Morgan Stanley, a financial holding company, provides various financial products and services to corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The company operates through three segments: Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment Management. The Institutional Securities segment offers capital raising and financial advisory services, including services related to the underwriting of debt, equity, and other securities, as well as advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, real estate, and project finance. This segment also provides sales and trading services, such as sales, financing, and market-making services in equity securities and fixed income products consisting of foreign exchange and commodities, as well as prime brokerage services; corporate loans, commercial and residential mortgage lending, and asset-backed lending; financing for equities and commodities customers; loans to municipalities; and investment and research services. The Wealth Management segment offers various financial services and solutions covering brokerage and investment advisory services, financial and wealth planning services, annuity and insurance products, credit and other lending products, and banking and retirement plan services to individual investors and small to medium-sized businesses/institutions. The Investment Management segment provides various investment strategies and products comprising equity, fixed income, liquidity, and alternative/other products to defined benefit/defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, government entities, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, and third-party fund sponsors and corporations through a network of institutional and intermediary channels. Morgan Stanley was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Security brokers & dealers
Sub-IndustryInvestment Banking & Brokerage
SectorFinance
SymbolNYSE:MS
CUSIP61744644
Phone212-761-4000
Debt
Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.75
Current Ratio0.82
Quick Ratio0.82
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio13.87
Forward P/E Ratio10.60
P/E Growth0.85
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$43.64 billion
Price / Sales2.03
Cash Flow$4.8404 per share
Price / Cash10.34
Book Value$39.12 per share
Price / Book1.28
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.60
Net Income$6.11 billion
Net Margins15.09%
Return on Equity11.10%
Return on Assets0.93%
Miscellaneous
Employees57,633
Outstanding Shares1,770,260,000
Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Morgan Stanley's stock symbol?
Morgan Stanley trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MS."
How often does Morgan Stanley pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Morgan Stanley?
Morgan Stanley declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 19th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share on Tuesday, May 15th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.00%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 27th. View Morgan Stanley's Dividend History.
How will Morgan Stanley's stock buyback program work?
Morgan Stanley announced that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Thursday, June 29th 2017, which allows the company to repurchase $5,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 6.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.
How were Morgan Stanley's earnings last quarter?
Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 18th. The financial services provider reported $1.45 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.17. The financial services provider had revenue of $11.08 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.37 billion. Morgan Stanley had a net margin of 15.09% and a return on equity of 11.10%. Morgan Stanley's revenue was up 13.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.00 earnings per share. View Morgan Stanley's Earnings History.
When is Morgan Stanley's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for MS?
20 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Morgan Stanley's shares. Their predictions range from $38.00 to $69.00. On average, they anticipate Morgan Stanley's stock price to reach $56.4118 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Morgan Stanley.
What are Wall Street analysts saying about Morgan Stanley stock?
Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Morgan Stanley stock:
- 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Morgan Stanley's shares have underperformed the industry over the past six months. Yet, the company possesses an impressive earnings surprise history, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters. Its first-quarter 2018 results reflect a rebound in trading activities and improvement in advisory fees. The company’s efforts to lower balance sheet risk and strengthen wealth management operations along with cost saving initiatives will continue to support growth. While higher interest expenses and muted investment banking performance are expected to hurt the company’s top-line growth, lower tax rates will aid profitability in the quarters ahead. Also, it will continue enhancing shareholder value through robust capital deployment activities." (4/24/2018)
- 2. Vining Sparks analysts commented, "We believe that MS’ return-on-tangible common equity should improve by 4 to 5 percentage points in 2018E which should push its excess return-on-equity to 6 to 7 percentage points and its price-to-tangible book value to 200%. Thus, we believe MS now has more than a 20% potential total return from this its current share price level." (4/18/2018)
Are investors shorting Morgan Stanley?
Morgan Stanley saw a decrease in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 10,105,293 shares, a decrease of 32.5% from the May 15th total of 14,965,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 9,476,992 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days. Currently, 0.8% of the company's stock are short sold.
Who are some of Morgan Stanley's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Morgan Stanley include Goldman Sachs Group (GS), BlackRock (BLK), Charles Schwab Co. Common Stock (SCHW), Credit Suisse Group (CS), TD Ameritrade (AMTD), Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR), Nomura (NMR), Raymond James (RJF), SEI Investments (SEIC), MarketAxess (MKTX), Virtu Financial (VIRT), Stifel Financial (SF), Navient (NAVI), Wisdom Tree Investments (WETF) and Waddell & Reed Financial (WDR).
Who are Morgan Stanley's key executives?
Morgan Stanley's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. James P. Gorman, Chairman & CEO (Age 59)
- Mr. Thomas Columba Kelleher, Pres (Age 61)
- Mr. Jonathan M. Pruzan, CFO & Exec. VP (Age 49)
- Mr. Daniel A. Simkowitz, Head of Investment Management
- Mr. James A. Rosenthal, Sr. Advisor (Age 64)
Has Morgan Stanley been receiving favorable news coverage?
Headlines about MS stock have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Morgan Stanley earned a media sentiment score of 0.18 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the financial services provider an impact score of 46.76 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.
Who are Morgan Stanley's major shareholders?
Morgan Stanley's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC (24.53%), BlackRock Inc. (5.98%), Northern Trust Corp (0.88%), The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (0.68%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.65%) and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (0.54%). Company insiders that own Morgan Stanley stock include Alistair Darling, Daniel A Simkowitz, Donald T Nicolaisen, Eric F Grossman, James A Rosenthal, James P Gorman, Jeffrey S Brodsky, Jonathan Pruzan, Keishi Hotsuki, Paul C Wirth, Stanley Morgan and Thomas Colm Kelleher. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Morgan Stanley.
Which institutional investors are selling Morgan Stanley stock?
MS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc., Schroder Investment Management Group, Kiltearn Partners LLP, Prudential Financial Inc., Pzena Investment Management LLC, Legal & General Group Plc, Franklin Resources Inc. and Federated Investors Inc. PA. Company insiders that have sold Morgan Stanley company stock in the last year include Alistair Darling, Daniel A Simkowitz, James P Gorman, Jeffrey S Brodsky, Jonathan Pruzan, Keishi Hotsuki and Thomas Colm Kelleher. View Insider Buying and Selling for Morgan Stanley.
Which institutional investors are buying Morgan Stanley stock?
MS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Partners, Westwood Holdings Group Inc., Toronto Dominion Bank, FIL Ltd, Summit Trail Advisors LLC, Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale and British Airways Pensions Investment Management Ltd. View Insider Buying and Selling for Morgan Stanley.
How do I buy shares of Morgan Stanley?
Shares of MS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Morgan Stanley's stock price today?
One share of MS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $50.05.
How big of a company is Morgan Stanley?
Morgan Stanley has a market capitalization of $90.57 billion and generates $43.64 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $6.11 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.60 on an earnings per share basis. Morgan Stanley employs 57,633 workers across the globe.
How can I contact Morgan Stanley?
Morgan Stanley's mailing address is 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY, 10036. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 212-761-4000.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Morgan Stanley (MS)
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