$000.0000.00% ROIDDominion Energy3/20/2025Boost Price Target$54.83$63.00Equal Weight$00.0000.00% ROIATOAtmos Energy3/20/2025Boost Price Target$150.85$147.00Overweight$000.0000.00% ROIXELXcel Energy3/20/2025Boost Price Target$70.21$78.00Equal Weight$00.0000.00% ROISRSpire3/20/2025Boost Price Target$77.66$78.00Equal Weight$00.0000.00% ROISOSouthern3/20/2025Boost Price Target$89.33$91.00Equal Weight$00.0000.00% ROINRGNRG Energy2/19/2025Boost Price Target$111.34$99.00Equal Weight$000.0000.00% ROIPCGPacific Gas & Electric2/14/2025Downgrade$15.90$16.50Underweight$00.0000.00% ROI Stock Forecasts and Research Tools Today's Analyst Ratings U.S. Ratings U.K. Ratings Canadian Ratings All Upgrades All Downgrades All Initiations All Price Target Changes Top-Rated Stocks Top Rated Stocks Top-Rated Dividend Stocks Top-Rated Small-Cap Stocks Top-Rated Tech Stocks Most-Upgraded Stocks Most-Downgraded Stocks Lowest-Rated Stocks More Ratings Tools Stock Ratings by Issuer Top-Rated Analysts Top-Rated Brokerages Stock Ratings Screener Free Ratings Newsletter Price Forecasts for Popular Stocks Alphabet (Google) Stock ForecastAmazon Stock ForecastApple Stock ForecastMeta (Facebook) Stock ForecastMicrosoft Stock ForecastNetflix Stock ForecastNvidia Stock ForecastTesla Stock Forecast Top Stock Recommendations by BrokerageWall Street ZenUBS GroupCitigroupBarclaysRoyal Bank Of CanadaMorgan StanleyWells Fargo & CompanyJPMorgan Chase & Co.Jefferies Financial GroupThe Goldman Sachs GroupTD CowenPiper SandlerDeutsche Bank AktiengesellschaftBMO Capital MarketsStifel Nicolaus Unlock superior investment research and tools. 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