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 $212.06B. A total of 6.3 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 8.04M shares.
In the most recent transaction, DANIEL A. SIMKOWITZ bought 29,013 shares of MS for 127.37 per share on May 12 ’25. In a previous transaction on May 12 ’25, SIMKOWITZ DANIEL A sold 29,013 shares at 127.37 per share. MS shares that Co-President owns now total 425,854.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Herz Robert H disposed of 800 shares on May 02 ’25 at a per-share price of $119.32. This resulted in the Director holding 96,760 shares of MS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, SAPERSTEIN ANDREW M sold 40,000 shares at $120.00 per share on May 02 ’25. Company shares held by the Co-President now total 335,765.
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 $3.70, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.80%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.51. MS’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3.48% when it declared a $0.9250 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 4/30/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 1/31/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 2.82%. The MS stock dividend was $0.9250 per share in cash.
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 $142.03 and a low of $90.94.
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 $60.41, 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 3.54.
