After Hours
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Stocks Info
Morgan Stanley is listed on the NYSE in the Financial sector while operating in the Capital Markets industry. The current market capitalization of Morgan Stanley is $225.45B. A total of 4.54 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 6.81M shares.
In the most recent transaction, CRAWLEY MANDELL sold 8,312 shares of MS for 138.06 per share on Jan 22 ’25. After the transaction, the Chief Client Officer now owns 55,249 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 21 ’25, GROSSMAN ERIC F sold 13,097 shares at 136.20 per share. MS shares that Chief Legal/Admin Officer owns now total 197,444.
Among the insiders who sold shares, SIMKOWITZ DANIEL A disposed of 36,631 shares on Jan 21 ’25 at a per-share price of $136.61. This resulted in the Co-President holding 423,729 shares of MS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, SAPERSTEIN ANDREW M sold 30,820 shares at $136.43 per share on Jan 21 ’25. Company shares held by the Co-President now total 327,008.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $3.55, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.54%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.60. MS’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.82% when it declared a $0.9250 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/31/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/31/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3.1%. The MS stock dividend was $0.9250 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MS has a high of $141.48 and a low of $83.09.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. Its Book Value Per Share was $58.97, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $106.60B.
Analysts Opinion
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. 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 3.57.
