MORGAN STANLEY ($MS) posted quarterly earnings results for Q1 2026 on Wednesday, April 15th. The company reported earnings of $3.43 per share, beating estimates of $3.09 by $0.34. The company also reported revenue of $20,580,000,000, beating estimates of $20,316,212,267 by $263,787,733.
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MORGAN STANLEY Insider Trading Activity
MORGAN STANLEY insiders have traded $MS stock on the open market 17 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 17 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
- DANIEL A SIMKOWITZ (Co-President) sold 32,968 shares for an estimated $6,020,312
- ANDREW M SAPERSTEIN (Co-President) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 30,330 shares for an estimated $5,569,085.
- 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
- MANDELL CRAWLEY (Chief Client Officer) has made 0 purchases and 5 sales selling 7,860 shares for an estimated $1,441,879.
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MORGAN STANLEY Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,169 institutional investors add shares of MORGAN STANLEY stock to their portfolio, and 935 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
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MORGAN STANLEY Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $MS stock 5 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 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. has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 11/18, 10/17 and 0 sales.
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MORGAN STANLEY 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 MORGAN STANLEY, check out Quiver Quantitative's $MS forecast page.
MORGAN STANLEY Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $MS recently. We have seen 5 analysts offer price targets for $MS in the last 6 months, with a median target of $196.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Erika Najarian from UBS set a target price of $196.0 on 04/07/2026
- Glenn Schorr from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $190.0 on 04/06/2026
- Kian Abouhossein from JP Morgan set a target price of $179.0 on 03/10/2026
- Christopher McGratty from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods set a target price of $210.0 on 01/16/2026
- Jason Goldberg from Barclays set a target price of $219.0 on 01/05/2026
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