Bryce Point Capital LLC Purchases New Shares in Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS)

Bryce Point Capital LLC bought a new stake in Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 4,162 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $523,000.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Peoples Bank KS bought a new stake in Morgan Stanley in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. IAG Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Morgan Stanley in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Curio Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Morgan Stanley in the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Crowley Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Morgan Stanley during the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Stonebridge Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Morgan Stanley in the 4th quarter valued at $35,000. 84.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on MS shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on shares of Morgan Stanley from $144.00 to $126.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Evercore ISI decreased their price objective on shares of Morgan Stanley from $150.00 to $138.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Morgan Stanley from $129.00 to $125.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Barclays increased their price target on Morgan Stanley from $155.00 to $156.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Morgan Stanley from $142.00 to $130.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 28th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $129.87.

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Morgan Stanley Trading Up 0.4 %

NYSE:MS traded up $0.45 on Tuesday, reaching $101.37. The company's stock had a trading volume of 5,400,347 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,708,657. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.14, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 0.80. The firm has a market cap of $163.50 billion, a PE ratio of 12.77, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.30. The business's 50-day moving average price is $126.34 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $124.42. Morgan Stanley has a 1-year low of $85.01 and a 1-year high of $142.03.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 16th. The financial services provider reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.68. Morgan Stanley had a return on equity of 14.39% and a net margin of 12.48%. The company had revenue of $16.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $15.03 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.13 earnings per share. Morgan Stanley's revenue for the quarter was up 25.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts anticipate that Morgan Stanley will post 8.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Morgan Stanley Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Friday, January 31st were given a $0.925 dividend. This represents a $3.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 31st. Morgan Stanley's dividend payout ratio is currently 46.60%.

Insider Transactions at Morgan Stanley

In other Morgan Stanley news, CFO Raja Akram sold 17,500 shares of Morgan Stanley stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.01, for a total transaction of $2,380,175.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 81,440 shares of the company's stock, valued at $11,076,654.40. The trade was a 17.69 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Eric F. Grossman sold 13,097 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.20, for a total transaction of $1,783,811.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 197,444 shares in the company, valued at $26,891,872.80. The trade was a 6.22 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.24% of the company's stock.

Morgan Stanley Company Profile

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.