What Should Investors Know About Morgan Stanley (MS) Stock?

By Naomi Wentworth • Friday, September 01 12:01 • Permanent Link

Join us for a quick overview of Morgan Stanley, a Capital Markets company whose shares moved 0.3% today. Here are some facts about the stock that should help you see the bigger picture:

Morgan Stanley has moved 1.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 16.0%
MS has an average analyst rating of buy and is -12.78% away from its mean target price of $97.9 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $5.69
Morgan Stanley has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.0 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $7.4 and its forward P/E ratio is 11.5
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 1.55 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
Morgan Stanley is part of the Finance sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 14.34 and an average P/B of 1.57
MS has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of -10.8% and gross profit margins of 0.9%
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. The Institutional Securities segment offers capital raising and financial advisory services, including services related to the underwriting of debt, equity, and other securities, as well as advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, real estate, and project finance. This segment also provides equity and fixed income products comprising sales, financing, prime brokerage, and market-making services; foreign exchange and commodities; corporate and commercial real estate loans, commercial mortgage and secured lending facilities, and financing for sales and trading customers, and asset-backed and mortgage lending; and wealth management services, investment, and research services. The Wealth Management segment offers financial advisor-led brokerage, custody, administrative, and investment advisory services; self-directed brokerage services; financial and wealth planning services; workplace services, including stock plan administration; annuity and insurance products; securities-based lending, residential real estate loans, and other lending products; banking; and retirement plan services to individual investors and small to medium-sized businesses and institutions. The Investment Management segment provides equity, fixed income, alternatives and solutions, and liquidity and overlay services to benefit/defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, government entities, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, third-party fund sponsors, corporations, and individuals through institutional and intermediary channels. Morgan Stanley was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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