Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Morgan Stanley in a report released on Thursday, April 3rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $2.16 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.07. The consensus estimate for Morgan Stanley's current full-year earnings is $8.56 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Morgan Stanley's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.16 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.51 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.51 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.35 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.35 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.34 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.34 EPS.
A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Morgan Stanley from $129.00 to $125.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Evercore ISI decreased their target price on shares of Morgan Stanley from $150.00 to $138.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on shares of Morgan Stanley from $144.00 to $126.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of Morgan Stanley from $135.00 to $125.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, Bank of America lowered their price objective on shares of Morgan Stanley from $150.00 to $144.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Morgan Stanley has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $129.87.
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Morgan Stanley Price Performance
NYSE:MS traded up $8.38 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $108.69. 5,114,464 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,738,418. The company has a market capitalization of $175.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.74, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.14, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.80. The business has a 50 day moving average of $124.80 and a 200 day moving average of $124.24. 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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.68. Morgan Stanley had a net margin of 12.48% and a return on equity of 14.39%. The firm had revenue of $16.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.03 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.13 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 25.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
Institutional Trading of Morgan Stanley
A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of MS. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB boosted its holdings in shares of Morgan Stanley by 474.3% during the 3rd quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 21,134 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $2,203,000 after buying an additional 17,454 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Morgan Stanley by 0.8% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 4,711,805 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $491,159,000 after purchasing an additional 36,120 shares in the last quarter. Matrix Trust Co bought a new position in shares of Morgan Stanley during the 4th quarter worth about $2,040,000. Johnson & White Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Morgan Stanley in the 4th quarter valued at about $597,000. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. raised its stake in Morgan Stanley by 75.2% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 7,850,848 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $881,493,000 after buying an additional 3,369,520 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.19% of the company's stock.
Insider Transactions at Morgan Stanley
In other news, insider Eric F. Grossman sold 13,097 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.20, for a total value of $1,783,811.40. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 197,444 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,891,872.80. The trade was a 6.22 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Raja Akram sold 17,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $136.01, for a total transaction of $2,380,175.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 81,440 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $11,076,654.40. This trade represents a 17.69 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.24% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Morgan Stanley Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 31st were paid a dividend of $0.925 per share. This represents a $3.70 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.40%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 31st. Morgan Stanley's payout ratio is currently 46.60%.
About Morgan Stanley
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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.
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