How to buy Morgan Stanley (MS) stocks

Morgan Stanley is a capital markets business based in the US. Morgan Stanley shares (MS) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $123.44 – a decrease of 3.11% over the previous week. Morgan Stanley employs 80,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $58.3 billion.

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Morgan Stanley stock price (NYSE: MS)

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Morgan Stanley stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$123.44
52-week range	$80.28 - $136.24
50-day moving average more info button	$124.61
200-day moving average more info button	$104.07
Wall St. target price	$126.67
PE ratio more info button	18.3951
Dividend yield more info button	$3.55 (3.06%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$6.58

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Morgan Stanley price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $120.5 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-5.42%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-10.73%
3 months (2024-09-20)	17.60%
6 months (2024-06-21)	25.31%

1 year (2023-12-21)	30.09%
2 years (2022-12-21)	49.34%
3 years (2021-12-21)	37.36%
5 years (2019-12-20)	179.41%

Is Morgan Stanley stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Morgan Stanley stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Morgan Stanley's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Morgan Stanley's P/E ratio

Morgan Stanley's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 18x. In other words, Morgan Stanley shares trade at around 18x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're under-valued.

Morgan Stanley's PEG ratio

Morgan Stanley's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.6983. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Morgan Stanley's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Morgan Stanley financials

Revenue TTM	$58.3 billion
Operating margin TTM	33.17%
Gross profit TTM	$46.4 billion
Return on assets TTM	0.94%
Return on equity TTM	11.08%
Profit margin	19.21%
Book value	$58.25
Market Capitalization more info button	$195 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Morgan Stanley stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 52.91% of net profits

Recently Morgan Stanley has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Morgan Stanley shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Morgan Stanley's case, that would currently equate to about $3.55 per share.

Morgan Stanley's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Morgan Stanley's most recent dividend payout was on 14 November 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 30 October 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Morgan Stanley's stocks ever split?

Morgan Stanley's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 26 January 2000 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Morgan Stanley stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Morgan Stanley stocks, which in turn could have impacted Morgan Stanley's stock price.

Morgan Stanley stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Morgan Stanley's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $80.276 up to $136.24. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Morgan Stanley's is 1.336. This would suggest that Morgan Stanley's stocks are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Morgan Stanley overview

Morgan Stanley, a financial holding company, provides various financial products and services to corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. It operates through Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment Management segments. The Institutional Securities segment offers capital raising and financial advisory services, including services related to the underwriting of debt, equity, and other securities, as well as advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, real estate, and project finance. This segment also provides equity and fixed income products comprising sales, financing, prime brokerage, and market-making services; foreign exchange and commodities; corporate and commercial real estate loans, commercial mortgage and secured lending facilities, and financing for sales and trading customers, and asset-backed and mortgage lending; and wealth management services, investment, and research services. The Wealth Management segment offers financial advisor-led brokerage, custody, administrative, and investment advisory services; self-directed brokerage services; financial and wealth planning services; workplace services, including stock plan administration; annuity and insurance products; securities-based lending, residential real estate loans, and other lending products; banking; and retirement plan services to individual investors and small to medium-sized businesses and institutions. The Investment Management segment provides equity, fixed income, alternatives and solutions, and liquidity and overlay services to benefit/defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, government entities, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, third-party fund sponsors, corporations, and individuals through institutional and intermediary channels. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Morgan Stanley is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 23.67% of Morgan Stanley stocks are held by insiders and 62.12% by institutions. How many people work for Morgan Stanley?
Latest data suggests 80,000 work at Morgan Stanley. When does the fiscal year end for Morgan Stanley?
Morgan Stanley's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Morgan Stanley based?
Morgan Stanley's address is: 1585 Broadway, New York, NY, United States, 10036 What is Morgan Stanley's ISIN number?
Morgan Stanley's international securities identification number is: US6174464486 What is Morgan Stanley's CUSIP number?
Morgan Stanley's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 24240V101

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