MS 📈 Morgan Stanley - Overview

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US6174464486

MS: Securities, Advisory, Lending, Wealth, Investment, Management

Morgan Stanley is a leading financial holding company that provides a wide range of financial products and services to a diverse client base, including corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. With operations spanning across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, the company has established itself as a global financial powerhouse.

The company's Institutional Securities segment is a key driver of its business, offering a comprehensive suite of capital raising and financial advisory services. This includes underwriting debt, equity, and other securities, as well as providing expert advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, real estate, and project finance. Additionally, this segment provides a range of equity and fixed income products, including sales, financing, prime brokerage, and market-making services, as well as foreign exchange and commodities trading.

In addition to its institutional business, Morgan Stanley's Wealth Management segment offers a range of financial services to individual investors and small to medium-sized businesses and institutions. This includes financial advisor-led brokerage, custody, and administrative services, as well as self-directed brokerage services, financial and wealth planning services, and workplace services such as stock plan administration. The segment also provides annuity and insurance products, securities-based lending, residential real estate loans, and other lending products, as well as banking and retirement plan services.

Morgan Stanley's Investment Management segment provides a diverse range of investment solutions to institutional clients, including benefit/defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, government entities, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, and corporations. The segment offers equity, fixed income, alternatives, and solutions, as well as liquidity and overlay services, through both institutional and intermediary channels.

Founded in 1924, Morgan Stanley has a rich history of providing innovative financial solutions to its clients. Today, the company is headquartered in New York, New York, and continues to be a leader in the global financial services industry. For more information, please visit https://www.morganstanley.com.

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MS Stock Overview

Market Cap in USD 212,158m
Sector Financial Services
Industry Capital Markets
GiC Industry Capital Markets
TER 0.00%
IPO / Inception 1993-02-23

MS Stock Ratings

Growth 5y 87.7%
Fundamental -4.24%
Dividend 69.6%
Rel. Performance Sector 1.63
Analysts 3.36/5
Fair Price Momentum 157.16 USD
Fair Price DCF -

MS Dividends

Dividend Yield 12m 2.72%
Yield on Cost 5y 8.38%
Annual Growth 5y 20.11%
Payout Consistency 91.73%

MS Growth Ratios

Growth Correlation 3m 94.7%
Growth Correlation 12m 92.1%
Growth Correlation 5y 75.5%
CAGR 5y 25.20%
CAGR/Mean DD 5y 2.12
Sharpe Ratio 12m 1.95
Alpha 28.30
Beta 1.21
Volatility 24.71%
Current Volume 4791.7k
Average Volume 20d 7152.9k
What is the price of MS stocks?
As of December 05, 2024, the stock is trading at USD 130.44 with a total of 4,791,691 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.64%, over one month by +12.31%, over three months by +32.44% and over the past year by +66.47%.
Is Morgan Stanley a good stock to buy?
Neither. Based on ValueRay Fundamental Analyses, Morgan Stanley is currently (December 2024) neither a good nor a bad stock to buy. It has a ValueRay Fundamental Rating of -4.24 and therefor a neutral outlook according to the companies health.
Based on ValueRays Analyses, Dividends and Discounted-Cash-Flow, the Fair Value of MS as of December 2024 is 157.16. This means that MS is currently undervalued and has a potential upside of +20.48% (Margin of Safety).
Is MS a buy, sell or hold?
Morgan Stanley has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.36. Therefor, it is recommend to hold MS.
  • Strong Buy: 5
  • Buy: 1
  • Hold: 14
  • Sell: 1
  • Strong Sell: 1
What are the forecast for MS stock price target?
According to ValueRays Forecast Model, MS Morgan Stanley will be worth about 169.8 in December 2025. The stock is currently trading at 130.44. This means that the stock has a potential upside of +30.14%.
Issuer Forecast Upside
Wallstreet Target Price 121.1 -7.2%
Analysts Target Price 86.3 -33.9%
ValueRay Target Price 169.8 30.1%