摩根士丹利（纽约证券交易所代码：MS）获得经纪公司的平均 “持有” 评级|SEC_新浪财经

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS – Get Rating) has received a consensus rating of "Hold" from the eighteen analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have given a hold recommendation and eight have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $97.28.

A number of analysts have recently commented on MS shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on Morgan Stanley from $92.00 to $84.00 in a research note on Friday, January 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Morgan Stanley from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 6th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Morgan Stanley from $83.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 18th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Morgan Stanley from $90.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 18th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on Morgan Stanley from $90.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, January 9th.

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Morgan Stanley Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of MS stock opened at $99.51 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 0.79. Morgan Stanley has a 1 year low of $72.05 and a 1 year high of $100.99. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $92.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of $88.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $168.18 billion, a PE ratio of 16.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.36.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS – Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 17th. The financial services provider reported $1.31 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.25 by $0.06. Morgan Stanley had a return on equity of 11.99% and a net margin of 16.73%. The company had revenue of $12.75 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.16 billion. As a group, research analysts expect that Morgan Stanley will post 7.18 EPS for the current year.

Morgan Stanley Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 31st were paid a dividend of $0.775 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, January 30th. This represents a $3.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.12%. Morgan Stanley's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 50.49%.

Insider Transactions at Morgan Stanley

In other news, CFO Raja Akram sold 5,100 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.00, for a total transaction of $494,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 118,558 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,500,126. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In related news, CFO Raja Akram sold 5,100 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.00, for a total transaction of $494,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 118,558 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,500,126. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Alistair Darling sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.70, for a total value of $189,400.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 34,465 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,263,835.50. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 341,699 shares of company stock worth $33,143,046. 0.26% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Morgan Stanley

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Coppell Advisory Solutions Corp. acquired a new position in Morgan Stanley in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Compass Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Morgan Stanley in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $103,000. Ascent Group LLC raised its holdings in Morgan Stanley by 12.9% in the 4th quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 2,890 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $246,000 after acquiring an additional 331 shares in the last quarter. Strait & Sound Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Morgan Stanley in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $310,000. Finally, Bank Pictet & Cie Asia Ltd. raised its holdings in Morgan Stanley by 13.6% in the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Asia Ltd. now owns 15,610 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,327,000 after acquiring an additional 1,866 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 83.48% of the company's stock.

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Morgan Stanley operates as a global financial services company. The firm provides investment banking products and services to its clients and customers including corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. It operates through the following segments: Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment Management.