Morgan Stanley Stock Forecast, Price & News

Morgan Stanley's stock was trading at $36.87 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MS stock has increased by 35.8% and is now trading at $50.08.
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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) posted its earnings results on Thursday, July, 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.84. The financial services provider earned $13.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.39 billion. Morgan Stanley had a return on equity of 11.90% and a net margin of 17.78%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 30.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.23 earnings per share.
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Morgan Stanley announced 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.80%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 29th.
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23 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Morgan Stanley's stock. Their forecasts range from $43.00 to $68.00. On average, they anticipate Morgan Stanley's share price to reach $54.05 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.9% from the stock's current price.
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Morgan Stanley saw a decline in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 43,840,000 shares, a decline of 25.9% from the July 30th total of 59,130,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 11,690,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.8 days. Currently, 3.7% of the shares of the stock 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 number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (6.26%), BlackRock Inc. (6.03%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (1.26%), FMR LLC (1.06%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.91%) and Bank of Montreal Can (0.68%). 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 Prudential Financial Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., Man Group plc, FMR LLC, Eminence Capital LP, Marshall Wace North America L.P., AJO LP, and Pzena Investment Management LLC. 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, and Robert P Rooney.
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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, FIL Ltd, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Nordea Investment Management AB, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, New York State Common Retirement Fund, and EJF Capital 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 $50.08.

Morgan Stanley has a market capitalization of $78.96 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.