$1,220,000 of MORGAN STANLEY & CO LLC lobbying was just disclosed, from Q2 of 2026, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"Issues Related to Financial Regulatory Restructuring and Implementation Issues Related to Mortgage Industry Reforms Issues Related to Community Reinvestment Act Issues Related to Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) Issues Related to Bank Capital Standards Issues Relating to Data Privacy Issues Related to Broker Dealers Issues Related to Energy Legislation Issues Related to Derivatives Issues Related to Financial Market System Risk Issues Related to Commodity Markets Issues Related to Investment Advisors Issues Related to Financial Regulatory Restructuring Issues Related to Pension Reform Issues Related to Exchange Act Reform Issues Related to Corporate Governance Issues Related to Digital Assets China Market Access US-China Relationship Issues Related to Currency Exchange Oversight Issues Related to Trade and Tariff Policy US-Russia Relationship US-Turkey Relationship US-Iran Relationship US-India Relationship US-Latin American Relationships US-Middle East Relations US-South Africa Relationships US-South, Central, and East Asia Relationships US-UK and EU Relationships US-Ukraine Relationship US-Colombia and Brazil Relationships Taxation of Financial Institutions and Products Issues Related to International Tax Rules Energy Tax Legislation Issues Related to Tax-Exempt Bonds Issues Related to Pension Reforms"
You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.
MS Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $MS stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MS stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE DAN NEWHOUSE purchased up to $15,000 on 07/10.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API Congress trades endpoint.
MS Insider Trading Activity
MS insiders have traded $MS stock on the open market 32 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 32 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MS stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- ANDREW M SAPERSTEIN (Co-President) has made 0 purchases and 12 sales selling 81,998 shares for an estimated $15,313,408.
- MICHAEL A. PIZZI (Head Technology & Operations) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 44,165 shares for an estimated $8,899,824.
- DANIEL A SIMKOWITZ (Co-President) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 47,658 shares for an estimated $8,800,299.
- SHARON YESHAYA (Chief Financial Officer) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 31,392 shares for an estimated $6,403,096.
- ERIC F GROSSMAN (Chief Legal/Admin Officer) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 32,673 shares for an estimated $6,086,895.
- MANDELL CRAWLEY (Chief Client Officer) has made 0 purchases and 8 sales selling 23,989 shares for an estimated $4,477,633.
- CHARLES A SMITH (Chief Risk Officer) sold 8,500 shares for an estimated $1,547,685
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
MS Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,137 institutional investors add shares of MS stock to their portfolio, and 995 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS removed 13,386,787 shares (-65.2%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $2,161,430,629
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 11,194,880 shares (-70.6%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,807,525,324
- CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS added 4,838,407 shares (+31.4%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $781,209,194
- FMR LLC removed 3,436,568 shares (-13.1%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $554,868,269
- TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP added 2,622,799 shares (+234.8%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $423,477,126
- STATE STREET CORP removed 2,514,557 shares (-2.4%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $406,000,373
- MARSHALL WACE, LLP added 2,463,402 shares (+142.1%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $397,740,886
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
MS Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $MS in the last several months. We have seen 0 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 1 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Oppenheimer issued a "Underperform" rating on 06/30/2026
To track analyst ratings and price targets for MS, check out Quiver Quantitative's $MS forecast page.
MS Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $MS recently. We have seen 10 analysts offer price targets for $MS in the last 6 months, with a median target of $229.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Erika Najarian from UBS set a target price of $255.0 on 07/07/2026
- Ebrahim Poonawala from B of A Securities set a target price of $250.0 on 07/07/2026
- Richard Ramsden from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $233.0 on 07/06/2026
- Glenn Schorr from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $233.0 on 07/06/2026
- Mike Mayo from Wells Fargo set a target price of $225.0 on 06/24/2026
- Keith Horowitz from Citigroup set a target price of $220.0 on 06/23/2026
- Kian Abouhossein from JP Morgan set a target price of $187.0 on 06/12/2026
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