Morgan Stanley moved 1.5% this evening session, trading between a high of $70.89 and a low of $69.425 per share. Yesterday the stock finished at $69.55 per share, compared to an average analyst target price of $86.27.
Morgan Stanley, a financial holding company, provides various financial products and services to corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The large-cap investment bankers/brokers/service company is based in the United States, and over the last twelve months it has returned a dividend yield of 4.7%. Morgan Stanley has trailing twelve months earnings per share (EPS) of 5.6, which at today's prices amounts to a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.6.
Based on its expected future earnings growth, the company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 5.75. Usually a PEG ratio between 0 and 1 indicates a potentially undervalued company.
Snapshot of Morgan Stanley's Operating Margins:
| Date Reported | Total Revenue ($ k) | Operating Expenses ($ k) | Operating Margins (%) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 53,709,000 | nan | 24 | -7.69 |
| 2022 | 53,668,000 | nan | 26 | -21.21 |
| 2021 | 59,755,000 | nan | 33 | 10.0 |
| 2020 | 48,757,000 | nan | 30 | 11.11 |
| 2019 | 41,538,000 | nan | 27 | -3.57 |
| 2018 | 40,107,000 | nan | 28 |
Over the last 6 years, Morgan Stanley's operating margins have averaged 28.0%, which is better than the 0.41% Capital Markets industry average. We also note that the company's operating margins have a high coefficient of variability at 47.9%. The firm's margins exhibit a relatively stable growth trend of -2.7%.
