At the time of writing, Morgan Stanley [MS] stock is trading at $90.66, up 0.44%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The MS shares have gain 5.19% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.76%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Morgan Stanley [NYSE: MS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 17, 2024, when Keefe Bruyette downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform and also revised its price target to $91 from $102. Previously, JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Neutral on January 17, 2024, and dropped its price target to $87. On January 09, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold but maintained its price target of $96 on the stock. Societe Generale downgraded its rating to a Hold. Exane BNP Paribas downgraded its rating to a Neutral but $85 remained the price target by the analyst firm on November 20, 2023. Odeon downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on October 23, 2023, but kept the price target unchanged to $79.15. In a note dated October 20, 2023, Wolfe Research upgraded an Peer Perform rating on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Morgan Stanley fluctuated between $69.42 and $95.57. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $100.79 within the next 12 months. Morgan Stanley [NYSE: MS] shares were valued at $90.66 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 11.17% based on the average MS price forecast.
Analyzing the MS fundamentals
According to Morgan Stanley [NYSE:MS], the company’s sales were 99.76B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 13.33% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.77% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.2%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.2%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.15%.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 90.14 points at the first support level, and at 89.62 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 91.40, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 92.14.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Morgan Stanley [NYSE:MS] has a current ratio of 1.37. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.49, the price to book ratio is 1.63 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.52.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved GORMAN JAMES P, Executive Chairman, that happened on Apr 18 ’24 when 100000.0 shares were sold. Chief Risk Officer, Smith Charles Aubrey III completed a deal on Apr 17 ’24 to sell 11200.0 shares. Meanwhile, Executive Chairman GORMAN JAMES P sold 100000.0 shares on Feb 12 ’24.
