$1,230,000 of MORGAN STANLEY & CO LLC lobbying was just disclosed, from Q1 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 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 4 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 3 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MS stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE JULIE JOHNSON has traded it 2 times. They made 0 purchases and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 12/18, 11/13.
- REPRESENTATIVE STEVE COHEN sold up to $100,000 on 12/17.
- REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. purchased up to $15,000 on 11/18.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
MS Insider Trading Activity
MS insiders have traded $MS stock on the open market 27 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 27 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MS stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- EDWARD PICK (Chairman and CEO) sold 100,000 shares for an estimated $16,434,440
- ANDREW M SAPERSTEIN (Co-President) has made 0 purchases and 12 sales selling 81,998 shares for an estimated $15,313,408.
- DANIEL A SIMKOWITZ (Co-President) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 47,658 shares for an estimated $8,800,299.
- MANDELL CRAWLEY (Chief Client Officer) has made 0 purchases and 8 sales selling 23,989 shares for an estimated $4,477,633.
- ERIC F GROSSMAN (Chief Legal/Admin Officer) sold 21,555 shares for an estimated $3,966,137
- MICHAEL A. PIZZI (Head Technology & Operations) sold 20,000 shares for an estimated $3,691,000
- SHARON YESHAYA (Chief Financial Officer) sold 15,838 shares for an estimated $2,942,176
- 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.
MS Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,170 institutional investors add shares of MS stock to their portfolio, and 950 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 27,181,077 shares (-74.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $4,825,456,599
- CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS removed 6,777,117 shares (-24.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $1,203,141,581
- CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS removed 5,048,925 shares (-89.2%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $896,335,655
- CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS removed 3,816,598 shares (-19.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $677,560,642
- PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added 3,364,080 shares (+29.1%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $597,225,122
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 2,880,247 shares (-15.4%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $511,330,249
- INVESCO LTD. removed 1,888,903 shares (-20.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $335,336,949
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
MS Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $MS in the last several months. We have seen 2 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/05/2026
- Wolfe Research issued a "Outperform" rating on 11/24/2025
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 9 analysts offer price targets for $MS in the last 6 months, with a median target of $205.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Christopher McGratty from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods set a target price of $218.0 on 04/16/2026
- Richard Ramsden from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $205.0 on 04/16/2026
- Ebrahim Poonawala from B of A Securities set a target price of $225.0 on 04/16/2026
- Gerard Cassidy from RBC Capital set a target price of $207.0 on 04/16/2026
- Mike Mayo from Wells Fargo set a target price of $200.0 on 04/16/2026
- Jason Goldberg from Barclays set a target price of $2230.0 on 04/16/2026
- Erika Najarian from UBS set a target price of $196.0 on 04/07/2026
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