Capital Research Global Investors Adds $1.0B in Morgan Stanley ($MS)

Key Points

  • Capital Research Global Investors changed its Morgan Stanley ($MS) stake by 31.4% last quarter, boosting to 20,270,720 shares worth $4.31 billion.
  • Wall Street's consensus rating on $MS is Buy and an average price target of $203.67.
  • $MS last traded around $212.66.

Capital Research Global Investors increased its position in Morgan Stanley ($MS) by 31.4% during the most recent quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 20,270,720 shares of Morgan Stanley after buying 4,838,407 shares during the quarter. Capital Research Global Investors's holdings in Morgan Stanley were worth $4.31 billion as of its most recent filing.

Morgan Stanley ($MS) Stock

Last price$212.66
Market cap$337.60B
P/E ratio19.39
Forward P/E16.84
PEG ratio2.57
Beta1.22
52-week low$129.66
52-week high$219.16
50-day MA$193.95
200-day MA$174.11
Current ratio1.96
Quick ratio1.53
Debt-to-equity5.02

Morgan Stanley Earnings

EPS (ttm)$11.04
Revenue (ttm)$73.17B
Revenue growth16.3%
Net margin24.8%
Return on equity16.4%
Next earningsJul 15, 2026

Morgan Stanley Dividend

Annual dividend$4.00
Dividend yield187.00%
Payout ratio35.5%
Ex-dividend dateApr 30, 2026

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ConsensusBuy
Average target$203.67
High target$230.00
Low target$165.00
Analysts covering21

About Morgan Stanley

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.

ExchangeNYSE
SectorFinancial Services
IndustryCapital Markets
HeadquartersNew York, NY
CEOMr. Edward N. Pick
Employees84,000

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