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

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

Morgan Stanley declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.35 per share on Friday, February 14th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 30th. View Morgan Stanley's Dividend History.

Morgan Stanley announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, July 18th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $4,700,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 5.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January, 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.22. The financial services provider had revenue of $10.86 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.72 billion. Morgan Stanley had a net margin of 15.99% and a return on equity of 10.86%. Morgan Stanley's revenue for the quarter was up 27.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.80 earnings per share. View Morgan Stanley's Earnings History.

Morgan Stanley is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 15th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Morgan Stanley.

17 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Morgan Stanley's shares. Their forecasts range from $48.00 to $69.00. On average, they anticipate Morgan Stanley's share price to reach $56.58 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.6%. View Analyst Price Targets for Morgan Stanley.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Morgan Stanley in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Morgan Stanley.

Media stories about MS stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Morgan Stanley earned a coverage optimism score of 0.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Morgan Stanley.

Morgan Stanley saw a decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 14,670,000 shares, a decrease of 14.7% from the December 15th total of 17,190,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 8,790,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.7 days. Currently, 1.2% of the company's shares are short sold. View Morgan Stanley's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Morgan Stanley investors own include Bank of America (BAC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Citigroup (C), NVIDIA (NVDA), Walt Disney (DIS), Intel (INTC), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Alibaba Group (BABA), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) and Netflix (NFLX).

Morgan Stanley's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Calamos Advisors LLC (0.08%), Hexavest Inc. (0.06%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.05%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.04%), LGT Capital Partners LTD. (0.04%) and PGGM Investments (0.03%). Company insiders that own Morgan Stanley stock include Daniel A Simkowitz, James P Gorman, Jeffrey S Brodsky, Jonathan Pruzan, Keishi Hotsuki, Paul C Wirth, Robert P Rooney, Stanley Morgan and Ufj Financial Group Mitsubishi. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Morgan Stanley.

MS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Calamos Advisors LLC, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, LGT Capital Partners LTD., Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. and LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI. Company insiders that have sold Morgan Stanley company stock in the last year include Jeffrey S Brodsky, Keishi Hotsuki, Paul C Wirth, Robert P Rooney and Ufj Financial Group Mitsubishi. View Insider Buying and Selling for Morgan Stanley.

MS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hexavest Inc., PGGM Investments, Advisors Capital Management LLC, Diversified Trust Co, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Clear Street Markets LLC, Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC and AE Wealth Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Morgan Stanley stock in the last two years include Daniel A Simkowitz and Ufj Financial Group Mitsubishi. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $57.51.

Morgan Stanley has a market capitalization of $93.09 billion and generates $50.19 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $8.75 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.61 on an earnings per share basis. Morgan Stanley employs 60,348 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Morgan Stanley.

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.