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In the latest session, Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) closed at $111.69 down -6.37% from its previous closing price of $119.29. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.37 from its previous closing price. On the day, 16.76 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Morgan Stanley’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 27 ’25 when JAMES P GORMAN bought 50,000 shares for $132.00 per share.
JAMES P GORMAN bought 100,000 shares of MS for $13,000,000 on Feb 24 ’25. On Jan 22 ’25, another insider, CRAWLEY MANDELL, who serves as the Chief Client Officer of the company, sold 8,312 shares for $138.06 each. As a result, the insider received 1,147,555 and left with 55,249 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Morgan’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.06, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.67. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.43. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.71 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.89.
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 $85.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.29%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.51%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 1.61B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.23B. Insiders hold about 23.65% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.73% stake in the company.
