Morgan Stanley (MS) News Today

Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky cut its holdings in Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Free Report) by 2.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 529,879 shares of the financial services provider's

Integrated Advisors Network LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Free Report) by 51.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 32,766 shares of the financial services

Wesbanco Bank Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Free Report) by 26.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 110,323 shares of the financial services p

Fullerton Fund Management Co Ltd. acquired a new stake in Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 297,353 shares of the financial service

Chilton Investment Co. Inc. boosted its position in shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Free Report) by 3,328.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 412,455 shares of the financial services prov

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LM Advisors LLC bought a new position in Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 24,081 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $2,246,000. Several other hed

Greystone Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Free Report) by 28.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 103,408 shares of the financial services provider's

Socorro Asset Management LP increased its holdings in shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Free Report) by 11.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 112,913 shares of the financial services provider's stock after buy

Shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Get Free Report) have received a consensus rating of "Hold" from the nineteen brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating on the compa

Evercore Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Free Report) by 4.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,274,605 shares of the financial services provider's stock a

Cibc World Markets Corp lessened its position in shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Free Report) by 23.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 390,985 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 117,929 shar

Gabelli Funds LLC lifted its position in shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Free Report) by 4.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 271,471 shares of the financial services provider's stock after buying an additional 12,520 shares during th

CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC lowered its stake in Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Free Report) by 24.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 659,084 shares of the financial services provider's stock aft

Edge Capital Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Free Report) by 12.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 211,265 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purc

Alberta Investment Management Corp grew its position in Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Free Report) by 37.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 39,225 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing an additional

BOCHK Asset Management Ltd bought a new position in shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 106,400 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approxim

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 15,600,000 shares, an increase of 26.3% from the April 30th total of 12,350,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 7,720,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.0 days. Currently, 1.3% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC grew its holdings in Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Free Report) by 8.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 373,686 shares of the financial services provider's stock after

Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its position in Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Free Report) by 16.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 64,701 shares of the financial service