In the past week, MS stock has gone up by 4.30%, with a monthly gain of 9.05% and a quarterly surge of 21.18%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.85%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.67% for Morgan Stanley The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.13% for MS’s stock, with a 13.43% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) Right Now?
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 16.40x compared to its average ratio. MS has 36-month beta value of 1.30. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 17 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MS is 1.23B, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.22% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MS on June 30, 2025 was 6.95M shares.
MS) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) has decreased by -0.66 when compared to last closing price of 140.69.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 4.30% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-06-30 that NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) announced today that it has won two 2025 Celent Model Awards recognizing the Firm’s innovative use of technology. The Firm secured Model Wealth Manager Awards for its SMA Matching and Transition Analysis Tools in the Data and Analytics category and for its AI @ Morgan Stanley Debrief in the Emerging Technologies category. “As our teams are continuously innovating and sourcing technology to push the industry forward, it’s an honor to be recogn.
Analysts’ Opinion of MS
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MS reach a price target of $142. The rating they have provided for MS stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on November 15th, 2024.
HSBC Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to MS, setting the target price at $118 in the report published on October 04th of the previous year.
MS Trading at 10.63% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -1.60% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
SIMKOWITZ DANIEL A, the Co-President of Morgan Stanley, sale 29,013 shares at $127.37 during a trade that took place back on May 12 ’25, which means that SIMKOWITZ DANIEL A is holding 425,854 shares at $3,695,519 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.18 for the present operating margin
- 0.56 for the gross margin
The net margin for Morgan Stanley stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 13.88, with 1.13 for asset returns.
Based on Morgan Stanley (MS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.78 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.0. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.45. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.41.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 22.76 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 11.97. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.82. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.23for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.09. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.48.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Morgan Stanley (MS) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
