NYSE:MSMorgan Stanley Stock Price, Forecast & News

Morgan Stanley's stock was trading at $36.87 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MS shares have increased by 35.1% and is now trading at $49.80. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

22 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Morgan Stanley in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 16 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Morgan Stanley.

Morgan Stanley is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 16th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Morgan Stanley.

Morgan Stanley will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, July 16th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.01 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.06. The financial services provider had revenue of $9.49 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.82 billion. Morgan Stanley had a return on equity of 10.62% and a net margin of 16.01%. Morgan Stanley's revenue for the quarter was down 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.33 EPS. View Morgan Stanley's earnings history.

Morgan Stanley announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 16th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 30th will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share on Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.81%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 29th. View Morgan Stanley's dividend history.

Morgan Stanley declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, July 18th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $4,700,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy up to 5.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

22 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Morgan Stanley's stock. Their forecasts range from $43.00 to $63.00. On average, they expect Morgan Stanley's stock price to reach $51.10 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Morgan Stanley.

Media stories about MS stock have been trending neutral recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Morgan Stanley earned a media sentiment score of 0.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Morgan Stanley.

Morgan Stanley saw a drop in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 61,730,000 shares, a drop of 5.1% from the June 15th total of 65,040,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 15,190,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.1 days. Currently, 5.2% of the company's shares are sold short. View Morgan Stanley's Current Options Chain.

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Morgan Stanley trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MS."

Morgan Stanley's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.09%), LGT Capital Partners LTD. (0.05%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.03%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Abner Herrman & Brock LLC (0.01%) and Moody National Bank Trust Division (0.01%). Company insiders that own Morgan Stanley stock include Daniel A Simkowitz, Jeffrey S Brodsky, Keishi Hotsuki, Paul C Wirth, Robert P Rooney, Stanley Morgan, Stephen J Luczo and Ufj Financial Group Mitsubishi. View institutional ownership trends for Morgan Stanley.

MS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including 6 Meridian, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Fulton Bank N. A., DNB Asset Management AS, IBM Retirement Fund, Oak Asset Management LLC, and Clarius Group LLC. Company insiders that have sold Morgan Stanley company stock in the last year include Jeffrey S Brodsky, Keishi Hotsuki, Paul C Wirth, Robert P Rooney, and Ufj Financial Group Mitsubishi. View insider buying and selling activity for Morgan Stanley.

MS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Abner Herrman & Brock LLC, LGT Capital Partners LTD., Chemung Canal Trust Co., Canandaigua National Corp, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Polianta Ltd, and TrimTabs Asset Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Morgan Stanley stock in the last two years include Daniel A Simkowitz, Stephen J Luczo, and Ufj Financial Group Mitsubishi. View insider buying and selling activity for 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of MS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $49.80.

Morgan Stanley has a market capitalization of $78.47 billion and generates $53.82 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $9.04 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.98 on an earnings per share basis. Morgan Stanley employs 60,431 workers across the globe.

The official website for Morgan Stanley is www.morganstanley.com.

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.