<div id="readability-page-1"><div>                     <p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/morgan-stanley-logo-1200x675.png?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="1200" height="675" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/morgan-stanley-logo-1200x675.png"/>Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Get Free Report) insider Eric Grossman sold 21,555 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.00, for a total transaction of $3,966,120.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 171,005 shares in the company, valued at $31,464,920. This trade represents a 11.19% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.</p><h2>Morgan Stanley Trading Down 0.2%</h2><ul><li>This ETF Caught a Major Tailwind After the Fed’s Rate Cut</li></ul><p>NYSE:MS opened at $183.00 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $176.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $160.79. Morgan Stanley has a one year low of $94.33 and a one year high of $192.68. The firm has a market cap of $290.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.27, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 0.79. </p><p>Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 15th. The financial services provider reported $2.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.28 by $0.40. The company had revenue of $17.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $17.69 billion. Morgan Stanley had a net margin of 14.09% and a return on equity of 16.92%. Morgan Stanley's revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.22 earnings per share.  Equities analysts anticipate that  Morgan Stanley will post 8.56 EPS for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Morgan Stanley Announces Dividend</h2><hr/><hr/><br/><ul><li>3 Finance Stocks to Buy on Rising 10-Year Treasury Rates</li></ul><p>The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 30th will be given a $1.00 dividend. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 30th. Morgan Stanley's payout ratio is presently 39.18%. </p><h2>Institutional Trading of Morgan Stanley</h2><p>Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC raised its holdings in shares of  Morgan Stanley by 97.4% in the third quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 22,927 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $3,644,000 after buying an additional 11,311 shares during the last quarter.  Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its stake in  Morgan Stanley by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 581,325 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $92,407,000 after acquiring an additional 21,458 shares during the last quarter.  Calamos Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in  Morgan Stanley by 12.0% during the 3rd quarter. Calamos Wealth Management LLC now owns 87,236 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $13,867,000 after acquiring an additional 9,345 shares during the last quarter.  Sowell Financial Services LLC lifted its position in  Morgan Stanley by 45.3% during the 3rd quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 30,854 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $4,905,000 after acquiring an additional 9,619 shares during the period.  Finally, Bahl &amp; Gaynor Inc. grew its stake in shares of  Morgan Stanley by 8.2% in the 2nd quarter. Bahl &amp; Gaynor Inc. now owns 6,252 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $881,000 after purchasing an additional 473 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own  84.19% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades</h2><ul><li>These 3 Tech Companies Are Suddenly Paying Bigger Dividends</li></ul><p>A number of brokerages have commented on MS. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their target price on shares of Morgan Stanley from $170.00 to $195.00 in a report on Friday, January 16th. Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of Morgan Stanley from $165.00 to $175.00 and gave the company an &#34;outperform&#34; rating in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Morgan Stanley from a &#34;hold&#34; rating to a &#34;strong-buy&#34; rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. raised their target price on shares of Morgan Stanley from $157.00 to $162.00 and gave the company a &#34;neutral&#34; rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings  reaffirmed a &#34;buy (b-)&#34; rating on shares of Morgan Stanley in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned  a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Morgan Stanley presently has an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and an average target price of $185.93.</p><p><b>Read Our Latest Stock Report on Morgan Stanley</b></p><h2>Key Headlines Impacting Morgan Stanley</h2><p>Here are the key news stories impacting Morgan Stanley this week:</p><ul>   <li><span>Positive Sentiment: </span>Morgan Stanley was selected as one of the lead banks for the anticipated SpaceX IPO — a high‑visibility mandate that can generate significant fees and bolster investment-banking sentiment for MS. <i></i><span>Elon Musk’s SpaceX lines up 4 banks for blockbuster IPO</span></li>    <li><span>Positive Sentiment: </span>Quarterly banking context: the &#34;Big Six&#34; U.S. banks delivered strong bottom‑line Q4 results and Morgan Stanley was cited as an exception to the broader post‑earnings bank selloff — supporting investor confidence in MS’s earnings trajectory and ROE. <i></i><span>Bank Stocks: Another Quarter of Double-Digit S&amp;P 500 Earnings Growth?</span></li>    <li><span>Neutral Sentiment: </span>Morgan Stanley research flagged geopolitical and policy risks (U.S. policy and Trump-era trade/debt positions) that could influence dollar dominance and macro flows — useful for positioning but not an immediate stock catalyst. <i></i><span>Trump policies put dollar dominance under fresh global scrutiny</span></li>    <li><span>Negative Sentiment: </span>Large insider stock sales at Morgan Stanley were disclosed this week — multiple senior executives filed Form 4s selling sizable blocks (examples include Michael Pizzi, Andrew Saperstein, Eric Grossman, Sharon Yeshaya and others). Concentrated insider selling can increase near‑term selling pressure and raise investor caution. <i></i><span>Insider sale SEC filing (Michael A. Pizzi)</span></li> </ul><h2>About Morgan Stanley</h2><p> (Get Free Report)</p><p>Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is a global financial services firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1935 by Henry S. Morgan and Harold Stanley, the company provides a broad range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services to corporations, governments, institutions and individual investors. Leadership has been guided by a senior executive team and board of directors; James P. 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<p>Morgan Stanley insider Eric Grossman sold 21,555 shares at an average price of $184.00, totaling $3,966,120. This sale reduced his holdings by 11.19%, leaving him with 171,005 shares valued at $31,464,920. The transaction was disclosed to the SEC. Morgan Stanley's stock opened at $183.00, with a market cap of $290.84 billion and a P/E ratio of 17.92. The company recently reported quarterly earnings of $2.68 per share, exceeding estimates, and declared a $1.00 dividend to be paid on February 13th.</p>

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