Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 20.38x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.35. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 14 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MS is 1.23B, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.20% of that float. On November 18, 2024, the average trading volume of MS was 5.93M shares.
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MS) stock’s latest price update
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) has seen a rise in its stock price by 1.23 in relation to its previous close of 132.43. However, the company has experienced a 3.50% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2024-11-15 that NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Morgan Stanley today declared a regular dividend on the outstanding shares of each of the following preferred stock issues: Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A – $358.35 per share (equivalent to $0.358347 per Depositary Share) 10 Percent Non-Cumulative Non-Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C – $25.00 per share Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E – $455.21 per share (equivalent to $0.455208 per Depositary Share) Fix.
MS’s Market Performance
Morgan Stanley (MS) has seen a 3.50% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 12.24% gain in the past month and a 31.75% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.90%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.92% for MS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 8.60% for MS’s stock, with a 34.88% simple moving average for the past 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 “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for MS in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $142 based on the research report published on November 15, 2024 of the current year 2024.
HSBC Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MS reach a price target of $118. The rating they have provided for MS stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 04th, 2024.
MS Trading at 19.12% 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 -0.63% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.92%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.90%, as shares surge +10.74% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +38.79% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MS rose by +3.50%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +54.41% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $123.44. In addition, Morgan Stanley saw 43.76% 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 MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LL, who proposed sale 3,756 shares at the price of $119.85 back on Oct 18 ’24. After this action, MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LL now owns shares of Morgan Stanley, valued at $450,149 using the latest closing price.
LUCZO STEPHEN J, the Director of Morgan Stanley, sale 60,000 shares at $119.17 during a trade that took place back on Oct 17 ’24, which means that LUCZO STEPHEN J is holding 138,363 shares at $7,150,470 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.44 for the present operating margin
- 0.13 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 11.04, with 0.92 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 -0.07. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.78. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.09.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 23.55 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 15.62. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 9.37. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.53.
Conclusion
To sum up, Morgan Stanley (MS) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
