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As of close of business last night, Morgan Stanley’s stock clocked out at $143.88%, Up $0.49% from its previous closing price of $143.18. In other words, the price has increased by $0.49 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.02 million shares were traded. MS stock price reached its highest trading level at $144.19 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $142.6625.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of MS’s stock, we examine its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.08 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.03.
Wells Fargo Upgraded its Underweight to Equal Weight on November 15, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $142.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 17 ’25 when YESHAYA SHARON sold 25,583 shares for $139.81 per share. The transaction valued at 3,576,706 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
SMITH CHARLES A sold 20,000 shares of MS for $2,805,918 on Jul 17 ’25. The Chief Risk Officer now owns 119,239 shares after completing the transaction at $140.30 per share. On Jul 17 ’25, another insider, SIMKOWITZ DANIEL A, who serves as the Co-President of the company, sold 29,000 shares for $141.13 each. As a result, the insider received 4,092,628 and left with 399,105 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 229681397760 and an Enterprise Value of 156708782080. As of this moment, Morgan’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.30, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.95. 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 2.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.34. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.388.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MS is 1.33, which has changed by 0.48774683 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17279088 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MS has reached a high of $145.48, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $93.54. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.16%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.05%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that MS traded 5.52M shares on average per day over the past three months and 4724290 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 1.60B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.22B. Insiders hold about 23.59% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 62.83% stake in the company. Shares short for MS as of 1752537600 were 14935199 with a Short Ratio of 2.71, compared to 1749772800 on 14931448. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14935199 and a Short% of Float of 1.23000005.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 3.775, MS has a forward annual dividend rate of 3.78. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.026365416The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.97. The current Payout Ratio is 44.68% for MS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-31 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-31. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2000-01-27 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
A detailed examination of Morgan Stanley (MS) is currently in progress, with 16.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.11, with high estimates of $2.27 and low estimates of $1.82.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.15 and $8.59 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.92. EPS for the following year is $9.6, with 21.0 analysts recommending between $10.05 and $8.65.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 12 analysts expect revenue to total $16.36B. It ranges from a high estimate of $16.68B to a low estimate of $15.72B. As of the current estimate, Morgan Stanley’s year-ago sales were $15.38BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $16.56B. There is a high estimate of $17.08B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $15.33B.
A total of 19 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $67.91B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $65.36B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $67.17B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $61.76BBased on 19 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $70.44B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $73.33B and the low estimate is $66.88B.
