Morgan Stanley (MS) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Financial Services · Capital Markets
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $190.80, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (4.0% away).
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm operating through Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment Management segments from headquarters in New York with principal offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. Revenue comes from trading,... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $190.80, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (4.0% away). Chart setup: RSI 56 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 56d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — Morgan Stanley
Latest news
- Here's why Morgan Stanley (MS) is a strong growth stock - MSN — MSN positive
- MS NOW’s Morning Joe: Stock Market Pushes Forward Despite War - stevenrattner.com — stevenrattner.com positive
- Cwm LLC Purchases 9,961 Shares of Morgan Stanley $MS - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- Morgan Stanley Earnings: Record Revenue, Resurgent Investment Bank Dominance. - Trefis — Trefis positive
- BofA Lifts PT on Morgan Stanley (MS) to $225 From $220 - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $190.80, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (4.0% away). Chart setup: RSI 56 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $193.55 (+1.4%), stop $181.04 (−5.4%), A.R:R -0.7:1. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $193.55 (+2.1% upside). Target $193.55 (+1.4%), stop $181.04 (−5.4%), A.R:R -0.7:1. Stop-loss: $181.04.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (4.0% away); Leverage penalty (D/E 5.0): -1.5.
Morgan Stanley trades at a P/E of 17.5 (forward 15.2). TrendMatrix value score: 6.2/10. Verdict: Hold.
33 analysts cover MS with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $203.
What does Morgan Stanley do?Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm operating through Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and...
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm operating through Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment Management segments from headquarters in New York with principal offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. Revenue comes from trading, underwriting, investment banking, wealth management fees, and asset management fees serving corporations, governments, institutions, and individuals worldwide.