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 Friday, January 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 31st will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Friday, February 15th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.75%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 30th. View Morgan Stanley's Dividend History.

Morgan Stanley declared that its board has approved a share buyback program 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 reacquire up to 5.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January, 17th. The financial services provider reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.17. The financial services provider had revenue of $8.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.32 billion. Morgan Stanley had a net margin of 17.43% and a return on equity of 12.08%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.84 EPS. View Morgan Stanley's Earnings History.

Morgan Stanley is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 17th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Morgan Stanley.

16 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Morgan Stanley's stock. Their predictions range from $45.00 to $65.00. On average, they anticipate Morgan Stanley's share price to reach $56.7333 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 29.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Morgan Stanley.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Morgan Stanley in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Morgan Stanley.

Media coverage about MS stock has been trending neutral on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Morgan Stanley earned a coverage optimism score of 0.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.

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), Nomura (NMR), Raymond James (RJF), MarketAxess (MKTX), SEI Investments (SEIC), Virtu Financial (VIRT), Stifel Financial (SF), Navient (NAVI), Waddell & Reed Financial (WDR), Piper Jaffray Companies (PJC) and Wisdom Tree Investments (WETF).

Morgan Stanley's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.08%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.06%), LGT Capital Partners LTD. (0.06%), Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.05%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.04%) and Sit Investment Associates Inc. (0.03%). Company insiders that own Morgan Stanley stock include Alistair Darling, Daniel A Simkowitz, 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 Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC, Gulf International Bank UK Ltd, RNC Capital Management LLC, Sit Investment Associates Inc., Retirement Systems of Alabama, Nippon Life Global Investors Americas Inc., New England Research & Management Inc. and YHB Investment Advisors Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Morgan Stanley company stock in the last year include Daniel A Simkowitz, James P Gorman, Jonathan Pruzan and Stanley Morgan. View Insider Buying and Selling for Morgan Stanley.

MS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LGT Capital Partners LTD., Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc., Douglas Lane & Associates LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, DNB Asset Management AS, Westbourne Investment Advisors Inc., F&V Capital Management LLC and Nachman Norwood & Parrott Inc. 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 $43.69.

Morgan Stanley has a market capitalization of $75.15 billion and generates $50.19 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $6.11 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.61 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.