NYSE:MSMorgan Stanley Stock Price, Forecast & News

Morgan Stanley's stock was trading at $36.87 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MS shares have 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) 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 the consensus estimate of $9.82 billion. Morgan Stanley had a return on equity of 10.62% and a net margin of 16.01%. The business's revenue was down 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.33 earnings per share. View Morgan Stanley's earnings history.

Morgan Stanley declared 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 yield of 2.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 29th. View Morgan Stanley's dividend history.

Morgan Stanley announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Wednesday, July 18th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase $4,700,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 5.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

21 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Morgan Stanley's stock. Their forecasts range from $32.00 to $63.00. On average, they anticipate Morgan Stanley's share price to reach $49.42 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Morgan Stanley.

News coverage about MS stock has been trending negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Morgan Stanley earned a daily sentiment score of -2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Morgan Stanley.

Morgan Stanley saw a increase in short interest in 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 days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.7 days. Approximately 5.5% of the company's stock 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 many different 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.