Morgan Stanley Stock Analysis

MS Stock  USD 171.15  3.09  1.84%   
Below is the normalized historical share price chart for Morgan Stanley extending back to February 23, 1993. This chart has been adjusted for all splits and dividends and is plotted against all major global economic recessions. As of today, the current price of Morgan Stanley stands at 171.15, as last reported on the 14th of February 2026, with the highest price reaching 171.49 and the lowest price hitting 163.59 during the day.
IPO Date
23rd of February 1993
200 Day MA
154.7412
50 Day MA
180.3496
Beta
1.179
 
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Morgan Stanley has over 360.49 Billion in debt which may indicate that it relies heavily on debt financing. At this time, Morgan Stanley's Short Term Debt is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Short and Long Term Debt is likely to gain to about 26.1 B in 2026, whereas Net Debt is likely to drop slightly above 215.4 B in 2026. Morgan Stanley's financial risk is the risk to Morgan Stanley stockholders that is caused by an increase in debt.

Asset vs Debt

Equity vs Debt

Morgan Stanley's liquidity is one of the most fundamental aspects of both its future profitability and its ability to meet different types of ongoing financial obligations. Morgan Stanley's cash, liquid assets, total liabilities, and shareholder equity can be utilized to evaluate how much leverage the Company is using to sustain its current operations. For traders, higher-leverage indicators usually imply a higher risk to shareholders. In addition, it helps Morgan Stock's retail investors understand whether an upcoming fall or rise in the market will negatively affect Morgan Stanley's stakeholders.
For many companies, including Morgan Stanley, marketable securities, inventories, and receivables are the most common assets that could be converted to cash. However, for Morgan Stanley, the most critical issue when managing liquidity is ensuring that current assets are properly aligned with current liabilities. If they are not, Morgan Stanley's management will need to obtain alternative financing to ensure there are always enough cash equivalents on the balance sheet to meet obligations.
Price Book
2.6548
Price Sales
3.8695
Shares Float
1.2 B
Dividend Share
3.925
Wall Street Target Price
195.5238
Given that Morgan Stanley's debt-to-equity ratio measures a Company's obligations relative to the value of its net assets, it is usually used by traders to estimate the extent to which Morgan Stanley is acquiring new debt as a mechanism of leveraging its assets. A high debt-to-equity ratio is generally associated with increased risk, implying that it has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. Another way to look at debt-to-equity ratios is to compare the overall debt load of Morgan Stanley to its assets or equity, showing how much of the company assets belong to shareholders vs. creditors. If shareholders own more assets, Morgan Stanley is said to be less leveraged. If creditors hold a majority of Morgan Stanley's assets, the Company is said to be highly leveraged.
At this time, Morgan Stanley's Total Stockholder Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is likely to gain to about 1.5 T in 2026, despite the fact that Other Stockholder Equity is likely to grow to (3.8 B). . At this time, Morgan Stanley's Price To Sales Ratio is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Price Earnings Ratio is likely to gain to 18.87 in 2026, despite the fact that Price To Free Cash Flows Ratio is likely to grow to (81.44).
Morgan Stanley is undervalued with Real Value of 184.03 and Target Price of 195.52. The main objective of Morgan Stanley stock analysis is to determine its intrinsic value, which is an estimate of what Morgan Stanley is worth, separate from its market price. There are two main types of Morgan Stanley's stock analysis: fundamental analysis and technical analysis.
The Morgan Stanley stock is traded in the USA on New York Stock Exchange, with the market opening at 09:30:00 and closing at 16:00:00 every Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri except for officially observed holidays in the USA. Morgan Stanley is usually not traded on Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year 's Day, Dr . Martin Luther King Jr 's Birthday, Washington 's Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth Holiday, Independence Day ( substitute day ), Independence Day. Morgan Stock trading window is adjusted to America/New York timezone.
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Morgan Stock Analysis Notes

About 24.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by corporate insiders. The book value of Morgan Stanley was now reported as 62.98. The company has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 1.92. Morgan Stanley recorded earning per share (EPS) of 10.41. The entity last dividend was issued on the 30th of January 2026. The firm had 2:1 split on the 27th of January 2000. 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. Morgan Stanley was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Morgan Stanley operates under Capital Markets classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 82000 people. To find out more about Morgan Stanley contact James Gorman at 212 761 4000 or learn more at https://www.morganstanley.com.

Morgan Stanley Quarterly Total Revenue

29.99 Billion

Morgan Stanley Investment Alerts

Morgan Stanley has a poor financial position based on the latest SEC disclosures
About 62.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors
On 13th of February 2026 Morgan Stanley paid $ 1.0 per share dividend to its current shareholders
Latest headline from thelincolnianonline.com: BlackRock Director Sells 2,339,962.73 in Stock

Morgan Largest EPS Surprises

Earnings surprises can significantly impact Morgan Stanley's stock price both in the short term and over time. Negative earnings surprises usually result in a price decline. However, it has been seen that positive earnings surprises lead to an immediate rise in a stock's price and a gradual increase over time. This is why we often hear news about some companies beating earning projections. Financial analysts spend a large amount of time predicting earnings per share (EPS) along with other important future indicators. Many analysts use forecasting models, management guidance, and additional fundamental information to derive an EPS estimate.
Reported
Fiscal Date
Estimated EPS
Reported EPS
Surprise
2012-10-18
2012-09-300.240.280.0416 
2014-01-17
2013-12-310.450.50.0511 
2010-01-20
2009-12-310.360.29-0.0719 
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Morgan Stanley Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Scores

Morgan Stanley's ESG score is a quantitative measure that evaluates Morgan Stanley's performance and commitment regarding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. These scores are becoming increasingly crucial in investment decision-making processes, providing insights into non-financial aspects of Morgan Stanley's operations that may have significant financial implications and affect Morgan Stanley's stock price as well as guide investors towards more socially responsible investments.

Morgan Stanley Thematic Classifications

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FinTech
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Cash Cows
Companies that have the ability to maintain consistent cash flow over time

Morgan Stock Institutional Investors

Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Bank Of America Corp2025-06-30
17.1 M
Norges Bank2025-06-30
15.9 M
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2025-06-30
15.8 M
Massachusetts Financial Services Company2025-06-30
13.7 M
Northern Trust Corp2025-06-30
13.7 M
Ameriprise Financial Inc2025-06-30
13.4 M
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.2025-06-30
12.2 M
Ubs Asset Mgmt Americas Inc2025-06-30
11.2 M
Ubs Group Ag2025-06-30
11.1 M
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group Inc Junk2025-06-30
377.1 M
Vanguard Group Inc2025-06-30
119.1 M
Note, although Morgan Stanley's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Morgan Market Capitalization

The company currently falls under 'Mega-Cap' category with a market capitalization of 272.01 B.

Morgan Profitablity

The company has Net Profit Margin (PM) of 0.24 %, which suggests that even a small decline in it sales will erase profits and may result in a net loss, or a negative profit margin. This is way below average. Likewise, it shows Net Operating Margin (NOM) of 0.39 %, which signifies that for every $100 of sales, it has a net operating income of $0.39.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Return On Tangible Assets 0.01  0.01 
Return On Capital Employed 0.04  0.03 
Return On Assets 0.01  0.01 
Return On Equity 0.15  0.17 

Management Efficiency

Morgan Stanley has Return on Asset (ROA) of 0.0125 % which means that for every $100 of assets, it generated a profit of $0.0125. This is way below average. Likewise, it shows a return on total equity (ROE) of 0.1573 %, which means that it produced $0.1573 on every 100 dollars invested by current stockholders. Morgan Stanley's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Morgan Stanley manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities. Return On Equity is likely to gain to 0.17 in 2026, whereas Return On Tangible Assets are likely to drop 0.01 in 2026. At this time, Morgan Stanley's Total Assets are comparatively stable compared to the past year. Non Current Assets Total is likely to gain to about 878.2 B in 2026, whereas Other Current Assets are likely to drop slightly above 322.4 B in 2026.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Book Value Per Share 59.64  62.62 
Tangible Book Value Per Share 46.54  48.86 
Enterprise Value Over EBITDA 24.50  23.27 
Price Book Value Ratio 2.20  1.49 
Enterprise Value Multiple 24.50  23.27 
Price Fair Value 2.20  1.49 
Leadership at Morgan Stanley emphasizes sustainable growth and financial prudence. Our analysis evaluates how these priorities impact the stock's performance in the market.
Dividend Yield
0.0234
Operating Margin
0.3943
Profit Margin
0.2399
Forward Dividend Yield
0.0238
Beta
1.179

Technical Drivers

As of the 14th of February 2026, Morgan Stanley secures the Downside Deviation of 1.8, mean deviation of 1.33, and Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.0416. In connection with fundamental indicators, the technical analysis model lets you check existing technical drivers of Morgan Stanley, as well as the relationship between them. Please verify Morgan Stanley variance and potential upside to decide if Morgan Stanley is priced some-what accurately, providing market reflects its recent price of 171.15 per share. Given that Morgan Stanley has jensen alpha of (0.02), we recommend you to check Morgan Stanley's last-minute market performance to make sure the company can sustain itself at a future point.

Morgan Stanley Price Movement Analysis

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Morgan Stanley Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Morgan Stanley insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Morgan Stanley's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Morgan Stanley insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Morgan Stanley Outstanding Bonds

Morgan Stanley issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Morgan Stanley uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Morgan bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Morgan Stanley has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Morgan Stanley Predictive Daily Indicators

Morgan Stanley intraday indicators are useful technical analysis tools used by many experienced traders. Just like the conventional technical analysis, daily indicators help intraday investors to analyze the price movement with the timing of Morgan Stanley stock daily movement. By combining multiple daily indicators into a single trading strategy, you can limit your risk while still earning strong returns on your managed positions.

Morgan Stanley Corporate Filings

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13th of February 2026
A written communication used by offering participants to offer securities to the public or to solicit securities transactions.
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12th of February 2026
Prospectus used primarily for registering securities for public sale.
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11th of February 2026
Prospectus used primarily for registering securities for public sale.
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10th of February 2026
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9th of February 2026
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6th of February 2026
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5th of February 2026
Prospectus used primarily for registering securities for public sale.
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4th of February 2026
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Morgan Stanley Forecast Models

Morgan Stanley's time-series forecasting models are one of many Morgan Stanley's stock analysis techniques aimed at predicting future share value based on previously observed values. Time-series forecasting models ae widely used for non-stationary data. Non-stationary data are called the data whose statistical properties e.g. the mean and standard deviation are not constant over time but instead, these metrics vary over time. These non-stationary Morgan Stanley's historical data is usually called time-series. Some empirical experimentation suggests that the statistical forecasting models outperform the models based exclusively on fundamental analysis to predict the direction of the market movement and maximize returns from investment trading.

Morgan Stanley Bond Ratings

Morgan Stanley financial ratings play a critical role in determining how much Morgan Stanley have to pay to access credit markets, i.e., the amount of interest on their issued debt. The threshold between investment-grade and speculative-grade ratings has important market implications for Morgan Stanley's borrowing costs.
Piotroski F Score
4
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Beneish M Score
(2.32)
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Morgan Stanley Debt to Cash Allocation

Many companies such as Morgan Stanley, eventually find out that there is only so much market out there to be conquered, and adding the next product or service is only half as profitable per unit as their current endeavors. Eventually, the company will reach a point where cash flows are strong, and extra cash is available but not fully utilized. In this case, the company may start buying back its stock from the public or issue more dividends.
Morgan Stanley reports 360.49 B of total liabilities with total debt to equity ratio (D/E) of 3.42, which may imply that the company relies heavily on debt financing. Morgan Stanley has a current ratio of 1.96, which is generally considered normal. Nevertheless, prudent borrowing could serve as an effective mechanism for Morgan to finance growth opportunities yielding strong returns.

Morgan Stanley Total Assets Over Time

Morgan Stanley Assets Financed by Debt

The debt-to-assets ratio shows the degree to which Morgan Stanley uses debt to finance its assets. It includes both long-term and short-term borrowings maturing within one year. It also includes both tangible and intangible assets, such as goodwill.

Morgan Stanley Debt Ratio

    
  50.0   
It appears Morgan Stanley uses both, debt and equity to finance its assets. Typically, companies with high debt-to-asset ratios are said to be highly leveraged. The higher the ratio, the greater risk will be associated with the Morgan Stanley's operation. In addition, a high debt-to-assets ratio may indicate a low borrowing capacity of Morgan Stanley, which in turn will lower the firm's financial flexibility.

Morgan Stanley Corporate Bonds Issued

Morgan Short Long Term Debt Total

Short Long Term Debt Total

259.09 Billion

At this time, Morgan Stanley's Short and Long Term Debt Total is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

About Morgan Stock Analysis

Stock analysis is the technique used by a trader or investor to examine and evaluate how Morgan Stanley prices is reacting to, or reflecting on a current market direction and economic conditions. It can be used to make informed decisions about market timing, and when buying or selling Morgan shares will generate the highest return on investment. We also built our stock analysis module to help investors to gain an insight into the world economy as a whole, the stock market, thematic ideas. a specific sector, or an individual Stock such as Morgan Stanley. By using and applying Morgan Stock analysis, traders can create a robust methodology for identifying Morgan entry and exit points for their positions.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Pretax Profit Margin 0.19  0.13 
Operating Profit Margin 0.19  0.13 
Net Profit Margin 0.15  0.09 
Gross Profit Margin 0.57  0.51 

Current Morgan Analysis - Recommendations

We track the performance of the top 100 financial experts across various large and mid-size financial boutiques. Morgan analyst recommendations are determined by taking all analyst recommendations and averaging them as Strong Buy, Buy, Hold, Strong Sell or Sell. There is no one specific way to measure analysis performance other than comparing it to the past results via a very sophisticated attribution analysis. Morgan analyst consensus and target price projections should be used in combination with other traditional techniques such as stock price forecasting, technical analysis, earnings estimate, and various momentum models.
Target PriceConsensus# of Analysts
195.52Buy24Odds
Morgan Stanley current and past analyst recommendations published by a number of research institutions as well as average analyst consensus.
Most Morgan analysts issue ratings four times a year, at intervals of three months. Ratings are usually accompanied by a target price to helps potential investors understand Morgan stock's fair price compared to its market value. Analysts arrive at stock ratings after researching public financial statements of Morgan Stanley, talking to its executives and customers, or listening to Morgan conference calls.
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Morgan Stock Analysis Indicators

Morgan Stanley stock analysis indicators help investors evaluate how Morgan Stanley stock reacts to ongoing and evolving market conditions. The investors can use it to make informed decisions about market timing and determine when trading Morgan Stanley shares will generate the highest return on investment. By understating and applying Morgan Stanley stock analysis, traders can identify Morgan Stanley position entry and exit signals to maximize returns.
Begin Period Cash Flow89.2 B
Common Stock Shares Outstanding1.6 B
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities-29.5 B
Tax Provision4.9 B
Quarterly Earnings Growth Y O Y0.207
50 Day M A180.3496
Other Operating Expenses94.2 B
Forward Price Earnings14.9477
Stock Based Compensation1.6 B

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