NYSE:MSMorgan Stanley Stock Price, Forecast & News

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 stock has increased by 29.6% and is now trading at $47.79. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

21 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Morgan Stanley in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 15 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 (NYSE:MS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.07 by $0.06. The financial services provider had revenue of $9.49 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.82 billion. Morgan Stanley had a return on equity of 10.62% and a net margin of 16.01%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm 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 2.93%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 29th. View Morgan Stanley's dividend history.

Morgan Stanley announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program 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 reacquire up to 5.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

21 analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Morgan Stanley's stock. Their forecasts range from $32.00 to $63.00. On average, they anticipate Morgan Stanley's stock price to reach $49.42 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Morgan Stanley.

News articles about MS stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. 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 news impact score of 1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news about Morgan Stanley.

Morgan Stanley saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 65,040,000 shares, an increase of 10.2% from the May 31st total of 59,010,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 17,560,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.7 days. Currently, 5.5% of the company's shares are short sold. 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 variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include First Financial Bank Trust Division (0.00%) and Park National Corp OH (0.00%). 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Financial Bank Trust Division, and Park National Corp OH. 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 $47.79.

Morgan Stanley has a market capitalization of $75.30 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.