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Morgan Stanley turned itself from an investment bank into a manager of other people's money — deliberately.
Historically this was a trading and investment bank: underwriting, deal advisory, markets operations. That income is deeply uneven — it depends on the number of large transactions and on volatility, and halves in a bad year.
The answer was acquiring a retail brokerage and a workplace equity platform: the bank gained a multimillion-client base and fees proportional to assets under management. That revenue is steady and grows with the market, so wealth management now contributes profit comparable to the trading arm.
The logic of the rebuild is that the market values predictable revenue above cyclical revenue. The risks remain: a weak year in underwriting, capital requirements, and the cost of acquiring clients. The bank pays a dividend and buys back stock.
Based on the last 12 months of reports, through 30 June 2026
The sector median covers every company in the sector on the US market, loss-making ones included.
Morgan Stanley (MS) is a company in the Financials sector; its shares trade on NYSE.
The price of Morgan Stanley (MS) on November 2, 2026 is 185.72 $, +0.77 % on the day. Over 52 weeks the stock traded between 152.80 $ and 232.25 $; the price now sits 41 % of the way up that range. Over the past year the price changed by +11.96 %. The P/E ratio is 14.23, which is above the sector median (12.85). Market capitalization is 286.90 billion $, rank 1 among 24 stocks of the same industry with a known capitalization.
Morgan Stanley trades on NYSE under the ticker MS. The company belongs to the Financials sector. The trading history on this page starts on 22 August 2016.
Over the past 52 weeks MS has traded between 152.80 $ and 232.25 $. As of 2 November 2026 the price stood 36.88 % of the way from the 52-week low to the high.
Over one year MS shares rose 11.96 %; over six months they fell 2.79 %. Volatility over 90 days is 26.99 %. Dividends are not included: this is price change only, as of 2 November 2026.
MS trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.2, above the sector median of 12.8. Price to sales is 3.7, above the sector median of 2.7. Price to book is 2.5, above the sector median of 1.3. Calculated from reports for the period ending 30 June 2026.
Morgan Stanley reported revenue of 78.0B $ and net income of 20.2B $ over the last four quarters. Net margin is 25.83 %. Revenue changed by +18.00 % year over year. Earnings per share are 12.38 $. Market capitalisation is 286.9B $.
MS has a return on equity of 17.33 %, above the sector median of 10.15 %. Return on assets is 1.20 %, above the sector median of 1.17 %.
