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Morgan Stanley MS

US equityMarket cap rank #43Capital MarketsAsset Management
$196.22
−$2.17 (-1.09%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $198.70 +0.15%
Open$197.13
Prev close$198.39
Day range$194.75 – $198.30
Volume2.24M
Market cap$308.18B
P/E (TTM)15.8
Dividend yield2.04%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

MS at a glance

Shares of Morgan Stanley are down 1.09% at $196.22. The company is worth $308.18B, number 43 out of 300 on our list.

Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $148.47 and $230.98, so it sits 15.0% below the top of that range. Holders are ahead 27.1% over twelve months, but down 10.3% across the last three months.

Price is below the 50-day average ($212.76) but above the 200-day ($191.92); RSI is 36, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 24% annualized volatility.

For the quarter ended Jun 2026 it reported $19.88B in revenue, up 27.4% from a year earlier, with $5.65B of net profit (a 26.8% margin).

Valuation works out to 15.8 times trailing earnings, 4% above its five-year average of 15.2. The median for its industry group is 21.2.

14 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $245.46, sits 25.1% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Morgan Stanley: the business

Morgan Stanley operates an investment bank, a trading business and one of the largest wealth management units in the U.S.

What tends to move it. Wealth management fees and inflows give steadier profits, while deal activity and trading add swings.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
-1.1%
1 week
-3.1%
1 month
-8.3%
3 months
-10.3%
6 months
+19.6%
Year to date
+12.3%
1 year
+27.1%
Day range
$194.75$198.30
52-week range
$148.47$230.98

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readLeaning bearish

2 bullish · 4 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-6.6%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-7.8%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average+2.2%Bullish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)36.2Bearish
MACD (12,26,9)-3.41Bearish
Bollinger band position-9%Neutral

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$196.20 / $196.25
Average price today$195.94
Volume2.24MAvg (90d) 5.44M
Turnover$439.73M
Turnover rate0.19%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.70vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude1.79%
Market cap$308.18B
Float market cap$233.52B
Shares outstanding1.19B
EPS (TTM)$10.21
P/E (TTM)15.85
P/B2.89
Book value / share$67.86
Earnings yield0.18%
Dividend (TTM)$4.00 / shareYield 2.04%
Net profit (TTM)$16.04B
Net assets$106.58B
30-day volatility24.1%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)2.74%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-18.8%-13.7% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How MS ranks on BeStock

Market value#43 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#84 of 283
Dividend yield#112 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#174 of 300
Dollar volume today#86 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$19.88B+27.4% YoY
Net profit$5.65B+58.1% YoY
Diluted EPS$3.46+62.4% YoY
Free cash flow-$3.57B-132.2% YoY
Operating cash flow-$2.75B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$14.3BSep '24$15.0BDec '24$16.5BMar '25$15.6BJun '25$17.1BSep '25$16.8BDec '25$19.3BMar '26$19.9BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$3.2BSep '24$3.7BDec '24$4.4BMar '25$3.6BJun '25$4.7BSep '25$4.4BDec '25$5.6BMar '26$5.7BJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Net margin26.8%
Return on equity19.1%
Return on assets1.3%
Liabilities / assets93.0%
Cash & investments$123.04B
Total debt$422.38B
Net cash (debt)-$299.34B

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • Institutional Securities (IS)$11.04B 51.2%
  • Wealth Management (WM)$8.86B 41.1%
  • Investment Management (IM)$1.65B 7.6%
Average move on report day±3.6%last 15 reports
Closed higher12 of 1580% of the time
Best reaction+6.5%
Worst reaction-5.1%

Stock move on the day after each report

+6.5%2024/Q3+4.0%2024/Q4+1.4%2025/Q1-1.3%2025/Q2+4.7%2025/Q3+5.8%2025/Q4+4.5%2026/Q1+0.4%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings16.7x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 64th percentile, 5-year average 15.2x

#1259 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book3.0x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 94th percentile, 5-year average 2.0x

#3605 of 5303 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales4.2x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 93rd percentile, 5-year average 3.1x

#3581 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

9x13x17x21xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$184.00
Price vs. fair value+6.6%Trading above the estimate
Star rating★★☆☆☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyHigh

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts14
Average target$245.46+25.1% vs. price
  • Buy 57%
  • Hold 36%
  • Sell 7%
Low $215.00Now $196.22Avg $245.46High $262.00

Latest rating actions

  • 8 Sep 2026Goldman SachsHOLD · PT $258.00
  • 6 Aug 2026DBSBUY · PT $250.00
  • 5 Aug 2026BarclaysBUY · PT $262.00
  • 3 Aug 2026UBSBUY · PT $260.00
  • 20 Jul 2026HSBCHOLD · PT $215.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership87.0%-0.43 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding3,097-17 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)13 buys / 9 sellsNet buying
Short interest0.95% of floatDays to cover 3.8 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share15.0%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

7%13%20%27%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$116.41M (5 inflow days, 15 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)2.04%
Last dividend$1.15Ex-date 31 Jul 2026
Next-to-last$1.00
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

1.1020181.3020191.4020202.1020212.9520223.2520233.5520243.852025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 19.6% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • Goldman Sachs Maintains Morgan Stanley(MS.US) With Hold Rating, Raises Target Price to $258Market news · 9 Sep 2026
  • J.P. Morgan Keeps Their Hold Rating on MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings (MSADF)TipRanks · 9 Sep 2026
  • Wall Street giants such as Goldman Sachs (GS.US) and Morgan Stanley (MS.US) are pressuring law firms to reduce fees, aiming to share in the efficiency gains from AI.Zhitong Finance · 1 Sep 2026
  • UBS Maintains Morgan Stanley(MS.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $260Market news · 3 Aug 2026
  • Morgan Stanley: Initiative Designed to Support Clients Building and Scaling the Companies, Technologies and Infrastructure Central to the Economic and National Security of the U.S. MSDow Jones · 11 Aug 2026

MS stock: common questions

What is MS's latest share price?

$196.22 is the latest print for MS, a move of -1.09% against yesterday's close of $198.39. Today's low and high so far: $194.75 and $198.30.

How large is Morgan Stanley by market value?

Equity value comes to $308.18B at the current price. By that measure it is number 43 of the 300 names in our coverage.

What multiple of earnings does MS sell for?

Buyers pay 15.8 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $10.21). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 15.2, and today's level ranks in the 64th percentile of its own history.

Where does MS sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $148.47 and the ceiling $230.98. Shares are 15.0% away from that ceiling.

Does MS send cash back through a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 2.04% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was July 31, 2026.

What is the analyst view on Morgan Stanley?

Of 14 analysts, 57% say buy, 36% hold and 7% sell. Price targets average $245.46, with the most cautious at $215.00 and the most optimistic at $262.00.

What does Morgan Stanley do?

Morgan Stanley operates an investment bank, a trading business and one of the largest wealth management units in the U.S.

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