Morgan Stanley (MS): Price and Financial Metrics

Morgan Stanley (MS): $94.16

0.66 (+0.71%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

C

Stability

C

Sentiment

Quality

C

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Industry: Investment Brokerage

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MS Price/Volume Stats

Current price $94.16 52-week high $95.57
Prev. close $93.50 52-week low $69.42
Day low $93.45 Volume 6,707,701
Day high $94.73 Avg. volume 8,982,154
50-day MA $87.46 Dividend yield 3.73%
200-day MA $84.99 Market Cap 153.98B

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MS POWR Grades

  • MS scores best on the Momentum dimension, with a Momentum rank ahead of 74.09% of US stocks.
  • The strongest trend for MS is in Quality, which has been heading down over the past 26 weeks.
  • MS ranks lowest in Sentiment; there it ranks in the 21st percentile.

MS Stock Summary

  • With a market capitalization of $150,852,947,318, MORGAN STANLEY has a greater market value than 98.61% of US stocks.
  • MS's equity multiplier -- a measure of assets relative to shareholders'equity -- is greater than that of 93% of US stocks.
  • The volatility of MORGAN STANLEY's share price is greater than that of merely 14.13% US stocks with at least 200 days of trading history.
  • Stocks that are quantitatively similar to MS, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are HSBC, RY, WFC, AXP, and CMCSA.
  • MS's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit MORGAN STANLEY's official web site, go to www.morganstanley.com.

MS Valuation Summary

  • In comparison to the median Financial Services stock, MS's price/sales ratio is 3.7% higher, now standing at 2.8.
  • Over the past 243 months, MS's price/sales ratio has gone down 0.4.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for MS.

Stock Date P/S P/B P/E EV/EBIT
MS 2023-12-22 2.8 1.5 16.4 24.3
MS 2023-12-21 2.8 1.5 16.4 24.3
MS 2023-12-20 2.8 1.5 16.2 24.1
MS 2023-12-19 2.8 1.5 16.3 24.2
MS 2023-12-18 2.8 1.5 16.1 24.1
MS 2023-12-15 2.8 1.5 16.2 24.2

MS Growth Metrics

    Its 2 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at 3.48%.
  • Its year over year revenue growth rate is now at 8.1%.
  • Its 4 year net income to common stockholders growth rate is now at 23.43%.
MS's revenue has moved down $3.32e+08 over the prior 15 months.

The table below shows MS's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date Revenue Operating Cash Flow Net Income to Common Stock
2022-09-30 55,443 7,948 12,019
2022-06-30 57,210 17,629 13,109
2022-03-31 58,837 7,331 14,126
2021-12-31 59,755 33,971 14,566
2021-09-30 58,871 8,232 14,240
2021-06-30 55,775 -763 13,253

MS's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.
  • MS has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 30.89% of graded US stocks.
  • MS's asset turnover comes in at 0.051 -- ranking 299th of 443 Trading stocks.
  • JHG, WY, and DEI are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with MS.

The table below shows MS's key quality metrics over time.

Period Asset Turnover Gross Margin ROIC
2021-06-30 0.051 1 0.015
2021-03-31 0.052 1 0.015
2020-12-31 0.048 1 0.013
2020-09-30 0.048 1 0.012
2020-06-30 0.047 1 0.011
2020-03-31 0.045 1 0.010

MS Price Target

For more insight on analysts targets of MS, see our MS price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.

Average Price Target $105.13 Average Broker Recommendation 1.59 (Moderate Buy)

Morgan Stanley (MS) Company Bio


Morgan Stanley is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered at 1585 Broadway in the Morgan Stanley BuildingMidtown Manhattan, New York City. With offices in more than 42 countries and more than 60,000 employees, the firm's clients include corporations, governments, institutions, and individuals.  Morgan Stanley ranked No. 67 in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. (Source:Wikipedia)


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Morgan Stanley, Starbucks, Tesla: 2024 leadership in focus

Various companies have experienced a changing of the guard in leadership in 2023. With 2024 just days away, these companies and fresh CEOs prepare to face new challenges. Three companies in particular are in focus for many investors next year — Morgan Stanley (MS), Starbucks (SBUX), and Tesla (TSLA). Morgan Stanley will have new leadership in CEO Ted Pick, succeeding James Gorman who will stay on as executive chairman for one year. Pick has been with the company since 1990, starting as an analyst and was involved in capital-raising activities during the 2008 financial crisis. Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan will face ongoing challenges in handling growing unionization efforts across Starbucks locations nationwide. Ongoing union pushes and calls for boycotts, which have reportedly cost t...

Yahoo | December 28, 2023

Morgan Stanley's straight-talking new CEO Ted Pick taking charge

When Ted Pick takes over as the new CEO of Morgan Stanley next week, the three-decade bank veteran's frank manner and steady hand will help him steer the firm through a dealmaking slump. Pick's cool head in difficult situations is an asset, said Tom Glocer, Morgan Stanley's independent lead director since 2017 and former Reuters CEO. "The great sin that gets people into super trouble at banks is the trader's instinct to hold on (to losing positions)... Ted has that ability to be disciplined" and take action, Glocer said.

Yahoo | December 28, 2023

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MS Price Returns

1-mo 10.14%
3-mo 1.97%
6-mo 17.85%
1-year 13.61%
3-year 33.73%
5-year 161.09%
YTD 1.97%
2023 13.93%
2022 -10.34%
2021 46.65%
2020 38.09%
2019 32.67%

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