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Morgan Stanley (MS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$190.56 -2.20 (-1.14%)
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Key Stats

Today's Range
$190.02
▼
$192.06
50-Day Range
$192.82
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$218.68
52-Week Range
$151.84
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$232.25
Volume
1.37 million shs
Average Volume
6.14 million shs
Market Capitalization
$300.57 billion
P/E Ratio
15.41
Dividend Yield
2.41%
Price Target
$224.10
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm serving corporations, governments, financial institutions, individuals and other investors. The company provides investment banking and advisory services, including mergers and acquisitions advice, equity and debt underwriting, securities sales and trading, and corporate lending.

Through its Wealth Management business, Morgan Stanley offers financial planning, brokerage, investment advisory and banking services to individual investors, businesses and institutions. Its Investment Management business provides active and passive investment strategies, alternative investments and other portfolio solutions across public and private markets.

Founded in 1935 and headquartered in New York, Morgan Stanley serves clients through offices and operations across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other international markets. The firm has been led by Ted Pick as chief executive officer since January 2024.

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Morgan Stanley Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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96th Percentile Overall Score

MS MarketRank™: 

Morgan Stanley scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 85th out of 852 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Morgan Stanley has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.62, and is based on 3 strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Morgan Stanley has a consensus price target of $224.10, representing about 17.5% upside from its current price of $190.68.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Morgan Stanley has been the subject of 17 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Morgan Stanley's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Morgan Stanley are expected to grow by 2.03% in the coming year, from $12.82 to $13.08 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Morgan Stanley is 15.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.77.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Morgan Stanley is 15.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.34.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Morgan Stanley has a PEG Ratio of 1.34. 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 2.94. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Morgan Stanley's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.93% of the float of Morgan Stanley has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Morgan Stanley has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.23, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Morgan Stanley has recently decreased by 1.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Morgan Stanley pays a meaningful dividend of 2.34%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Morgan Stanley has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Morgan Stanley is 37.19%. 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 35.17% next year. This indicates that Morgan Stanley will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Morgan Stanley's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Morgan Stanley has a news sentiment score of 0.95. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 92 news articles for Morgan Stanley this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    29 people have searched for MS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 38% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    23 people have added Morgan Stanley to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 64% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Morgan Stanley insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.17% of the stock of Morgan Stanley is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    84.19% of the stock of Morgan Stanley is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Morgan Stanley's insider trading history.
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MS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Morgan Stanley's stock was trading at $177.47 at the start of the year. Since then, MS stock has increased by 7.4% and is now trading at $190.6780.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 15th. The financial services provider reported $3.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.89 by $0.57. Morgan Stanley's quarterly revenue was up 27.1% on a year-over-year basis.
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Morgan Stanley's Board of Directors approved a stock buyback program on Wednesday, June 24th 2026, which authorizes the company to repurchase $20,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 5.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Morgan Stanley: Fusion Connect, Eaton Vance Management, E*Trade, Microlife Corporation, KSH Infra, Shareworks, Mesa West Capital, and more.

Shares of MS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Morgan Stanley investors own include BlackRock (BLK), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Broadcom (AVGO), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META) and NVIDIA (NVDA).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/15/2026
Record date for 8/14 Dividend
7/31/2026
Ex-Dividend for 8/14 Dividend
7/31/2026
Dividend Payable
8/14/2026
Today
9/30/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/14/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Capital Markets
Sub-Industry
Investment Banking & Brokerage
Current Symbol
NYSE:MS
CIK
895421
Employees
82,992
Year Founded
1935

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$262.00
Low Price Target
$195.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+17.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.62
Research Coverage
26 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$12.37
Trailing P/E Ratio
15.39
Forward P/E Ratio
14.86
P/E Growth
1.34
Net Income
$16.86 billion
Net Margins
15.65%
Pretax Margin
20.30%
Return on Equity
19.31%
Return on Assets
1.33%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
3.65
Current Ratio
0.79
Quick Ratio
0.79

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$73.05 billion
Price / Sales
4.11
Cash Flow
$13.32 per share
Price / Cash Flow
14.30
Book Value
$64.75 per share
Price / Book
2.94

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,577,285,000
Free Float
1,574,604,000
Market Cap
$300.48 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.21

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This page (NYSE:MS) was last updated on 9/30/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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