NYSE:MS

Morgan Stanley Stock Forecast, Price & News

$74.91

-0.08 (-0.11 %)

(As of 01/20/2021 11:21 AM ET)

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Today's Range

$74.65

Now: $74.91▼

$77.72

50-Day Range

$61.88

MA: $68.53▼

$76.47

52-Week Range

$27.20

Now: $74.91▼

$77.17

Volume579,374 shs

Average Volume12.57 million shs

Market Capitalization$135.53 billion

P/E Ratio12.63

Dividend Yield1.86%

Beta1.59

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, including sales, financing, prime brokerage, and market-making services in equity and fixed income products consisting of foreign exchange and commodities; corporate and commercial real estate loans, which provides secured lending facilities and financing for sales and trading customers, as well as asset-backed and mortgage lending; and wealth management services, 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; stock plan administration 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 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.

MarketRank^™

Overall MarketRank^™

2.18 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

139th out of 1,939 stocks

Security Brokers & Dealers Industry

4th out of 48 stocks

2.3 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Morgan Stanley has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.65, and is based on 15 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $61.57, Morgan Stanley has a forecasted downside of 19.4% from its current price of $76.36.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Morgan Stanley has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.3 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Morgan Stanley has received 1,062 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Morgan Stanley has received 1,253 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Morgan Stanley has received 54.13% “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.

2.5 Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Morgan Stanley pays a meaningful dividend of 1.86%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Morgan Stanley does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
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 26.37% next year. This indicates that Morgan Stanley will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

2.5 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Morgan Stanley insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,385,000.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.26% of the stock of Morgan Stanley is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
76.79% of the stock of Morgan Stanley is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.3 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Morgan Stanley are expected to decrease by -10.46% in the coming year, from $5.93 to $5.31 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Morgan Stanley is 12.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.58.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Morgan Stanley is 12.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.87.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Morgan Stanley has a PEG Ratio of 2.17. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Morgan Stanley has a P/B Ratio of 1.67. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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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

Employees60,431

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.50

Current Ratio0.76

Quick Ratio0.76

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio12.63

Forward P/E Ratio12.63

P/E Growth2.17

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$53.82 billion

Price / Sales2.52

Cash Flow$6.95 per share

Price / Cash Flow10.78

Book Value$45.83 per share

Price / Book1.63

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.98

Net Income$9.04 billion

Net Margins19.16%

Return on Equity12.33%

Return on Assets1.02%

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares1,809,198,000

Market Cap$135.53 billion

Next Earnings Date1/20/2021 (Confirmed)

OptionableOptionable

$74.91

-0.08 (-0.11 %)

(As of 01/20/2021 11:21 AM ET)

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Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Morgan Stanley's stock 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 102.9% and is now trading at $74.81.
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Is Morgan Stanley a buy right now?

23 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Morgan Stanley in the last year. There are currently 8 hold ratings and 15 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" Morgan Stanley stock.
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When is Morgan Stanley's next earnings date?

Morgan Stanley is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 20th 2021.
View our earnings forecast for Morgan Stanley.

How were Morgan Stanley's earnings last quarter?

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January, 20th. The financial services provider reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.80. The financial services provider earned $13.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $11.53 billion. Morgan Stanley had a return on equity of 12.33% and a net margin of 19.16%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 25.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.20 earnings per share.
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How often does Morgan Stanley pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Morgan Stanley?

Morgan Stanley announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.35 per share on Friday, November 13th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.87%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 29th.
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Is Morgan Stanley a good dividend stock?

Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.86%. The dividend payout ratio of Morgan Stanley is 28.11%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Morgan Stanley will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.37% next year. This indicates that Morgan Stanley will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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What price target have analysts set for MS?

23 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Morgan Stanley's shares. Their forecasts range from $43.00 to $88.00. On average, they expect Morgan Stanley's share price to reach $61.57 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 17.7%.
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Who are some of Morgan Stanley's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Morgan Stanley include The Charles Schwab (SCHW), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Raymond James (RJF), LPL Financial (LPLA), Stifel Financial (SF), Evercore (EVR), Lazard (LAZ), BGC Partners (BGCP), Piper Jaffray Companies (PJC), Cowen (COWN), Oppenheimer (OPY), Greenhill & Co., Inc. (GHL), (FBRC) (FBRC) and Global Brokerage (GLBR).
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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), The Walt Disney (DIS), Citigroup (C), Cisco Systems (CSCO), AT&T (T), Netflix (NFLX) 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 62, Pay $7.92M)
Mr. Jonathan M. Pruzan, CFO, Head of Corp. Strategy & Exec. VP (Age 51, Pay $8.26M)
Mr. Robert Patrick Rooney, Head of Technology, Operations & Firm Resilience (Age 52, Pay $5.54M)
Mr. Eric F. Grossman, Chief Legal Officer & Exec. VP (Age 53, Pay $6.99M)
Mr. Daniel Aaron Simkowitz, Head of Investment Management
Mr. Richard Brown, Pres
Mr. Michael Wilson, Chief U.S. Equity Strategist & Chief Investment Officer
Mr. Raja J. Akram, Chief Accounting Officer, Deputy CFO & Controller (Age 48)
Sarah D. McDaniel C.F.A., MD and Head of Wealth Strategies Group & Advanced Planning Centers
Mr. Marc Sgaraglino, Managing Director

What is Morgan Stanley's stock symbol?

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

Who are Morgan Stanley's major shareholders?

Morgan Stanley's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC (0.07%), Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.07%), RNC Capital Management LLC (0.05%), LGT Capital Partners LTD. (0.04%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.04%) and Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.03%). Company insiders that own Morgan Stanley stock include Andrew M Saperstein, Daniel A Simkowitz, Hutham S Olayan, James P Gorman, Jeffrey S Brodsky, Keishi Hotsuki, Paul C Wirth, Robert P Rooney, Stephen J Luczo and Ufj Financial Group Mitsubishi.
View institutional ownership trends for Morgan Stanley.

Which major investors are selling Morgan Stanley stock?

MS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LGT Capital Partners LTD., Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., Edge Wealth Management LLC, RNC Capital Management LLC, CX Institutional, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., 6 Meridian, and Grassi Investment Management. 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, and Ufj Financial Group Mitsubishi.
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Which major investors are buying Morgan Stanley stock?

MS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DNB Asset Management AS, Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC, Hexavest Inc., Benson Investment Management Company Inc., Oak Harvest Investment Services, A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel Inc., Consolidated Investment Group LLC, and IFM Investors Pty Ltd. Company insiders that have bought Morgan Stanley stock in the last two years include Daniel A Simkowitz, Hutham S Olayan, Stephen J Luczo, and Ufj Financial Group Mitsubishi.
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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 WeBull, 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 $74.81.

How big of a company is Morgan Stanley?

Morgan Stanley has a market capitalization of $135.35 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 1/20/2021 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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