NYSE · MS
Morgan Stanley
Financial Services · Financial - Capital Markets
$183.49▲ 2.23% ($4.00)at close
After hours$184.89▲ 0.76%7:35 PM ET
Valuation
P/E Valuation
Verdict: fairly priced. Price between Bull and Base.
Estimated value / share · Base
$194.15
+6%Price vs. estimate range
Assumption scenarios, not confidence intervals
Bear $211.37, Base $194.15, Bull $170.98; price used $183.49
Bear $211.37, Base $194.15, Bull $170.98; price used $183.49
- P/E multiple
- 14.8×
- Earnings basis
- Trailing EPS
USD · Trailing earnings · Price Oct 26, 8:02 PM UTC
Price vs Fundamentals
Why The Stock Is Moving
What changed
The stock rose 10.52% over the last year. Income grew 23.3% over the trailing twelve months. Operating margin moved from 33.07% to 33.87%.
What the market seems to be pricing
The stock has moved higher against modestly improving underlying metrics. The operating data does not yet tell a clear story — the move may reflect sentiment, sector rotation, or macro factors rather than company-specific earnings power.
What would invalidate this read
Operating margin currently stands at 33.87%. A decisive move in income — currently up 23.3% — would be the clearest signal to resolve the ambiguity.
Return analysis
Company profile
Morgan Stanley operates as a prominent financial holding company, delivering a comprehensive suite of financial solutions and services.
Market multiples
Stock splits
Every 1 shares became 2
Every 1 shares became 2
Profitability & growth
Standard profitability metrics can be misleading for financial/insurance companies. GAAP requires unrealized investment gains/losses in net income (affecting ROE), and margins are blended across diverse business segments.
Analyst consensus
29
Buy
23
Hold
1
Sell
Analyst ratings tend to be lagging indicators. Use as one signal among many.
Earnings
Actuals vs estimates by quarter, or any quarter against the same one a year earlier.
Next report
Jan 14, 2027
Q4 FY26 · EPS est $2.93 · Revenue est $20.2B
Same quarter, year over year
FY26 YTD +31.7%Each cell vs the same quarter a year earlier (the cell below) · Q1–Q3 combined $9.92 vs $7.53 · all 3 quarters up
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY total
FY26
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FY25
FY24
FY23
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Fiscal year totals
- FY25
- $10.21
- +28.6%
- FY24
- $7.94
- —
Q3 FY26
Reported Oct 14, 2026 · Latest
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Actual
$3.03
Estimate
$2.93
Year over year
+8.2%
Vs prior quarter
-12.4%
Institutional Sentiment
Morgan Stanley · MS
From Form 13F filings (managers with $100M+). Filings land up to 45 days after quarter end — read this as positioning context, not live fund flow.