Morgan Stanley (MS) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions


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MS Stock Forecast


Morgan Stanley stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $102.60 (represents a 3.32% upside from MS’s last price of $99.30) and a rating consensus of 'Hold', based on 20 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

MS Price Target


The average price target for Morgan Stanley (MS) is $102.60 based on 1-year price targets from 20 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $125.00 to $45.00. This represents a potential 3.32% upside from MS's last price of $99.30.

MS Analyst Ratings


Hold

According to 20 Wall Street analysts, Morgan Stanley's rating consensus is 'Hold'. The analyst rating breakdown for MS stock is 0 'Strong Buy' (0.00%), 9 'Buy' (45.00%), 10 'Hold' (50.00%), 1 'Sell' (5.00%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).

Morgan Stanley Price Target by Analyst


DateAnalystCompanyPrice TargetPrice when PublishedPrice Target/Price when PublishedPrice Target/Last Closing Price
Aug 02, 2024Mike MayoWells Fargo$95.00$101.76-6.64%-4.33%
Jul 17, 2024Gerard CassidyRBC Capital$108.00$106.221.68%8.76%
Jul 03, 2024Glenn SchorrMorgan Stanley$105.00$99.655.37%5.74%
Apr 30, 2024Chris KotowskiOppenheimer$105.00$90.8415.59%5.74%
Apr 19, 2024Saul MartinezMorgan Stanley$102.00$90.2613.01%2.72%
Apr 18, 2024James FotheringhamMorgan Stanley$118.00$90.0830.99%18.83%
Apr 17, 2024Daniel FannonMorgan Stanley$109.00$90.9719.83%9.77%
Apr 17, 2024Chris KotowskiOppenheimer$101.00$89.1413.30%1.71%
Apr 16, 2024Ken LeonMorgan Stanley$108.00$89.2021.08%8.76%
Jan 29, 2024James FotheringhamBMO Capital$107.00$85.9924.43%7.75%
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The latest Morgan Stanley stock forecast, released on Aug 02, 2024 by Mike Mayo from Wells Fargo, set a price target of $95.00, which represents a -6.64% decrease from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($101.76), and a -4.33% decrease from MS last price ($99.30).

Morgan Stanley Price Target by Period


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# Anlaysts-315
Avg Price Target-$102.67$104.07
Last Closing Price$99.30$99.30$99.30
Upside/Downside-100.00%3.39%4.80%

In the current month, the average price target of Morgan Stanley stock is -, according to 0 Wall Street analyst offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a -100.00% decrease as opposed to Morgan Stanley's last price of $99.30. This month's average price target is down -100.00% compared to last quarter, and down -100.00% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades


DateCompanyPrevious RatingNew RatingRating Change
Aug 01, 2024Wells FargoEqual-WeightUnderweightDowngrade
Jul 17, 2024RBC CapitalSector PerformSector PerformHold
Jul 17, 2024Wells FargoEqual-WeightEqual-WeightHold
Jul 17, 2024OppenheimerOutperformPerformDowngrade
Jul 17, 2024CitigroupNeutralNeutralHold
Jul 17, 2024BarclaysOverweightOverweightHold
Jul 16, 2024Goldman SachsBuyBuyHold
Jul 16, 2024Morgan StanleyNeutralNeutralHold
Jul 16, 2024OppenheimerOutperformOutperformHold
Jul 16, 2024BMO CapitalOutperformOutperformHold
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Morgan Stanley's last stock rating was published by Wells Fargo on Aug 01, 2024. The company Downgrade its MS rating from "Equal-Weight" to "Underweight".

Morgan Stanley Financial Forecast


Morgan Stanley Revenue Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jul 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
Revenue------------$12.03B$12.42B$12.58B$13.64B$11.90B$12.14B-$13.92B$13.71B$13.93B$13.96B$14.81B$12.86B$10.96B$12.70B$8.75B$10.22B$9.39B
Avg Forecast$16.25B$16.12B$16.55B$16.67B$15.30B$15.23B$15.54B$15.83B$14.31B$14.32B$14.32B$14.40B$12.77B$13.22B$13.02B$13.97B$12.54B$13.29B$13.39B$14.25B$14.56B$13.93B$14.03B$14.10B$11.58B$10.65B$10.32B$9.85B$9.71B$9.59B
High Forecast$16.89B$16.75B$17.20B$17.33B$15.90B$15.83B$16.15B$16.45B$14.87B$14.66B$14.88B$14.96B$13.01B$13.74B$13.53B$14.51B$13.03B$13.81B$13.39B$14.67B$14.99B$14.35B$14.45B$14.52B$11.93B$10.97B$10.63B$10.14B$10.01B$9.88B
Low Forecast$15.49B$15.36B$15.77B$15.89B$14.58B$14.51B$14.81B$15.08B$13.64B$14.07B$13.65B$13.72B$12.52B$12.60B$12.40B$13.31B$11.95B$12.66B$13.39B$13.72B$14.02B$13.42B$13.52B$13.58B$11.16B$10.26B$9.95B$9.48B$9.36B$9.24B
# Analysts64464374497910999884455661010101055
Surprise %------------0.94%0.94%0.97%0.98%0.95%0.91%-0.98%0.94%1.00%1.00%1.05%1.11%1.03%1.23%0.89%1.05%0.98%

Morgan Stanley's average Quarter revenue forecast for Mar 24 based on 9 analysts is $14.40B, with a low forecast of $13.72B, and a high forecast of $14.96B. MS's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a 19.69% increase compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $12.03B (Dec 23).

Morgan Stanley EBITDA Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jul 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
# Analysts64464374497910999884455661010101055
EBITDA------------$3.48B$3.12B$12.81B$11.74B$10.88B$7.88B-$5.92B$6.42B$6.18B$5.97B$7.43B$6.97B$5.55B$6.39B$4.80B$5.84B$6.45B
Avg Forecast$4.82B$4.78B$4.90B$4.94B$4.53B$4.51B$4.61B$4.69B$4.24B$4.24B$4.24B$4.84B$3.79B$3.92B$3.86B$4.40B$3.72B$4.62B$4.01B$4.00B$6.09B$4.94B$5.02B$5.29B$4.41B$3.90B$5.90B$5.35B$4.09B$5.52B
High Forecast$5.00B$4.96B$5.10B$5.13B$4.71B$4.69B$4.79B$4.87B$4.41B$4.34B$4.41B$5.81B$3.86B$4.07B$4.01B$5.28B$3.86B$5.55B$4.01B$4.80B$7.30B$5.93B$6.02B$6.34B$5.29B$4.68B$7.08B$6.42B$4.91B$6.63B
Low Forecast$4.59B$4.55B$4.67B$4.71B$4.32B$4.30B$4.39B$4.47B$4.04B$4.17B$4.04B$3.87B$3.71B$3.73B$3.68B$3.52B$3.54B$3.70B$4.01B$3.20B$4.87B$3.96B$4.01B$4.23B$3.52B$3.12B$4.72B$4.28B$3.27B$4.42B
Surprise %------------0.92%0.80%3.32%2.67%2.93%1.70%-1.48%1.06%1.25%1.19%1.40%1.58%1.42%1.08%0.90%1.43%1.17%

9 analysts predict MS's average Quarter EBITDA for Mar 24 to be $4.84B, with a high of $5.81B and a low of $3.87B. This is 39.23% upper than Morgan Stanley's previous annual EBITDA (Dec 23) of $3.48B.

Morgan Stanley Net Income Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jul 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
# Analysts64464374497910999884455661010101055
Net Income------------$1.52B$2.41B$2.18B$2.98B$2.24B$2.63B-$3.67B$3.72B$3.71B$3.51B$4.12B$3.38B$2.72B$3.20B$1.70B$2.24B$2.17B
Avg Forecast$3.11B$3.16B$3.52B$3.67B$2.89B$2.94B$3.11B$3.33B$2.46B$2.64B$2.66B$3.57B$1.73B$2.11B$1.94B$3.25B$2.02B$2.77B$2.53B$2.95B$3.50B$2.97B$2.95B$2.93B$2.14B$1.91B$2.95B$1.89B$1.57B$1.86B
High Forecast$3.27B$3.32B$3.70B$3.86B$3.03B$3.09B$3.27B$3.50B$2.59B$2.83B$2.80B$4.28B$2.04B$2.22B$2.03B$3.89B$2.12B$3.33B$2.53B$3.54B$4.20B$3.56B$3.54B$3.52B$2.57B$2.29B$3.54B$2.27B$1.88B$2.23B
Low Forecast$2.92B$2.97B$3.30B$3.44B$2.71B$2.76B$2.92B$3.13B$2.31B$2.46B$2.50B$2.86B$1.37B$1.98B$1.82B$2.60B$1.89B$2.22B$2.53B$2.36B$2.80B$2.37B$2.36B$2.35B$1.71B$1.53B$2.36B$1.51B$1.25B$1.49B
Surprise %------------0.88%1.14%1.13%0.92%1.11%0.95%-1.24%1.06%1.25%1.19%1.40%1.58%1.42%1.08%0.90%1.43%1.17%

Morgan Stanley's average Quarter net income forecast for Mar 24 is $3.57B, with a range of $2.86B to $4.28B. MS's average Quarter net income forecast represents a 135.31% increase compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $1.52B (Dec 23).

Morgan Stanley SG&A Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jul 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
# Analysts64464374497910999884455661010101055
SG&A------------$5.82B$6.13B$6.19B$6.66B$5.91B$5.83B-$6.45B$5.59B$6.07B$6.57B$6.94B$5.61B$5.16B$6.10B$4.42B$5.43B$4.58B
Avg Forecast$9.10B$9.03B$9.27B$9.34B$8.57B$8.53B$8.70B$8.86B$8.01B$8.02B$8.02B$6.28B$7.15B$7.40B$7.29B$5.71B$7.02B$4.54B$7.32B$5.19B$5.30B$4.85B$5.52B$5.46B$3.99B$4.06B$6.17B$5.55B$4.20B$4.40B
High Forecast$9.46B$9.38B$9.63B$9.70B$8.90B$8.86B$9.04B$9.21B$8.33B$8.21B$8.33B$7.54B$7.29B$7.69B$7.57B$6.85B$7.30B$5.44B$7.32B$6.23B$6.36B$5.82B$6.63B$6.56B$4.79B$4.88B$7.40B$6.65B$5.04B$5.28B
Low Forecast$8.67B$8.60B$8.83B$8.90B$8.16B$8.13B$8.29B$8.45B$7.64B$7.88B$7.64B$5.02B$7.01B$7.05B$6.94B$4.57B$6.69B$3.63B$7.32B$4.15B$4.24B$3.88B$4.42B$4.37B$3.19B$3.25B$4.94B$4.44B$3.36B$3.52B
Surprise %------------0.81%0.83%0.85%1.17%0.84%1.28%-1.24%1.06%1.25%1.19%1.27%1.41%1.27%0.99%0.80%1.29%1.04%

Morgan Stanley's average Quarter SG&A projection for Mar 24 is $6.28B, based on 9 Wall Street analysts, with a range of $5.02B to $7.54B. The forecast indicates a 7.86% rise compared to MS last annual SG&A of $5.82B (Dec 23).

Morgan Stanley EPS Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jul 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
# Analysts64464374497910999884455661010101055
EPS------------$0.86$1.39$1.25$1.72$1.28$1.49-$2.04$2.12$2.01$1.88$2.22$1.84$1.68$1.98$1.02$1.33$1.28
Avg Forecast$1.93$1.96$2.18$2.28$1.79$1.83$1.93$2.07$1.53$1.64$1.65$1.67$1.07$1.31$1.20$1.68$1.25$1.52$1.56$1.71$1.94$1.69$1.66$1.72$1.30$1.28$1.12$1.16$1.02$1.11
High Forecast$2.03$2.06$2.30$2.39$1.88$1.92$2.03$2.17$1.61$1.76$1.74$1.76$1.27$1.38$1.26$1.77$1.31$1.59$1.56$1.78$2.02$1.76$1.73$1.79$1.35$1.33$1.16$1.21$1.06$1.15
Low Forecast$1.81$1.84$2.05$2.14$1.68$1.71$1.81$1.94$1.44$1.53$1.55$1.57$0.85$1.23$1.13$1.58$1.17$1.42$1.56$1.63$1.85$1.61$1.58$1.64$1.24$1.21$1.07$1.11$0.97$1.06
Surprise %------------0.80%1.06%1.04%1.02%1.02%0.98%-1.19%1.09%1.19%1.13%1.29%1.42%1.32%1.77%0.88%1.30%1.15%

According to 9 Wall Street analysts, Morgan Stanley's projected average Quarter EPS for Mar 24 is $1.67, with a low estimate of $1.57 and a high estimate of $1.76. This represents a 94.40% increase compared to MS previous annual EPS of $0.86 (Dec 23).

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LAZLazard$49.76$53.257.01%Buy
MSMorgan Stanley$99.30$102.603.32%Hold
SFStifel Financial$89.98$92.002.24%Buy
GSGoldman Sachs Group$484.58$459.33-5.21%Buy
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MCMoelis & Company$68.93$47.00-31.81%Buy
PJTPJT Partners$129.67$79.50-38.69%Buy

MS Forecast FAQ


No, according to 20 Wall Street analysts, Morgan Stanley (MS) is considered a 'Hold'. The rating consensus is based on 0 'Strong Buy' and 9 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 45.00% of MS's total ratings.

Morgan Stanley (MS) average price target is $102.6 with a range of $45 to $125, implying a 3.32% from its last price of $99.3. The data is based on 20 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for MS stock, the company can go up by 3.32% (from the last price of $99.3 to the average price target of $102.6), up by 25.88% based on the highest stock price target, and down by -54.68% based on the lowest stock price target.

MS's average twelve months analyst stock price target of $102.6 does not support the claim that Morgan Stanley can reach $150 in the near future.

Morgan Stanley's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2025) are as follows: average revenue is $61.91B (high $64.33B, low $58.99B), average EBITDA is $18.34B (high $19.06B, low $17.48B), average net income is $12.27B (high $12.89B, low $11.52B), average SG&A $34.66B (high $36.01B, low $33.02B), and average EPS is $7.62 (high $8, low $7.15). MS's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2026) are as follows: average revenue is $65.6B (high $68.17B, low $62.51B), average EBITDA is $19.44B (high $20.2B, low $18.52B), average net income is $13.46B (high $14.15B, low $12.64B), average SG&A $36.73B (high $38.16B, low $35B), and average EPS is $8.36 (high $8.78, low $7.84).

Based on Morgan Stanley's last annual report (Dec 2023), the company's revenue was $50.67B, which missed the average analysts forecast of $52.98B by -4.37%. Apple's EBITDA was $15.93B, missing the average prediction of $15.96B by -0.23%. The company's net income was $9.09B, beating the average estimation of $9.02B by 0.75%. Apple's SG&A was $25.1B, missing the average forecast of $27.55B by -8.89%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $5.24, missing the average prediction of $5.26 by -0.46%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Dec 2023), Morgan Stanley's revenue was $12.03B, missing the average analysts' forecast of $12.77B by -5.81%. The company's EBITDA was $3.48B, missing the average prediction of $3.79B by -8.11%. Morgan Stanley's net income was $1.52B, missing the average estimation of $1.73B by -12.31%. The company's SG&A was $5.82B, missing the average forecast of $7.15B by -18.59%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $0.86, missing the average prediction of $1.07 by -19.91%