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 $249.79B. A total of 7.4 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 5.24M shares.
In the most recent transaction, YESHAYA SHARON sold 25,583 shares of MS for 139.81 per share on Jul 17 ’25. After the transaction, the Chief Financial Officer now owns 0 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jul 17 ’25, SMITH CHARLES A sold 20,000 shares at 140.30 per share. MS shares that Chief Risk Officer owns now total 119,239.
Among the insiders who sold shares, SIMKOWITZ DANIEL A disposed of 29,000 shares on Jul 17 ’25 at a per-share price of $141.13. This resulted in the Co-President holding 399,105 shares of MS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, SAPERSTEIN ANDREW M sold 43,566 shares at $140.97 per share on Jul 17 ’25. Company shares held by the Co-President now total 0.
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 $3.78, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.41%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.73.
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 $154.53 and a low of $94.09.
As of this writing, MS has an earnings estimate of $2.06 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 16.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.17 per share and a lower estimate of $1.93. The company reported an EPS of $1.88 in the last quarter
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 $61.59, 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 3.60.
