Q3 EPS Forecast for Morgan Stanley Boosted by Analyst

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) – Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Morgan Stanley in a research report issued on Monday, October 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $1.97 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.96. The consensus estimate for Morgan Stanley’s current full-year earnings is $8.56 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Morgan Stanley’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.04 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.73 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.26 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.35 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.34 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.40 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.57 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.46 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.92 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on MS. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Morgan Stanley from $130.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, September 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Morgan Stanley from $145.00 to $164.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Morgan Stanley from $145.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of Morgan Stanley from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Morgan Stanley in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $154.85.

Morgan Stanley Stock Performance

MS stock opened at $155.29 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.30, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 0.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $247.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.59, a PEG ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.32. Morgan Stanley has a 1 year low of $94.33 and a 1 year high of $163.98. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $152.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $136.21.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The financial services provider reported $2.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.98 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $16.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.15 billion. Morgan Stanley had a return on equity of 15.20% and a net margin of 13.06%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.82 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Morgan Stanley

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of MS. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Morgan Stanley by 111.0% in the 1st quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 211 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Morgan Stanley by 645.8% in the 2nd quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 179 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Morgan Stanley in the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. WFA of San Diego LLC acquired a new stake in Morgan Stanley during the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Garde Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in Morgan Stanley during the 1st quarter worth about $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.19% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Sharon Yeshaya sold 25,583 shares of Morgan Stanley stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $139.81, for a total transaction of $3,576,759.23. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 128,662 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,988,234.22. The trade was a 16.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Michael A. Pizzi sold 18,000 shares of Morgan Stanley stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.62, for a total value of $2,531,160.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 136,407 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,181,552.34. The trade was a 11.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 148,149 shares of company stock valued at $20,841,628 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

Morgan Stanley announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Tuesday, July 1st that allows the company to buyback $20.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the financial services provider to purchase up to 8.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Morgan Stanley Company Profile

Morgan Stanley, a financial holding company, provides various financial products and services to corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. It operates through Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment Management segments.