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Morgan Stanley (MS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$161.91 +6.57 (+4.23%)
Closing price 10/15/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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About Morgan Stanley Stock (NYSE:MS)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$161.64
$166.77
50-Day Range
$140.98
$161.91
52-Week Range
$94.33
$166.77
Volume
13.67 million shs
Average Volume
5.63 million shs
Market Capitalization
$258.46 billion
P/E Ratio
18.34
Dividend Yield
2.47%
Price Target
$154.85
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Morgan Stanley Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

MS MarketRank™: 

Morgan Stanley scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 153rd out of 945 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Morgan Stanley has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.59, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Morgan Stanley is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Morgan Stanley has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Morgan Stanley's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Morgan Stanley are expected to grow by 10.16% in the coming year, from $8.56 to $9.43 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Morgan Stanley is 18.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 233.24.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Morgan Stanley is 18.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 30.00.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Morgan Stanley has a PEG Ratio of 1.81. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Morgan Stanley has a P/B Ratio of 2.73. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.33% of the float of Morgan Stanley has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Morgan Stanley has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Morgan Stanley has recently increased by 10.42%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Morgan Stanley pays a meaningful dividend of 2.58%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Morgan Stanley has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Morgan Stanley is 45.30%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Morgan Stanley will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.42% next year. This indicates that Morgan Stanley will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Morgan Stanley's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.33% of the float of Morgan Stanley has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Morgan Stanley has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Morgan Stanley has recently increased by 10.42%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Morgan Stanley has a news sentiment score of 1.40. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.77 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 324 news articles for Morgan Stanley this week, compared to 98 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    55 people have searched for MS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 45% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    22 people have added Morgan Stanley to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Morgan Stanley insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $20,841,628.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.19% of the stock of Morgan Stanley is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    84.19% of the stock of Morgan Stanley is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Morgan Stanley's insider trading history.
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MS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Morgan Stanley's stock was trading at $125.72 at the start of the year. Since then, MS stock has increased by 28.8% and is now trading at $161.9070.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 15th. The financial services provider reported $2.80 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.07 by $0.73. Morgan Stanley's revenue for the quarter was up 18.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Morgan Stanley's Board of Directors approved a stock buyback program on Tuesday, July 1st 2025, which authorizes the company to repurchase $20,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 8.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Morgan Stanley subsidiaries include Fusion Connect, Eaton Vance Management, E*Trade, Microlife Corporation, KSH Infra, Shareworks, Mesa West Capital, and more.

Top institutional shareholders of Morgan Stanley include Voya Investment Management LLC (0.22%), Swedbank AB (0.06%), Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.05%) and OFI Invest Asset Management (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Edward N Pick, Daniel A Simkowitz, Andrew M Saperstein, Eric F Grossman, James P Gorman, Stephen J Luczo, Michael A Pizzi, Sharon Yeshaya, Charles Aubrey Smith III, Charles A Smith, Thomas H Glocer, Robert H Herz, Raja Akram, Mandell Crawley, Alistair Darling and Stanley Morgan.
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Shares of MS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Morgan Stanley investors own include BlackRock (BLK), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Broadcom (AVGO), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META) and NVIDIA (NVDA).

Company Calendar

Record date for 8/15 Dividend
7/31/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/15 Dividend
7/31/2025
Dividend Payable
8/15/2025
Last Earnings
10/15/2025
Today
10/16/2025
Record date for 11/14 Dividend
10/31/2025
Ex-Dividend for 11/14 Dividend
10/31/2025
Dividend Payable
11/14/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - INVEST BKRS
Sub-Industry
Investment Banking & Brokerage
Current Symbol
NYSE:MS
CIK
895421
Employees
80,000
Year Founded
1935

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$180.00
Low Price Target
$122.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-4.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.59
Research Coverage
17 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$8.83
Trailing P/E Ratio
18.34
Forward P/E Ratio
18.91
P/E Growth
1.81
Net Income
$13.39 billion
Net Margins
13.06%
Pretax Margin
17.07%
Return on Equity
15.20%
Return on Assets
1.15%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
3.30
Current Ratio
0.78
Quick Ratio
0.78

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$107.29 billion
Price / Sales
2.41
Cash Flow
$12.00 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.49
Book Value
$59.39 per share
Price / Book
2.73

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,596,340,000
Free Float
1,593,303,000
Market Cap
$258.46 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.32

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This page (NYSE:MS) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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