NYSE:MS

Morgan Stanley Stock Forecast, Price & News

$72.38

-1.75 (-2.36 %)

(As of 01/25/2021 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range

$71.92

Now: $72.38▼

$74.02

50-Day Range

$61.88

MA: $69.74▼

$76.47

52-Week Range

$27.20

Now: $72.38▼

$77.76

Volume15.50 million shs

Average Volume13.27 million shs

Market Capitalization$130.95 billion

P/E Ratio12.21

Dividend Yield1.89%

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^™

2.01 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

240th out of 1,930 stocks

Security Brokers & Dealers Industry

5th 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 $65.14, Morgan Stanley has a forecasted downside of 10.0% from its current price of $72.38.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Morgan Stanley has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.3 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Morgan Stanley has received 1,068 “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 53.99% “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 1.89%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Morgan Stanley has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.
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.

1.7 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Morgan Stanley insiders have sold 1,025.10% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $1,385,000.00 in company stock and sold $15,582,671.00 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 12.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.31.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Morgan Stanley is 12.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.07.
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 1.58. 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

Year FoundedN/A

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.50

Current Ratio0.76

Quick Ratio0.76

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio12.21

Forward P/E Ratio12.21

P/E Growth2.17

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$53.82 billion

Price / Sales2.43

Cash Flow$6.71 per share

Price / Cash Flow10.78

Book Value$45.83 per share

Price / Book1.58

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$130.95 billion

Next Earnings Date4/15/2021 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

$72.38

-1.75 (-2.36 %)

(As of 01/25/2021 12:00 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 96.3% and is now trading at $72.38.
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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 twelve months. 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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What is James P. Gorman's approval rating as Morgan Stanley's CEO?

3,439 employees have rated Morgan Stanley CEO James P. Gorman on Glassdoor.com. James P. Gorman has an approval rating of 93% among Morgan Stanley's employees. This puts James P. Gorman in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

When is Morgan Stanley's next earnings date?

Morgan Stanley is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 15th 2021.
View our earnings forecast for Morgan Stanley.

How were Morgan Stanley's earnings last quarter?

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) released its earnings results on Tuesday, January, 19th. The financial services provider reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.63. The financial services provider earned $13.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $11.53 billion. Morgan Stanley had a net margin of 19.16% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.33%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 25.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.20 EPS.
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How often does Morgan Stanley pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Morgan Stanley?

Morgan Stanley declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 20th. Investors of record on Friday, January 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.35 per share on Friday, February 12th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.93%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 28th.
View Morgan Stanley's dividend history.

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 1.89%. Morgan Stanley does not yet have a strock track record of dividend growth. 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 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Morgan Stanley's shares. Their forecasts range from $43.00 to $95.00. On average, they expect Morgan Stanley's stock price to reach $65.14 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 10.0%.
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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 a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Focused Investors LLC (0.13%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.11%), Strs Ohio (0.07%), Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC (0.07%), Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.07%) and RNC Capital Management LLC (0.05%). Company insiders that own Morgan Stanley stock include Andrew M Saperstein, Daniel A Simkowitz, Hutham S Olayan, James P Gorman, Jeffrey S Brodsky, Jonathan Pruzan, 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 Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc., Denali Advisors LLC, LGT Capital Partners LTD., Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., Edge Wealth Management LLC, RNC Capital Management LLC, CX Institutional, and Focused Investors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Morgan Stanley company stock in the last year include Andrew M Saperstein, James P Gorman, Jeffrey S Brodsky, Jonathan Pruzan, Keishi Hotsuki, and Ufj Financial Group Mitsubishi.
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Which major investors are buying Morgan Stanley stock?

MS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Strs Ohio, DNB Asset Management AS, New York State Teachers Retirement System, Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Hexavest Inc., International Assets Investment Management LLC, and Benson Investment Management Company Inc.. 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 $72.38.

How big of a company is Morgan Stanley?

Morgan Stanley has a market capitalization of $130.95 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 1/25/2021 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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