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Research report · 16 October 2026

Morgan Stanley (MS)

Financials · Investment Banking & Brokerage · US stock · price as of 16 Oct 2026

Key indicators

Price$180.57
52-week range$151.15 – $230.98
Market cap$283.3B
P/E (trailing)14.2×
Dividend yield2.3%
Revenue (last 12 months)–
Revenue growth (3y a year)–
Price / book2.4×
Return on equity17.3%

Fair value

Blended fair value$116.69 book-value models
Versus priceOvervalued−35% to fair value
Excess-return model (banks, insurers)$89.34
Price / book vs return on equity$157.70
Model uncertaintyHigh

X-Ray Score

37/ 100 · Low confidence · ahead of 13% of sector peers
Valuation25
Growth72
Profitability12
Financial health37
Dividends64

Five-year price chart navy: price · brown: 200-day average · blue band: fair value range

53.7699.60145191237Fair value $1172021-102023-012024-042025-072026-10

Executive summary

Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm that serves corporations, governments, institutions and individual investors. It is organised around institutional securities, which covers investment banking, trading and lending; wealth management, which advises and lends to individual and business clients; and investment management, which runs funds and portfolios for institutions and individuals.

Morgan Stanley earns revenue from advisory and underwriting fees, trading, asset management and wealth management fees, and net interest income. The data sheet does not carry a revenue figure for the firm. The dividend yield is 2.3%.

StocksXray gives Morgan Stanley an X-Ray Score of 37 out of 100 (low confidence), ahead of 13% of the S&P 500 stocks in its sector. Its strongest lens is growth (72) and its weakest is profitability (12).

Our fair value blend is $116.69. At $180.57 the stock trades 55% above that blend, so the label is "Overvalued" with high model uncertainty. Fair value is a range, not a price target.

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Valuation history multiples at each fiscal year-end price; the last column uses today's price and the last twelve months

FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025Now
Price$84.29$75.58$86.10$120.31$174.65$180.57
Market cap$152.9B$129.5B$141.7B$193.8B$278.0B$283.3B
P/E10.5×12.3×16.6×15.1×17.1×14.2×
Price / book1.5×1.3×1.4×1.9×2.5×2.4×
Dividend yield2.49%3.90%3.77%2.95%2.20%2.30%

Fundamentals checklist ● 1 Good · ● 0 Average · ● 2 Bad · each check graded against the sector

Growth

EPS growth (3y)18.4%Good

Valuation

Fair value vs price0.6×Bad

Profitability

Return on invested capital6.0%Bad
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Financials US$ millions, from SEC filings; last column is the last twelve months

Income statementFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25LTM
Revenue––––––
Net income15,03411,0299,08713,39016,86120,155
Diluted EPS ($)8.036.155.187.9510.2112.74
Net margin––––––
Balance sheetFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25LTM
Total assets1,188,1401,180,2311,193,6931,215,0711,420,2701,675,057
Cash127,725128,12789,232105,386111,695160,135
Total debt227,363233,867260,544284,307341,681383,156
Equity105,441100,14199,038104,511111,632116,329
Dividend per share ($)2.102.953.253.553.854.00

Revenue and net income US$ billions: navy revenue, teal net income

FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

Margins blue gross, teal operating, brown net

Latest quarters

Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Revenue ($M)––––––
Growth vs a year earlier––––––
Net income ($M)4,3153,5394,6104,3975,5675,581
Diluted EPS ($)2.602.132.80–3.433.46
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Peers in Investment Banking & Brokerage

CompanyX-Ray
MS · Morgan Stanley37
SCHW · Schwab Charles Corp59
IBKR · Interactive Brokers Group,...52
GS · Goldman Sachs Group Inc48
RJF · Raymond James Financial In...48

Market Compass outlook for Financials: Favourable (72/100). It blends regime history, macro sensitivity, momentum and valuation.

Returns

1 week−5.0%
1 month−11.3%
3 months−13.9%
6 months−3.3%
1 year+13.5%
3 years+150.9%
5 years+111.7%

Technical summary

DailyStrongly bearish2 bullish · 2 neutral · 12 bearish
WeeklyBearish4 bullish · 1 neutral · 7 bearish
MonthlyBullish5 bullish · 1 neutral · 2 bearish
50-day / 200-day average$204.33 / $193.07
52-week low / high$151.15 / $230.98
Classic pivot, support and resistanceS2 177.24 · S1 178.90 · P – · R1 183.53 · R2 186.50

Recent dividends

Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
30 Oct 2026$1.1500
31 Jul 2026$1.1500
30 Apr 2026$1.0000
30 Jan 2026$1.0000
31 Oct 2025$1.0000
31 Jul 2025$1.0000
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Strengths

  • Has raised its dividend for 7 years in a row.

Risks and weak spots

  • Fair value vs price is weak against Financials peers (0.6×).
  • Return on invested capital is weak against Financials peers (6.0%).
  • The price is above our fair value range, so good news may already be in the price.

Latest SEC filings

DateFormItems
14 Oct 20268-K2.02,9.01
4 Aug 202610-Q
15 Jul 20268-K2.02,9.01
24 Jun 20268-K8.01,9.01
15 May 20268-K5.07
5 May 202610-Q
15 Apr 20268-K2.02,9.01
2 Apr 2026DEF 14A

How to read this report

Every number comes from SEC filings, end-of-day prices and the StocksXray models described on the methodology page. The X-Ray Score ranks each metric against the company's own sector. Fair value blends three models and carries a typical error of about 40%, so treat it as a range. Analyst ratings, price targets and earnings-call summaries are not part of this report. Educational research, not financial advice; read the disclaimer.

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