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After finishing at $92.11 in the prior trading day, Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) closed at $94.63, up 2.74%. In other words, the price has increased by $2.74 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.59 million shares were traded. MS stock price reached its highest trading level at $95.04 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $92.775.
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 3.72 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.75.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Wells Fargo on August 02, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Underweight and sets its target price to $95 from $99 previously.
Keefe Bruyette Downgraded its Outperform to Mkt Perform on January 17, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $102 to $91.
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 Jul 26 ’24 when MANDELL L CRAWLEY & ALISON JIM bought 3,500 shares for $105.25 per share.
CRAWLEY MANDELL sold 3,500 shares of MS for $368,375 on Jul 26 ’24. The Chief Human Resources Officer now owns 43,224 shares after completing the transaction at $105.25 per share. On Jul 19 ’24, another insider, YESHAYA SHARON, who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 15,547 shares for $104.00 each. As a result, the insider received 1,616,888 and left with 0 shares of the company.
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 153098076160 and an Enterprise Value of 41532436480. As of this moment, Morgan’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.58, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.38. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.23. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.49 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.67. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.74.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MS has reached a high of $109.11, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $69.42. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.85%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 6.47M shares per day over the past 3-months and 6978470 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 1.63B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.24B. Insiders hold about 23.47% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 62.62% stake in the company. Shares short for MS as of 1721001600 were 12991484 with a Short Ratio of 2.01, compared to 1718323200 on 12245675. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12991484 and a Short% of Float of 1.05.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MS’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.475, compared to 3.48 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03772663The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.98.
