Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
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Overview
What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.
About Morgan Stanley
- Industry
- Financial - Capital Markets
- Sector
- Financial Services
- CEO
- Edward N. Pick
- Headquarters
- 1585 Broadway, New York City, NY, US
- Industry
- Financial - Capital Markets
- Sector
- Financial Services
- CEO
- Edward N. Pick
- Headquarters
- 1585 Broadway, New York City, NY, US
Morgan Stanley is a prominent global financial holding firm, delivering a broad spectrum of financial solutions and offerings. Its client base spans corporate entities, governmental bodies, financial organizations, and private individuals across continents, including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
The company's operations are strategically divided into three key divisions: Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment Management. Within the Institutional Securities division, Morgan Stanley furnishes capital generation and financial guidance.
This encompasses facilitating the underwriting of various securities, such as debt and equity, alongside offering expert counsel on intricate transactions like mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, real estate dealings, and project financing.
Furthermore, this segment is active in sales and trading, providing comprehensive services including sales, financing solutions, prime brokerage, and market-making across equity and fixed income instruments, notably foreign exchange and commodities.
Lending activities here include corporate and commercial real estate loans, secured facilities, and asset-backed and mortgage lending for its sales and trading clientele. It also extends some wealth management, investment, and research offerings.
The Wealth Management division caters to individual investors, small to mid-sized businesses, and institutions. It provides a range of services such as brokerage and investment advisory, both through dedicated financial advisors and via self-directed platforms.
Additional offerings include comprehensive financial and wealth planning, workplace solutions like stock plan administration, and a variety of annuity and insurance products. Lending options encompass securities-backed loans, residential real estate mortgages, and other credit facilities, alongside general banking and retirement plan services.
Lastly, the Investment Management segment delivers diverse investment products, covering equity, fixed income, liquidity, and alternative strategies.
These solutions are distributed through both institutional and intermediary channels to a wide array of clients, including benefit and defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, government bodies, sovereign wealth funds, insurance firms, third-party fund sponsors, and corporations.
Established in 1924, Morgan Stanley maintains its global headquarters in New York, New York.
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Stock Data
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Fair Value
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FRC's fair value estimate for Morgan Stanley, and the rating behind it. MS-PL last traded at $17.54, 15.3× trailing earnings — the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.
Financial Ratios
Profitability, returns, valuation, and leverage ratios.
Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Morgan Stanley. Starting points for Morgan Stanley: P/E 15.3, EPS $12.87, beta 1.21 — an Financial - Capital Markets name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.
Dividend Analysis
Yield, payout ratio, and dividend coverage metrics.
Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley paid $1.22 per share over the last year — a 6.9% yield at the current $17.54 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.
Earnings Analysis
EPS history, beat rate, and upcoming earnings reports.
Reported vs. expected earnings history for Morgan Stanley. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Morgan Stanley stands at $12.87. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.
Financial Statements
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Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley has reported as a listed company since 2019. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.
Comparables
List of peer companies in the same industry.
Morgan Stanley valued side by side against its closest peers. Morgan Stanley is measured against Financial - Capital Markets peers within the Financial Services sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.
Institutional Ownership
PremiumWhich funds and firms own the stock.
Which institutions hold Morgan Stanley, and how their positions are changing. At a $301.52B market value, institutional positions materially move Morgan Stanley's register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.
Insider Trading
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Buying and selling by Morgan Stanley executives and directors. Shares of Morgan Stanley have traded between $19.03 and $22.28 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.
Senate Trading
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U.S. Senate disclosures naming Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley is a $301.52B Financial Services company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.
House Trading
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U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming Morgan Stanley. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.
News
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