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Morgan Stanley

US · MS #47 by market cap Listed 1986
180.13 +1.66 +0.93%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 528s ago · 2026-10-20 15:30

Analyst consensus 15 analysts

Buy
Avg price target 231.57 +28.6%
Price target rangecurrent 180.13
Low210.00
Avg231.57
High262.00
Buy 53% Hold 47% Sell 0%
Recent ratings (25)
DateFirmAnalystRatingTarget
2026-10-08 Erste Group -- Hold --
2026-10-07 Piper Sandler -- Hold 210.00
2026-10-07 RBC Capital -- Hold 243.00
2026-10-06 BMO Capital -- Buy 215.00
2026-10-06 Barclays -- Buy 262.00
2026-10-05 UBS -- Buy 236.00
2026-10-05 BofA Securities -- Buy 225.00
2026-10-01 Evercore -- Buy 215.00
2026-09-30 Citi -- Hold 210.00
2026-09-29 RBC Capital -- Hold 243.00
2026-09-28 HSBC -- Hold 219.00
2026-09-25 Wells Fargo -- Hold 223.00
2026-09-24 Wells Fargo -- Hold 223.00
2026-09-20 BofA Securities -- Buy 250.00
2026-09-18 Barclays -- Buy 262.00
2026-09-16 Barclays -- Buy 262.00
2026-09-15 Goldman Sachs -- Hold 239.00
2026-09-08 Goldman Sachs -- Hold 258.00
2026-08-06 DBS -- Buy 250.00
2026-08-05 Barclays -- Buy 262.00
2026-08-03 UBS -- Buy 260.00
2026-07-20 HSBC -- Hold 215.00
2026-07-17 BofA Securities -- Buy 250.00
2026-07-17 Freedom Capital Markets -- Buy 245.00
2026-07-17 BMO Capital -- Buy 250.00

Quant vs Street three independent views, side by side

Momentum strategy signal
Sell
Analyst consensus
Buy

Signals diverge - worth digging into why.

Not investment advice. The factor grade ranks this stock on fundamentals against StockVane's covered universe; the momentum strategy signal is a rules-based backtest, not a recommendation; analyst consensus reflects sell-side coverage. The three use different methods and can reasonably disagree.

Price target trend monthly average, last 3 years

✦ Quant Analyst Revision Trend how this is computed

Mixed
3 3
■ Upgrades■ Downgrades
  • 3 upgrades vs 3 downgrades among tracked analyst rating changes.
  • Most recent: Erste Group moved from Buy to Hold on 2026-10-08.

Recent rating changes

DateFirmChangeTarget
2026-10-08 Erste Group Buy → Hold --
2026-06-30 Oppenheimer Hold → Sell --
2026-04-27 Erste Group Hold → Buy --
2026-04-07 UBS Hold → Buy 196.00
2026-03-23 Goldman Sachs Sell → Hold 172.00
2026-02-10 Goldman Sachs Hold → Sell 95.00

Earnings history price reaction on the day

PeriodReport dateSessionOptions expectedActual move
2026/Q3 2026-10-14 -- ±3.41% -2.75% (in line)
2026/Q2 2026-07-15 -- ±4.01% +0.39% (in line)
2026/Q1 2026-04-15 -- ±2.78% +4.52% (beat)
2025/Q4 2026-01-15 -- ±3.03% +5.78% (beat)
2025/Q3 2025-10-15 -- ±3.57% +4.71% (beat)
2025/Q2 2025-07-16 -- ±3.71% -1.27% (in line)
2025/Q1 2025-04-11 -- ±9.29% +1.44% (in line)
2024/Q4 2025-01-16 -- ±3.76% +4.03% (beat)
2024/Q3 2024-10-16 -- ±3.97% +6.50% (beat)
2024/Q2 2024-07-16 -- ±3.53% +0.91% (in line)
2024/Q1 2024-04-16 -- ±4.72% +2.47% (in line)
2023/Q4 2024-01-16 -- ±3.71% -4.16% (beat)

"Options expected" is the pre-earnings options market's implied move (a straddle-style estimate), shown next to what actually happened.

Quote time 2026-10-20 15:30:14 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.

Morgan Stanley discussion 1 comments

  1. the shift toward wealth management fee income makes this a different bank than it was a decade ago, market’s still catching up to that in how it prices the stock relative to peers.

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