The price-to-earnings ratio for Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is 16.70x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for MS is 1.36. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 14 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MS is 1.24B and currently, short sellers hold a 1.33% of that float. On August 19, 2024, MS’s average trading volume was 6.48M shares.
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MS) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) has increased by 0.79 when compared to last closing price of 100.64. Despite this, the company has experienced a 7.09% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-08-16 that Zacks.com users have recently been watching Morgan Stanley (MS) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock’s prospects.
MS’s Market Performance
MS’s stock has risen by 7.09% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -3.22% and a quarterly rise of 1.87%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.80% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.21% for Morgan Stanley The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.31% for MS stock, with a simple moving average of 11.47% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MS stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for MS by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for MS in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $95 based on the research report published on August 02, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Keefe Bruyette gave a rating of “Mkt Perform” to MS, setting the target price at $91 in the report published on January 17th of the current year.
MS Trading at 2.22% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -7.03% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.21%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.80%, as shares sank -0.64% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +4.95% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MS rose by +7.09%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +43.70% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $99.11. In addition, Morgan Stanley saw 8.78% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MS starting from CRAWLEY MANDELL, who sale 3,500 shares at the price of $105.25 back on Jul 26 ’24. After this action, CRAWLEY MANDELL now owns 43,224 shares of Morgan Stanley, valued at $368,375 using the latest closing price.
MANDELL L CRAWLEY & ALISON JIM, the Affilliate of Morgan Stanley, proposed sale 3,500 shares at $105.25 during a trade that took place back on Jul 26 ’24, which means that MANDELL L CRAWLEY & ALISON JIM is holding shares at $368,375 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.25 for the present operating margin
- 0.6 for the gross margin
The net margin for Morgan Stanley stands at 0.19. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 10.36, with 0.88 for asset returns.
Based on Morgan Stanley (MS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.79 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.03. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.72. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.3.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 16.07 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 16.61. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.99. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.45.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Morgan Stanley (MS) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
