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.
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 $193.77B. A total of 10.88 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 6.84M shares.
In the most recent transaction, JAMES P GORMAN bought 50,000 shares of MS for 132.00 per share on Feb 27 ’25. In a previous transaction on Feb 24 ’25, JAMES P GORMAN bought 100,000 shares at 130.00 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, CRAWLEY MANDELL disposed of 8,312 shares on Jan 22 ’25 at a per-share price of $138.06. This resulted in the Chief Client Officer holding 55,249 shares of MS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, GROSSMAN ERIC F sold 13,097 shares at $136.20 per share on Jan 21 ’25. Company shares held by the Chief Legal/Admin Officer now total 197,444.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $3.62, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.02%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.12. 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.
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 $142.03 and a low of $85.01.
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 $58.98, 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 3.54.