After Hours
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities.
Stocks Info
As a NYSE listed company, MS falls under the Financial sector while operating within the Capital Markets industry segment. The current market capitalization of Morgan Stanley is $226.66B. A total of 3.6 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 6.30M 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
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $3.63, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.58%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.70. 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.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MS has a high of $142.03 and a low of $84.43.
As of this writing, MS has an earnings estimate of $2.3 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 14.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.61 per share and a lower estimate of $2.02.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. Its Book Value Per Share was $58.97, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $106.60B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside 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 3.57.
