Morgan Stanley

NYSE
MS
Stock
Yield per half year: +36.42%
Dividend yield: 2.72%
Sector: Financials

Company Analysis Morgan Stanley

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1. Summary

Advantages

  • Dividends (2.72%) are higher than the sector average (2.71%).
  • The stock's return over the last year (46.14%) is higher than the sector average (-3.71%).

Disadvantages

  • Price (163.86 $) is higher than fair price (111.88 $)
  • Current debt level 29.67% has increased over 5 years from 23.15%.
  • The company's current efficiency (ROE=13.16%) is lower than the sector average (ROE=89.51%)

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2. Share price and performance

2.1. Share price

2.3. Market efficiency

Morgan Stanley Financials Index
7 days 0.1% -4.1% -1.8%
90 days 17.9% -5.3% 6.7%
1 year 46.1% -3.7% 13%

MS vs Sector: Morgan Stanley has outperformed the "Financials" sector by 49.85% over the past year.

MS vs Market: Morgan Stanley has outperformed the market by 33.18% over the past year.

Stable price: MS is not significantly more volatile than the rest of the market on "New York Stock Exchange" over the last 3 months, with typical variations of +/- 5% per week.

Long period: MS with weekly volatility of 0.8873% over the past year.

3. Summary of the report

3.1. General

P/E: 15.13
P/S: 1.96

3.2. Revenue

EPS 8.31
ROE 13.16%
ROA 1.11%
ROIC 0%
Ebitda margin 22.06%

5. Fundamental Analysis

5.1. Stock price and price forecast

The fair price is calculated taking into account the Central Bank refinancing rate and earnings per share (EPS)

Above fair price: The current price (163.86 $) is higher than the fair price (111.88 $).

Price is higher than fair: The current price (163.86 $) is 31.7% higher than the fair price.

5.2. P/E

P/E vs Sector: The company's P/E (15.13) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (53.3).

P/E vs Market: The company's P/E (15.13) is lower than that of the market as a whole (56.15).

5.2.1 P/E Similar companies

5.3. P/BV

P/BV vs Sector: The company's P/BV (1.92) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (2.65).

P/BV vs Market: The company's P/BV (1.92) is lower than that of the market as a whole (17.65).

5.3.1 P/BV Similar companies

5.5. P/S

P/S vs Sector: The company's P/S indicator (1.96) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (6.31).

P/S vs Market: The company's P/S indicator (1.96) is lower than that of the market as a whole (27.91).

5.5.1 P/S Similar companies

5.5. EV/Ebitda

EV/Ebitda vs Sector: The company's EV/Ebitda (21.41) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (15.48).

EV/Ebitda vs Market: The company's EV/Ebitda (21.41) is lower than that of the market as a whole (32.28).

6. Profitability

6.1. Profitability and revenue

6.2. Earnings per share - EPS

6.3. Past profitability Net Income

Yield Trend: Rising and has grown by 4.35% over the last 5 years.

Earnings Slowdown: The last year's return (0%) is below the 5-year average return (4.35%).

Profitability vs Sector: The return for the last year (0%) is lower than the return for the sector (29.49%).

6.4. ROE

ROE vs Sector: The company's ROE (13.16%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (89.51%).

ROE vs Market: The company's ROE (13.16%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (39.03%).

6.6. ROA

ROA vs Sector: The company's ROA (1.11%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (24.7%).

ROA vs Market: The company's ROA (1.11%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (11.36%).

6.6. ROIC

ROIC vs Sector: The company's ROIC (0%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (7.05%).

ROIC vs Market: The company's ROIC (0%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (10.1%).

7. Finance

7.1. Assets and debt

Debt level: (29.67%) is quite low in relation to assets.

Increasing debt: over 5 years, the debt has increased from 23.15% to 29.67%.

Excess of debt: The debt is not covered by net income, percentage 2692.22%.

7.2. Profit growth and share price

8. Dividends

8.1. Dividend yield vs Market

High yield: The dividend yield of the company 2.72% is higher than the average for the sector '2.71%.

8.2. Stability and increase in payments

Dividend stability: The company's dividend yield 2.72% has been steadily paid over the past 7 years, DSI=1.

Dividend growth: Company's dividend yield 2.72% has been growing over the last 5 years. Growth over 11 years.

8.3. Payout percentage

Dividend Coverage: Current payments from income (45.84%) are at a comfortable level.

9. Insider trades

9.1. Insider trading

Insider Buying Exceeds insider sales by 100% over the last 3 months.

9.2. Latest transactions

Transaction date Insider Type Price Volume Quantity
18.07.2025 MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LL
Indirectly controlled by the i
Purchase 140.76 474 361 3 370
17.07.2025 SIMKOWITZ DANIEL A
Co-President
Sale 141.13 4 092 770 29 000
17.07.2025 GROSSMAN ERIC F
Chief Legal/Admin Officer
Sale 141.12 1 693 440 12 000
17.07.2025 Pizzi Michael A.
Head Technology & Operations
Sale 140.62 2 531 160 18 000
17.07.2025 SAPERSTEIN ANDREW M
Co-President
Sale 140.97 6 141 500 43 566

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