NYSE:MS

Morgan Stanley Stock Forecast, Price & News

$48.35

+1.11 (+2.35 %)

(As of 09/30/2020 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range

$47.54

Now: $48.35▼

$48.99

50-Day Range

$46.42

MA: $50.81▼

$53.25

52-Week Range

$27.20

Now: $48.35▼

$57.57

Volume15.04 million shs

Average Volume13.95 million shs

Market Capitalization$76.24 billion

P/E Ratio8.73

Dividend Yield2.96%

Beta1.46

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 Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment Management segments. 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, prime brokerage, and market-making services in equity and fixed income products consisting of foreign exchange and commodities; corporate loans, commercial mortgage lending, and asset-backed lending; financing for sales and trading customers; 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, securities-based lending, residential real estate loans and other lending products, and banking and retirement plan services to individual investors and small to medium-sized businesses and 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.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

3.3 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Morgan Stanley has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.70, and is based on 16 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $54.05, Morgan Stanley has a forecasted upside of 11.8% from its current price of $48.35.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Morgan Stanley has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.3 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Morgan Stanley has received 1,050 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Morgan Stanley has received 1,242 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Morgan Stanley has received 54.19% “underperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Morgan Stanley and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe MS will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe MS will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

3.3 Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Morgan Stanley pays a meaningful dividend of 2.96%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Morgan Stanley has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Morgan Stanley is 28.11%. 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 28.40% next year. This indicates that Morgan Stanley will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

1.0 Company Ownership

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 $10,362,646.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.26% of the stock of Morgan Stanley is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
88.70% of the stock of Morgan Stanley is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.9 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Morgan Stanley are expected to decrease by -4.83% in the coming year, from $5.18 to $4.93 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Morgan Stanley is 8.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 18.65.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Morgan Stanley is 8.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 17.40.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Morgan Stanley has a PEG Ratio of 1.03. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Morgan Stanley has a P/B Ratio of 1.05. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

2.37 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE

Industry Security brokers & dealers

Sub-IndustryInvestment Banking & Brokerage

SectorFinance

Current SymbolNYSE:MS

Previous Symbol

CUSIP61744644

CIK895421

Webwww.morganstanley.com

Phone212-761-4000

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.58

Current Ratio0.75

Quick Ratio0.75

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio8.73

Forward P/E Ratio9.33

P/E Growth1.03

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$53.82 billion

Price / Sales1.42

Cash Flow$6.62 per share

Price / Cash Flow7.30

Book Value$45.83 per share

Price / Book1.05

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.98

Net Income$9.04 billion

Net Margins17.78%

Return on Equity11.90%

Return on Assets0.98%

Miscellaneous

Employees60,431

Outstanding Shares1,576,761,000

Market Cap$76.24 billion

Next Earnings Date10/15/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

$48.35

+1.11 (+2.35 %)

(As of 09/30/2020 12:00 AM ET)

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Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Morgan Stanley's stock price been impacted by Coronavirus?

Morgan Stanley's stock was trading at $36.87 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MS shares have increased by 31.1% and is now trading at $48.35.
View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Morgan Stanley?

23 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Morgan Stanley in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 16 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
View analyst ratings for Morgan Stanley.

When is Morgan Stanley's next earnings date?

Morgan Stanley is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 15th 2020.
View our earnings forecast for Morgan Stanley.

How were Morgan Stanley's earnings last quarter?

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.96 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.84. The financial services provider earned $13.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.39 billion. Morgan Stanley had a net margin of 17.78% and a return on equity of 11.90%. Morgan Stanley's revenue was up 30.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.23 earnings per share.
View Morgan Stanley's earnings history.

How often does Morgan Stanley pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Morgan Stanley?

Morgan Stanley declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 16th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.35 per share on Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.90%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 29th.
View Morgan Stanley's dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for MS?

23 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for Morgan Stanley's stock. Their forecasts range from $43.00 to $68.00. On average, they expect Morgan Stanley's stock price to reach $54.05 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.8% from the stock's current price.
View analysts' price targets for Morgan Stanley.

Are investors shorting Morgan Stanley?

Morgan Stanley saw a decline in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 43,840,000 shares, a decline of 25.9% from the July 30th total of 59,130,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 11,690,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.8 days. Approximately 3.7% of the company's stock are short sold.
View Morgan Stanley's Short Interest.

Who are some of Morgan Stanley's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Morgan Stanley include Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Charles Schwab (SCHW), TD Ameritrade (AMTD), E*TRADE Financial (ETFC), Raymond James (RJF), LPL Financial (LPLA), Lazard (LAZ), Stifel Financial (SF), Evercore (EVR), Piper Jaffray Companies (PJC), BGC Partners (BGCP), Cowen (COWN), Oppenheimer (OPY), Greenhill & Co., Inc. (GHL) and FBR & Co (FBRC).
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What other stocks do shareholders of Morgan Stanley own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Morgan Stanley investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Intel (INTC), NVIDIA (NVDA), Citigroup (C), Walt Disney (DIS), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Netflix (NFLX), AT&T (T) and Verizon Communications (VZ).

Who are Morgan Stanley's key executives?

Morgan Stanley's management team includes the following people:

Mr. James Patrick Gorman, Chairman & CEO (Age 61)
Mr. Thomas Columba Kelleher, Pres (Age 62)
Mr. Jonathan M. Pruzan, CFO & Exec. VP (Age 50)
Mr. Eric F. Grossman, Chief Legal Officer & Exec. VP (Age 52)
Mr. Daniel Aaron Simkowitz, Head of Investment Management (Age 53)

What is Morgan Stanley's stock symbol?

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

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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is Morgan Stanley's stock price today?

One share of MS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $48.35.

How big of a company is Morgan Stanley?

Morgan Stanley has a market capitalization of $76.24 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.

What is Morgan Stanley's official website?

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

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.

This page was last updated on 9/30/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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