NYSE:MS - Morgan Stanley Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Morgan Stanley announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Wednesday, August 15th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 30th. This is a positive change from Morgan Stanley's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. View Morgan Stanley's Dividend History.

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

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 18th. The financial services provider reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.19. The financial services provider earned $10.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.05 billion. Morgan Stanley had a return on equity of 12.04% and a net margin of 15.84%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.87 EPS. View Morgan Stanley's Earnings History.

Morgan Stanley is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October, 16th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Morgan Stanley.

19 analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Morgan Stanley's shares. Their forecasts range from $38.00 to $69.00. On average, they anticipate Morgan Stanley's share price to reach $58.4706 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 18.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Morgan Stanley.

19 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Morgan Stanley in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 8 hold ratings, 9 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Morgan Stanley.

Some companies that are related to Morgan Stanley include Goldman Sachs Group (GS), BlackRock (BLK), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Credit Suisse Group (CS), TD Ameritrade (AMTD), Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR), Nomura (NMR), Raymond James (RJF), SEI Investments (SEIC), MarketAxess (MKTX), Virtu Financial (VIRT), Stifel Financial (SF), Navient (NAVI), Waddell & Reed Financial (WDR) and Wisdom Tree Investments (WETF).

Morgan Stanley's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.25%), FMR LLC (2.63%), ValueAct Holdings L.P. (1.07%), Northern Trust Corp (0.87%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.67%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.67%). Company insiders that own Morgan Stanley stock include Alistair Darling, Daniel A Simkowitz, Eric F Grossman, James A Rosenthal, James P Gorman, Jeffrey S Brodsky, Jonathan Pruzan, Keishi Hotsuki, Paul C Wirth, Stanley Morgan and Thomas Colm Kelleher. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Morgan Stanley.

MS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Voya Investment Management LLC, OppenheimerFunds Inc., Epoch Investment Partners Inc., Toronto Dominion Bank and Fred Alger Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Morgan Stanley company stock in the last year include Alistair Darling, Daniel A Simkowitz, James P Gorman, Jeffrey S Brodsky, Jonathan Pruzan, Keishi Hotsuki, Stanley Morgan and Thomas Colm Kelleher. View Insider Buying and Selling for Morgan Stanley.

MS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Renaissance Technologies LLC, BlackRock Inc., FMR LLC, Natixis, ValueAct Holdings L.P., Putnam Investments LLC, Boston Partners and Royal London Asset Management Ltd.. View Insider Buying and Selling 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $49.41.

Morgan Stanley has a market capitalization of $86.21 billion and generates $43.64 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $6.11 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.60 on an earnings per share basis. Morgan Stanley employs 57,633 workers across the globe.

The official website for Morgan Stanley is http://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.