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After finishing at $181.87 in the prior trading day, Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) closed at $179.94, down -1.06%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.46 million shares were traded. MS stock price reached its highest trading level at $181.67 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $179.77.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.92 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.02.
On October 03, 2025, BMO Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $180.
Keefe Bruyette Upgraded its Mkt Perform to Outperform on July 09, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $160.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 31 ’25 when PICK EDWARD sold 100,000 shares for $164.34 per share. The transaction valued at 16,434,440 led to the insider holds 574,986 shares of the business.
EDWARD PICK bought 100,000 shares of MS for $16,434,440 on Oct 31 ’25. On Oct 17 ’25, another insider, MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LL, who serves as the Indirectly controlled by the i of the company, bought 3,320 shares for $159.84 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MS now has a Market Capitalization of 287244648448 and an Enterprise Value of 193070317568. As of this moment, Morgan’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.47, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.99. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.26. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.53 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.86. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.817.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MS is 1.20, which has changed by 0.44662738 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17823458 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MS has reached a high of $182.34, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $94.33. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.62%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 24.88%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 5.63M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5474830 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 1.59B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.21B. Insiders hold about 23.94% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 62.27% stake in the company. Shares short for MS as of 1765756800 were 15670281 with a Short Ratio of 2.78, compared to 1763078400 on 13949748. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 15670281 and a Short% of Float of 1.2999999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MS’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.85, compared to 3.85 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.021168968. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.95. The current Payout Ratio is 44.68% for MS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-31 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-31. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2000-01-27 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Morgan Stanley (MS) is currently in the spotlight, with 15.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.84, with high estimates of $3.05 and low estimates of $2.62.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $10.14 and $9.63 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.92. EPS for the following year is $10.61, with 22.0 analysts recommending between $11.5 and $9.54.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $17.69B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $18.31B to a low estimate of $17.19B. As of. The current estimate, Morgan Stanley’s year-ago sales were $16.22BFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $18.98B. There is a high estimate of $19.39B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $18.57B.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $71.07B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $69.04B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $70.21B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $61.76BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $74.3B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $76.8B and the low estimate is $71.45B.
