Morgan Stanley

Company Profile

Morgan Stanley had its IPO on 1993-02-23 under the ticker symbol MS.

The company operates in the Financial Services sector and Capital Markets industry. Morgan Stanley has a staff strength of 82,000 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Morgan Stanley opened at $83.34 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $83.23 - $86.53, and closed at $85.55.

This is a +2.44% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 8,923,953 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Morgan Stanley have slipped by -0.23%.

Morgan Stanley's Key Ratios

Morgan Stanley has a market cap of $138.37 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.6579 and a price to sales ratio of 2.6856.

In the last 12-months Morgan Stanley’s revenue was $53.19 billion with a gross profit of $46.44 billion and an EBITDA of $0. The EBITDA ratio measures Morgan Stanley's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Morgan Stanley’s operating margin was 30.77% while its return on assets stood at 0.87% with a return of equity of 9.98%.

In Q2, Morgan Stanley’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -10.8% while revenue growth was a positive 2%.

Morgan Stanley’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

11.8343

Trailing PE

14.6766

PEG

49.2853

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $5.69 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 11.8343 and a PEG multiple of 49.2853. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Morgan Stanley’s profitability.

Morgan Stanley stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 0. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 2.6856.

Morgan Stanley stock pays annual dividends of $3.175 per share, indicating a yield of 4% and a payout ratio of 56%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$1,164.91 billion

Total Liabilities

$222.21 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$6.24 billion

Capital Expenditure

$851 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

56%

Morgan Stanley ended 2024 with $1,164.91 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $1,164.91 billion while shareholder equity stood at $100.39 billion.

Morgan Stanley ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $222.21 billion in other current liabilities, 20000000.00 in common stock, $97.15 billion in retained earnings and $16.65 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $72.21 billion and cash and short-term investments were $104.99 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $5,388,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $247.97 billion.

Morgan Stanley’s total current assets stands at $104.99 billion while long-term investments were $15.28 billion and short-term investments were $23.24 billion. Its net receivables were $75.96 billion compared to accounts payable of $216.82 billion and inventory worth $0.

In 2024, Morgan Stanley's operating cash flow was $6.24 billion while its capital expenditure stood at $851 million.

Comparatively, Morgan Stanley paid $0.56 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$85.55

52-Week High

$99.2053

52-Week Low

$72.0646

Analyst Target Price

$95.55

Morgan Stanley stock is currently trading at $85.55 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $99.2053 and a 52-week low of $99.2053. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $95.55.

Its 50-day moving average was $86.95 and 200-day moving average was $87.51 The short ratio stood at 2.57 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 2301.4% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 6363.9% are held by institutions.