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Morgan Stanley (MS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$116.23
-1.69 (-1.43%)
(As of 10/31/2024 ET)

About Morgan Stanley Stock (NYSE:MS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$115.70
$117.86
50-Day Range
$96.58
$121.07
52-Week Range
$70.27
$121.45
Volume
5.37 million shs
Average Volume
7.06 million shs
Market Capitalization
$188.89 billion
P/E Ratio
17.69
Dividend Yield
3.18%
Price Target
$109.24
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Morgan Stanley is the 6th largest financial institution in the US. The company is ranked 61st on the Forbes Fortune 500 list and is the 39th largest bank in the world. A financial holding company, Morgan Stanley provides a full range of financial services to clients around the world.

Morgan Stanley was formed in 1935 as a result of the Glass-Steagall Act. Glass-Steagall separated commercial and investment banking in a way that forced the then-largest bank J.P. Morgan & Co to split into two groups. J.P. Morgan & Co. chose to retain the commercial side of the business while partners Henry S. Morga, grandson of J.P., and Harold Stanley took the investment end. In its first year, Morgan Stanley did 24% of the IPO business and maintains a lion’s share of the market to this day.

The original company existed and grew through acquisitions until 1987 when it merged with Dean Witter Discover & Co. The new Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Discover & Co existed for 14 years until 2001 when the name was shortened back to Morgan Stanley.

The bank is credited in part with both beginning and ending the financial crisis of 2007/2008. The Process Driven Trading unit lost $300 million in one day due to a short-squeeze that popped the bubble in the housing market. After teetering on the brink of failure Morgan Stanley agreed to become a bank holding company regulated by the Federal Reserve, a key factor in the original decision to split from parent J.P. Morgan & Co. Ironically when given the chance, present-day J.P. Morgan refused to buy Morgan Stanley but that was for the better.

Today, Morgan Stanley operates through three segments via offices in 41 countries and employs more than 75,000 people. Revenue in 2021 topped $49 billion and total assets topped $1.15 trillion.

The operating segments are Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment Management segments. The Institutional Securities segment is by far the largest and most profitable. It offers a range of services and products for businesses, institutions, and entities that include capital raising, strategic advisory, underwriting, advice on M&A, restructuring, and real estate. The Wealth Management segment provides brokerage and investment advisory services for individuals and employers. The services include brokerage, financial planning, company stock-plan administration, insurance, mortgage loans, lines of credit, and retirement planning. The Investment Management segment provides investment products to a range of institutions, organizations, corporations, and governments.

 

Morgan Stanley Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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94th Percentile Overall Score

MS MarketRank™: 

Morgan Stanley scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 90th out of 940 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 Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.42, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Morgan Stanley has been the subject of 8 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 7.54% in the coming year, from $7.29 to $7.84 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Morgan Stanley is 17.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 136.29.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Morgan Stanley is 17.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 50.32.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Morgan Stanley has a PEG Ratio of 1.10. 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 2.09. 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

    1.36% 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 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Morgan Stanley has recently increased by 2.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Morgan Stanley pays a meaningful dividend of 3.17%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Morgan Stanley has been increasing its dividend for 11 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Morgan Stanley is 56.32%. 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 47.19% next year. This indicates that Morgan Stanley will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Morgan Stanley's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.36% 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 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Morgan Stanley has recently increased by 2.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Morgan Stanley has a news sentiment score of 0.75. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Morgan Stanley this week, compared to 26 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 34 people have searched for MS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -6% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    21 people have added Morgan Stanley to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 91% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Morgan Stanley insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $7,150,200.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.24% 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 $93.25 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, MS shares have increased by 24.8% and is now trading at $116.42.
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Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.17. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis.
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Morgan Stanley's board authorized a stock repurchase program on Friday, June 30th 2023, which authorizes the company to buy back $20,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 12.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

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

Top institutional investors of Morgan Stanley include National Pension Service (0.15%), Raymond James & Associates (0.13%), abrdn plc (0.10%) and Hamlin Capital Management LLC (0.09%). Insiders that own company stock include Edward N Pick, Daniel A Simkowitz, Andrew M Saperstein, James P Gorman, Stephen J Luczo, Charles Aubrey Smith III, Thomas H Glocer, Robert H Herz, Raja Akram, Mandell Crawley, Alistair Darling, Stanley Morgan and Jonathan Pruzan.
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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.
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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
7/16/2024
Ex-Dividend for 8/15 Dividend
7/31/2024
Dividend Payable
8/15/2024
Today
10/31/2024
Ex-Dividend for 11/15 Dividend
10/31/2024
Dividend Payable
11/15/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024
Next Earnings (Confirmed)
1/16/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Finance
Industry
Security brokers & dealers
Sub-Industry
Investment Banking & Brokerage
CUSIP
61744644
Employees
80,000
Year Founded
1935

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$109.24
High Stock Price Target
$135.00
Low Stock Price Target
$80.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-5.7%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.42
Research Coverage
19 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$9.09 billion
Pretax Margin
14.06%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$54.61 billion
Cash Flow
$8.24 per share
Book Value
$55.58 per share

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,625,163,000
Free Float
1,621,263,000
Market Cap
$188.32 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.36

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This page (NYSE:MS) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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