Morgan Stanley Analyst Recommendations & Stock Picks (NYSE:MS)

Morgan Stanley's highest-rated analysts by MarketBeat's accuracy score include Michael Ulz, Erik Woodring and Jeffrey Hung. Rankings are based on historical rating accuracy and price target precision over the past 12 months. MarketBeat tracks 167 analysts at Morgan Stanley.

Morgan Stanley has the deepest coverage in Computer and Technology (15.2% of rated companies), Finance (15.1% of rated companies), Medical (13.5% of rated companies), Energy (6.2% of rated companies) and Retail/Wholesale (6.1% of rated companies).

Morgan Stanley issued 4,849 ratings over the last 12 months across 1,475 companies — an average of roughly 404 rating actions per month. These include boost price target, downgrade, initiated coverage, lower price target, reiterated rating, set price target and upgrade. MarketBeat tracks every rating change as it's published so you can see the most current Morgan Stanley analyst actions.

A buy rating indicates the analyst expects the stock to outperform the market over the next 12 months. A hold suggests the stock will perform in line with the market. A sell rating indicates expected underperformance. Morgan Stanley uses Overweight, Equal Weight, and Underweight as their equivalents.