Morgan Stanley (MS) News Today $132.45 +2.36 (+1.81%) Closing price 06/18/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$132.60 +0.14 (+0.11%) As of 06/18/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Headlines Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Why is Morgan Stanley Up Today?Morgan Stanley (MS) shares ticked higher today as investors weighed a mix of analyst actions and strategic moves. Citigroup lifted its price target on MS stock to $130 (from $125), signaling increased confidence in the firm’s outlook. A Seeking Alpha analysis praised Morgan Stanley’s cost‐cutting efforts, substantial asset inflows and asymmetric upside potential. Seventeen brokerages maintain a consensus “Hold” rating on MS, indicating a broadly neutral near‐term view. Morgan Stanley initiated coverage of monday.com at Equal‐Weight, reflecting a balanced risk‐reward assessment. The firm increased its stake in Cettire Ltd., underscoring strategic diversification of its investment portfolio. MS research teams issued neutral or mixed ratings on Applied Materials and Citigroup, highlighting ongoing analyst activity. Morgan Stanley announced the shutdown of its U.S. equity options market‐making unit amid fierce competition, a move that may dampen trading revenues. Posted 1h agoAI Generated. May Contain Errors. MS Latest News All Sources Trusted Sources MarketBeat Benzinga Bloomberg GlobeNewswire GuruFocus MarketWatch Motley Fool NASDAQ PR Newswire Reuters Seeking Alpha TalkMarkets The Street TipRanks The Wall Street Journal Wall Street Zen Yahoo Finance Source Sentiment refers to the positivity or negativity of each headline according to our language processing algorithm. Sentiment All Sentiments Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Most Recent June 2025 May 2025 April 2025 March 2025 February 2025 January 2025 December 2024 November 2024 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 Time Period Autumn Glory Partners LLC Decreases Stock Position in Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS)Autumn Glory Partners LLC cut its holdings in Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Free Report) by 45.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,535 shares of the financial services provider's stock afteJune 19 at 7:49 AM | marketbeat.comJanney Capital Management LLC Sells 6,187 Shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS)Janney Capital Management LLC reduced its stake in Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Free Report) by 5.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 114,820 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 6,187 shares duringJune 19 at 6:06 AM | marketbeat.comMorgan Stanley Upgrades Applied Materials (AMAT) Stock Rating, Lowers PTJune 19 at 4:03 AM | finance.yahoo.comMorgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from AnalystsShares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Get Free Report) have earned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the seventeen brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, five have assigned a buy recommendation and onJune 19 at 2:20 AM | marketbeat.comMorgan Stanley Maintains its Citigroup Inc. (C) Buy RatingJune 19 at 1:10 AM | finance.yahoo.comDARDEN RESTAURANTS Earnings Preview: Recent $DRI Insider Trading, Hedge Fund Activity, and MoreJune 18 at 5:46 PM | quiverquant.comPUCO Approvals Relieve Bloom Energy of The Regulatory Burden, Says Morgan StanleyJune 18 at 4:07 PM | insidermonkey.comPublic Service Enterprise (PEG) Maintains "Overweight" Rating by Morgan Stanley | PEG ...June 18 at 2:47 PM | gurufocus.comSRE: Morgan Stanley Raises Price Target for Sempra | SRE Stock NewsJune 18 at 2:47 PM | gurufocus.comSouthern Company (SO): Morgan Stanley Lowers Price Target | SO Stock NewsJune 18 at 2:47 PM | gurufocus.comSpire (SR) Sees Price Target Raised by Morgan Stanley | SR Stock NewsJune 18 at 2:47 PM | gurufocus.comVistra (VST) Receives Price Target Upgrade from Morgan Stanley | VST Stock NewsJune 18 at 2:47 PM | gurufocus.comXEL: Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight Rating, Lowers Price Target | XEL Stock NewsJune 18 at 2:47 PM | gurufocus.comREV Group (REVG) Stock Target Price Raised by Morgan Stanley | REVG Stock NewsJune 18 at 2:47 PM | gurufocus.comAmeren (AEE) Price Target Lowered by Morgan Stanley | AEE Stock NewsJune 18 at 1:45 PM | gurufocus.comConsolidated Edison (ED): Morgan Stanley Lowers Price Target | ED Stock NewsJune 18 at 1:45 PM | gurufocus.comDarden Restaurants (DRI) Target Price Raised by Morgan Stanley | DRI Stock NewsJune 18 at 1:45 PM | gurufocus.comDominion Energy (D) Target Price Lowered by Morgan Stanley | D Stock NewsJune 18 at 1:45 PM | gurufocus.comDuke Energy (DUK) Analyst Rating Update: Morgan Stanley Adjusts Price Target | DUK Stock NewsJune 18 at 1:45 PM | gurufocus.comEIX: Morgan Stanley Lowers Price Target for Edison Intl | EIX Stock NewsJune 18 at 1:45 PM | gurufocus.comEntergy (ETR): Morgan Stanley Adjusts Price Target | ETR Stock NewsJune 18 at 1:45 PM | gurufocus.comFirstEnergy (FE) Price Target Lowered by Morgan Stanley | FE Stock NewsJune 18 at 1:45 PM | gurufocus.comNextEra Energy (NEE) Target Price Lowered by Morgan Stanley | NEE Stock NewsJune 18 at 1:45 PM | gurufocus.comONE Gas (OGS) Price Target Raised by Morgan Stanley | OGS Stock NewsJune 18 at 1:45 PM | gurufocus.comPPL Stock Target Price Revised by Morgan Stanley | PPL Stock NewsJune 18 at 1:45 PM | gurufocus.comMorgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) Price Target Raised to $130.00 at CitigroupCitigroup increased their price objective on shares of Morgan Stanley from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday.June 18 at 9:36 AM | marketbeat.comUBS trades lower as Morgan Stanley downgrades on uncertainty, capital headwindsJune 18 at 8:28 AM | seekingalpha.comCommunity Bank N.A. Sells 7,185 Shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS)Community Bank N.A. lessened its holdings in Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Free Report) by 31.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 15,408 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 7,185 sJune 18 at 7:18 AM | marketbeat.comState of Alaska Department of Revenue Purchases 3,505 Shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS)State of Alaska Department of Revenue increased its position in Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Free Report) by 2.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 144,999 shares of the financial services provider's stock afteJune 18 at 7:09 AM | marketbeat.comPositive Outlook for Li Auto: Strategic Adjustments and New Model Cycle Drive Buy RatingJune 18 at 6:41 AM | tipranks.comNICE stock rating reiterated at Overweight by Morgan StanleyJune 18 at 6:12 AM | investing.comInscription Capital LLC Acquires Shares of 6,878 Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS)Inscription Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 6,878 shares of the financial servicesJune 18 at 4:33 AM | marketbeat.comMorgan Stanley's Winning Formula: Cost Cuts, Big Asset Flows, And Asymmetric UpsideJune 18 at 4:18 AM | seekingalpha.comMS starts coverage of monday.com at Equal-Weight on balanced risk-rewardJune 18 at 2:24 AM | au.finance.yahoo.comMorgan Stanley Increases Stake in Cettire Ltd.June 18 at 1:09 AM | tipranks.comMorgan Stanley Upgrades Applied Materials (AMAT) Stock Rating, Lowers PTJune 17 at 4:55 PM | insidermonkey.comMorgan Stanley Maintains its Citigroup Inc. (C) Buy RatingJune 17 at 2:10 PM | insidermonkey.comSarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) Downgraded by Morgan Stanley | SRPT Stock NewsJune 17 at 12:44 PM | gurufocus.comWestern Digital (WDC) Price Target Raised by Morgan Stanley | WDC Stock NewsJune 17 at 11:43 AM | gurufocus.comNike (NKE) Target Price Lowered by Morgan Stanley | NKE Stock NewsJune 17 at 11:43 AM | gurufocus.comCGON: Morgan Stanley Raises Price Target for CG Oncology | CGON Stock NewsJune 17 at 11:43 AM | gurufocus.comCommerce Bancshares (CBSH) Price Target Raised by Morgan Stanley | CBSH Stock NewsJune 17 at 11:43 AM | gurufocus.comADP Stock: Morgan Stanley Adjusts Price Target to $310 | ADP Stock NewsJune 17 at 11:43 AM | gurufocus.comMorgan Stanley Maintains a Buy on The Gap (GAP) With a $27 PTJune 17 at 11:43 AM | finance.yahoo.comMorgan Stanley and The Scion Group Form Joint Venture to Acquire Student Housing Portfolio | MS ...June 17 at 10:41 AM | gurufocus.comMorgan Stanley (MS) Welcomes Lynn J. Good to Its Board of DirectorsJune 17 at 10:41 AM | gurufocus.comMonday.Com (MNDY) Receives Equal-Weight Rating from Morgan Stanley | MNDY Stock NewsJune 17 at 10:41 AM | gurufocus.comMorgan Stanley unit, Scion Group in $262M deal for student housingJune 17 at 9:29 AM | seekingalpha.comUBS and Morgan Stanley Trade Advisors as Veterans Switch SidesJune 17 at 8:20 AM | barrons.comKeyence’s Stable Governance and Shareholder Engagement Reflects Hold RatingJune 17 at 7:59 AM | tipranks.com Get Morgan Stanley News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Related Videos MS Media Mentions By Week MS Media Sentiment Learn about the media sentiment score. Each headline receives a score ranging from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). 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