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 (WHO). Since then, MS shares have increased by 33.1% and is now trading at $49.06.
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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."
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Morgan Stanley is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 15th 2020.
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Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.96 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.84. The financial services provider had revenue of $13.41 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.39 billion. Morgan Stanley had a net margin of 17.78% and a return on equity of 12.03%. Morgan Stanley's quarterly revenue was up 30.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.23 earnings per share.
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Morgan Stanley declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 16th. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 29th.
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23 analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Morgan Stanley's stock. Their forecasts range from $43.00 to $68.00. On average, they anticipate Morgan Stanley's stock price to reach $54.05 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 10.2% from the stock's current price.
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News stories about MS stock have trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Morgan Stanley earned a coverage optimism score of -2.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.
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Morgan Stanley saw a decrease in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 61,730,000 shares, a decrease of 5.1% from the June 15th total of 65,040,000 shares. Based on an average 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.
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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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Greenhaven Associates Inc. (0.60%), Pzena Investment Management LLC (0.47%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.33%), Schafer Cullen Capital Management Inc (0.17%), Focused Investors LLC (0.16%) and New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.12%). Company insiders that own Morgan Stanley stock include Andrew M Saperstein, Daniel A Simkowitz, James P Gorman, Jeffrey S Brodsky, Keishi Hotsuki, Paul C Wirth, Robert P Rooney, Stanley Morgan, Stephen J Luczo and Ufj Financial Group Mitsubishi.
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MS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Pzena Investment Management LLC, Prudential PLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, Railway Pension Investments Ltd, New York State Teachers Retirement System, and 6 Meridian. Company insiders that have sold Morgan Stanley company stock in the last year include Andrew M Saperstein, James P Gorman, Jeffrey S Brodsky, Keishi Hotsuki, Paul C Wirth, Robert P Rooney, and Ufj Financial Group Mitsubishi.
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MS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Greenhaven Associates Inc., Schafer Cullen Capital Management Inc, Cullen Capital Management LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Adams Diversified Equity Fund Inc., RNC Capital Management LLC, and Janney Montgomery Scott 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.
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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 $49.06.

Morgan Stanley has a market capitalization of $77.30 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.