MS · Morgan Stanley
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $283.6B |
| P/E | 13.87 |
| Float | 1.19B |
| Beta | 1.24 |
| Volatility | 30.9% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Cap tier | Mega cap |
| Macro sensitivity | High |
| Clavix score | 75.0 |
| Price | 179.61 |
| Change | −0.53% |
| Prev Close | 180.57 |
| Open | 182.68 |
| Day Low | 180.20 |
| Day High | 184.83 |
| Avg Vol | 6 |
| Avg $ Vol | $1.12B |
| 52W High | 232.25 |
| 52W Low | 152.80 |
| 52W Pos | 33.7% |
| From High | −22.67% |
| From Low | +17.55% |
| Max DD 1Y | −20.99% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Deep |
| SMA 20 | −5.95% |
| SMA 50 | −12.10% |
| SMA 200 | −7.56% |
| RSI (14) | 25.4 |
| Vol 30D | 20.5% |
| Vol 90D | 27.0% |
| 1Y Range | 153–232 |
| Daily bars | 536 |
| Perf Week | −4.97% |
| Perf Month | −11.28% |
| Perf Quarter | −14.40% |
| Perf Half Y | −4.37% |
| Perf Year | +11.02% |
| Perf YTD | −1.26% |
| Prev Day | −0.53% |
| Clavix | B |
| Debt / Eq | 3.06 |
| Curr Ratio | — |
| Int Cover | 1.2× |
| FCF Margin | — |
| Rev Growth | +14.4% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Very High |
| Sector rank | 35 / 69 |
What MS does
Morgan Stanley, a financial holding company, provides various financial products and services to corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
It operates through Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment Management segments. The company offers capital raising and financial advisory services, including services related to the underwriting of debt, equity securities, and other products, 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-based and other financing; and research activities.
In addition, the company offers financial advisor-led brokerage, investment advisory, custody, cash management, and administrative services; self-directed brokerage services; financial and wealth planning services; stock plan administration; securities-based lending, residential 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.
Morgan Stanley was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayMS grades B, 75.0 of 100. Steadiest on Price Stability (66), most exposed on News Sentiment (48, fragile). 1 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Financial Services median. Ranks 35 of 69 in Financial Services by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| MS | Financial Services median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 1.24 | 1.21 |
| Volatilityannualized | 30.9% | 30.2% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −21.0% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.06% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 20 (8%) | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| MS | Financial Services median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 1.24 | 1.21 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | High | Moderate 40% of 70 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Financial Services names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| MS | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | −5.0% |
| 1 month | −11.3% |
| Year to date | −1.3% |
| 1 year | +11.0% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| MS | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 9 Sep |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 56 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 18 · 9 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 18 ↑ 9 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 70 Financial Services names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| MS | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +14.4% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Financial Services median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openBond investors are growing cautious about debt used to fund AI data centers. AI-related debt issuance dropped to $23 billion in September from a June record of $113 billion, per Morgan Stanley data, while forecasts show AI infrastructure spending will far outpace revenue and default-protection costs on CoreWeave and Oracle debt have hit records.
Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and Morgan Stanley view tokenization, the process of representing real-world assets like securities or money as digital tokens on a blockchain, as a growth opportunity rather than a threat. The banks are exploring new trading opportunities, faster payment systems, and advisory roles as tokenization spreads on Wall Street.
Morgan Stanley reported its Q3 earnings on Oct. 14, beating analyst expectations on the main numbers. Despite the beat, the stock fell. No specific catalyst was identified. Citigroup saw a similar selloff the day before.
Morgan Stanley reported Q3 2026 revenue of $20.3 billion, earnings of $3.03 per share, and a 22.6% return on tangible common equity (a profitability measure comparing profit to shareholders' tangible equity), extending its streak of returns above 20% to five straight quarters.
Morgan Stanley reported Q3 2026 earnings that came in above what analysts had expected, driven by stronger stock-trading revenue and record revenue from its wealth management business, though costs were up too.
Nearest peers by size
Financial Services| Ticker | Company | Grade | Mkt cap | P/E | Beta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | B | $256.6B | 11.57 | 1.30 | Compare |
| AXP | American Express Co | B+ | $211.8B | 18.50 | 1.10 | Compare |
| BLK | BlackRock Inc | B+ | $184.3B | 26.67 | 1.41 | Compare |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corp | A- | $159.0B | 14.94 | 0.76 | Compare |
| MA | Mastercard Inc | A- | $540.9B | 33.27 | 0.80 | Compare |
| IBKR | Interactive Brokers Group Inc | C+ | $140.3B | 119.17 | 1.39 | Compare |
| BX | Blackstone Inc | B | $132.4B | 37.62 | 1.57 | Compare |
| SPGI | S&P Global Inc | B+ | $126.7B | 25.73 | 1.06 | Compare |
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