Is Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) No Longer A Good Investment?

After Hours

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.

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Stocks Info

MS belongs to the Financial sector of the NYSE while operating in the Capital Markets industry. The current market capitalization of Morgan Stanley is $178.71B. A total of 5.82 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 6.07M shares.

In the most recent transaction, CRAWLEY MANDELL sold 3,500 shares of MS for 105.25 per share on Jul 26 ’24. After the transaction, the Chief Human Resources Officer now owns 43,224 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jul 26 ’24, MANDELL L CRAWLEY & ALISON JIM bought 3,500 shares at 105.25 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, AKRAM RAJA disposed of 7,500 shares on Jul 18 ’24 at a per-share price of $106.37. This resulted in the Deputy Chief Financial Officer holding 87,119 shares of MS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, YESHAYA SHARON sold 15,547 shares at $104.00 per share on Jul 19 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Financial Officer now total 0.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $3.48, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.15%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.19. MS’s most recent ex-dividend date was 7/31/2024 when it declared a $0.9250 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 8/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 5/15/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 4/29/2024. The MS stock dividend was $0.85 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MS has a high of $109.36 and a low of $69.42.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. Its Book Value Per Share was $56.80, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $106.60B.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MS is Buy with a score of 3.52.

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