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The closing price of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) was $131.05 for the day, up 1.12% from the previous closing price of $129.60. In other words, the price has increased by $1.12 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.49 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our analysis of MS’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.64 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.59.
On November 15, 2024, Wells Fargo Upgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Underweight but kept the price unchanged to $142.
HSBC Securities Upgraded its Hold to Buy on October 04, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $118.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 24 ’25 when JAMES P GORMAN bought 100,000 shares for $130.00 per share.
CRAWLEY MANDELL sold 8,312 shares of MS for $1,147,555 on Jan 22 ’25. The Chief Client Officer now owns 55,249 shares after completing the transaction at $138.06 per share. On Jan 21 ’25, another insider, GROSSMAN ERIC F, who serves as the Chief Legal/Admin Officer of the company, sold 13,097 shares for $136.20 each. As a result, the insider received 1,783,754 and left with 197,444 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Morgan’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.49, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.70. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.68. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.00 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.22.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MS has reached a high of $142.03, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $84.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.82%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.36%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 1.61B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.23B. Insiders hold about 23.63% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.71% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Morgan Stanley (MS) is currently in the spotlight, with 14.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.14, with high estimates of $2.48 and low estimates of $1.92.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.75 and $8.12 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.71. EPS for the following year is $9.46, with 21.0 analysts recommending between $10.5 and $7.29.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 12 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $17.88B to a low estimate of $15.98B. As of the current estimate, Morgan Stanley’s year-ago sales were $15.14BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $16.56B. There is a high estimate of $17.8B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $16.17B.
A total of 19 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $70.79B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $56.92B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $65.79B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $61.76BBased on 19 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $69.55B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $75.17B and the low estimate is $59.22B.
