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Shares Stats
| Shares Outstanding | 1,598,300,000 |
| Shares Float | 1,219,720,000 |
| Shares Short | 14,570,000 |
| Insider Holdings | 2385% |
| Institution Holdings | 62.60% |
About Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley, a financial holding company, provides various financial products and services to governments, financial institutions, and individuals in the Americas, Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment Management segments. It offers capital raising and financial advisory services, including services related to the underwriting of debt, equity, and other securities, as well as advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and project finance. It also provides equity and fixed income products comprising sales, financing, prime brokerage, and market-making services; Asia wealth management; business-related investments services; originating corporate and commercial real estate loans, secured lending facilities, and extending securities; and research. In addition, the company offers financial advisor-led brokerage, custody, and administrative and investment advisory services; self-directed brokerage services; financial and wealth planning services; stock plan administration; securities-based lending, residential and commercial real estate loans, and other lending products; banking; and retirement plan services. Further, it provides equity, fixed income, alternatives and solutions, and liquidity and overlay services to benefit/defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, government entities, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, third-party fund sponsors, corporations, and individuals. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
General
| Name | Morgan Stanley |
| Ticker | MS |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Financial |
| Industry | Capital Markets |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | December |
| Full Time Employees | 80,000 |
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 155.10 |
| Market Cap | 243,999,900,000 |
| PE Ratio | 17.32 |
| PEG Ratio | 1.67 |
Financials
| Curr Year EPS Estimate | 9.01 |
| Next Quarter EPS Estimate | 1.98 |
| Profit Margin | 12.94% |
| Operating Margin | 14.07 |
| Return on Assets | 0.01 |
| Return on Equity | 0.14 |
| Revenue | 109.3B |
| Earnings Per Share | 8.82 |
| Revenue Per Share | 41.45 |
| Gross Profit | 56,738,000,896 |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth | 0.11 |
Valuation
| Trailing PE | 17.59 |
| Forward PE | 16.05 |
| Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) | 3.77 |
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 2.52 |
Dividend
Morgan Stanley pays out a dividend of $3.86 per share, with a dividend yield of 2.53%.
MS's last dividend payment was made to shareholders on August 15, 2025.
They pay out 44.68% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| Aug 15, 2025 | $1 |
| May 15, 2025 | $0.93 |
| Feb 14, 2025 | $0.93 |
| Nov 15, 2024 | $0.93 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | $0.93 |
| May 15, 2024 | $0.85 |
| Feb 15, 2024 | $0.85 |
| Nov 15, 2023 | $0.85 |
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