Morgan Stanley (MS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is a global financial services company that provides investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services to corporations, institutions, governments and individual investors. Founded in 1935, the company is headquartered in New York City and serves clients through operations across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other international markets.

Through its Institutional Securities segment, Morgan Stanley offers investment banking, equity and fixed-income sales and trading, research, lending and related capital-markets services. Its Wealth Management business provides financial planning, brokerage, advisory, lending and banking services to individuals, families, businesses and institutions.

Morgan Stanley’s Investment Management business offers a range of equity, fixed-income, alternative and liquidity investment strategies through separately managed accounts, mutual funds and other vehicles. The company is led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ted Pick, who became CEO in January 2024.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $179.91 to $196.97
• 50-Day Range: $178.61 to $217.73
• 52-Week Range: $152.80 to $232.25
• Volume: 10.86 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.54 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $287.55 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.47
• Dividend Yield: 2.52%
• Price Target: $214.81
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Morgan Stanley Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Morgan Stanley scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 108th out of 844 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Morgan Stanley has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.52, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 13 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Morgan Stanley has a consensus price target of $214.81, representing about 17.8% upside from its current price of $182.31.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Morgan Stanley has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.90%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Morgan Stanley are expected to grow by 3.90% in the coming year, from $12.83 to $13.33 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Morgan Stanley is 15.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Morgan Stanley is 15.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.23.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Morgan Stanley has a PEG Ratio of 1.30. 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 2.82. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.91% 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 2.17, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Morgan Stanley has recently decreased by 2.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Morgan Stanley pays a meaningful dividend of 2.37%, 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 36.51%. 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 34.51% next year. This indicates that Morgan Stanley will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.25

News Sentiment

Morgan Stanley has a news sentiment score of 1.25. 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 0.59 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 170 news articles for Morgan Stanley this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

53 people have searched for MS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 56% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

31 people have added Morgan Stanley to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 210% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Morgan Stanley insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.17% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/14 Dividend: 7/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/14 Dividend: 7/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/14/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/14/2026
• Record date for 11/13 Dividend: 10/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/13 Dividend: 10/30/2026
• Today: 11/05/2026
• BMO Capital Markets 2026 Financials Conference: 11/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/14/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Investment Banking & Brokerage
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MS
• CIK: 895421
• Web: www.morganstanley.com
• Phone: (212) 761-4000
• Fax: 212-761-0086
• Employees: 82,992
• Year Founded: 1935

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Morgan Stanley: $214.81
• High Price Target: $262.00
• Low Price Target: $190.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.52
• Research Coverage: 27 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $12.60
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.47
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.68
• P/E Growth: 1.3
• Net Income: $16.86 billion
• Net Margins: 15.63%
• Pretax Margin: 20.32%
• Return on Equity: 19.40%
• Return on Assets: 1.31%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.65
• Current Ratio: 0.79
• Quick Ratio: 0.79

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $74.84 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.84
• Cash Flow: $12.72 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.33
• Book Value: $64.75 per share
• Price / Book: 2.82

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,577,285,000
• Free Float: 1,574,604,000
• Market Cap: $287.55 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.23