NYSE:MSMorgan Stanley Stock Price, Forecast & News

$44.20

-0.20 (-0.45 %)

(As of 05/29/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$43.52

Now: $44.20▼

$44.79

50-Day Range

$36.95

MA: $39.45▼

$46.86

52-Week Range

$27.20

Now: $44.20▼

$57.57

Volume12.78 million shs

Average Volume16.69 million shs

Market Capitalization$69.64 billion

P/E Ratio9.19

Dividend Yield3.15%

Beta1.47

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, such as sales, financing, prime brokerage, and market-making services in equity and fixed income products consisting of foreign exchange and commodities; corporate loans, commercial mortgage lending, and asset-backed lending; financing for sales and trading customers; and 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, 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 defined 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.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

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 13 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $47.28, Morgan Stanley has a potential upside of 7.0% from its current price of $44.20.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Morgan Stanley has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.3 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Morgan Stanley has received 1,033 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Morgan Stanley has received 1,234 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Morgan Stanley has received 54.43% “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.

4.2 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Morgan Stanley is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.15%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Morgan Stanley has been increasing its dividend for 6 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 30.43 % next year. This indicates that Morgan Stanley will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

2.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Morgan Stanley insiders have sold just slightly more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $734,920.00 in company stock and sold $737,319.00 in company stock. It is common for insiders to sell company stock at intervals simply to diversify their holdings.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.26% of the stock of Morgan Stanley is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
86.99% of the stock of Morgan Stanley is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

3.1 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Morgan Stanley are expected to grow by 22.99% in the coming year, from $3.74 to $4.60 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Morgan Stanley is 9.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 15.33.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Morgan Stanley is 9.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.12.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Morgan Stanley has a PEG Ratio of 1.31. 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 0.88. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

2.78 out of 5 stars

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

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.48

Current Ratio0.80

Quick Ratio0.80

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio9.19

Forward P/E Ratio11.82

P/E Growth1.31

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$53.82 billion

Price / Sales1.29

Cash Flow$6.61 per share

Price / Cash Flow6.69

Book Value$49.95 per share

Price / Book0.88

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.98

Net Income$9.04 billion

Net Margins16.01%

Return on Equity10.62%

Return on Assets0.88%

Miscellaneous

Employees60,431

Outstanding Shares1,575,656,000

Market Cap$69.64 billion

Next Earnings Date7/16/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

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Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Morgan Stanley's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

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. Since then, MS stock has increased by 19.9% and is now trading at $44.20. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Morgan Stanley?

20 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Morgan Stanley in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Morgan Stanley.

When is Morgan Stanley's next earnings date?

Morgan Stanley is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 16th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Morgan Stanley.

How were Morgan Stanley's earnings last quarter?

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) announced its earnings results on Thursday, April, 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.01 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.06. The financial services provider earned $9.49 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.82 billion. Morgan Stanley had a net margin of 16.01% and a return on equity of 10.62%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.33 EPS. View Morgan Stanley's earnings history.

How often does Morgan Stanley pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Morgan Stanley?

Morgan Stanley announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 16th. Investors 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.17%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 29th. View Morgan Stanley's dividend history.

How will Morgan Stanley's stock buyback program work?

Morgan Stanley declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, July 18th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $4,700,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 5.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

What price target have analysts set for MS?

20 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Morgan Stanley's shares. Their forecasts range from $32.00 to $63.00. On average, they expect Morgan Stanley's share price to reach $47.28 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Morgan Stanley.

Has Morgan Stanley been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media headlines about MS stock have been trending extremely negative recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Morgan Stanley earned a coverage optimism score of -4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutMorgan Stanley.

Are investors shorting Morgan Stanley?

Morgan Stanley saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 54,610,000 shares, an increase of 10.3% from the March 31st total of 49,490,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 19,300,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.8 days. Currently, 4.7% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Morgan Stanley's Current Options Chain.

Who are some of Morgan Stanley's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Morgan Stanley include Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Charles Schwab (SCHW), TD Ameritrade (AMTD), E*TRADE Financial (ETFC), Raymond James (RJF), LPL Financial (LPLA), Stifel Financial (SF), Lazard (LAZ), Evercore (EVR), INTL Fcstone (INTL), BGC Partners (BGCP), Piper Jaffray Companies (PJC), Cowen (COWN), Oppenheimer (OPY) and Greenhill & Co., Inc. (GHL). View all competitors.

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), Citigroup (C), Walt Disney (DIS), NVIDIA (NVDA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Intel (INTC), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Netflix (NFLX) and AT&T (T).

Who are Morgan Stanley's key executives?

Morgan Stanley's management team includes the following people:

Mr. James Patrick Gorman, Chairman & CEO (Age 61)
Mr. Thomas Columba Kelleher, Pres (Age 62)
Mr. Jonathan M. Pruzan, CFO & Exec. VP (Age 50)
Mr. Eric F. Grossman, Chief Legal Officer & Exec. VP (Age 52)
Mr. Daniel Aaron Simkowitz, Head of Investment Management (Age 53)

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 number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (7.19%), BlackRock Inc. (6.05%), Invesco Ltd. (1.37%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.12%), ValueAct Holdings L.P. (0.90%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.90%). Company insiders that own Morgan Stanley stock include Daniel A Simkowitz, Jeffrey S Brodsky, Keishi Hotsuki, Paul C Wirth, Robert P Rooney, Stanley Morgan, 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 State Street Corp, BlackRock Inc., Prudential PLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Fisher Asset Management LLC, Fred Alger Management LLC, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company , and Morgan Stanley. 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 activity for Morgan Stanley.

Which major investors are buying Morgan Stanley stock?

MS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Franklin Resources Inc., Eminence Capital LP, AJO LP, Waddell & Reed Financial Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Samlyn Capital LLC, MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, and APG Asset Management N.V.. 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. View insider buying and selling activity for Morgan Stanley.

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 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 $44.20.

How big of a company is Morgan Stanley?

Morgan Stanley has a market capitalization of $69.64 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 5/29/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff