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Morgan Stanley (MS)

(Real Time Quote from BATS)

$214.69 USD

214.69
2,971,938

-2.86 (-1.32%)

Updated Aug 19, 2026 03:34 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.94%
2Buy18.22%
3Hold10.27%
4Sell5.79%
5Strong Sell3.20%
S&P50011.55%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

  • Value Score A
  • Growth Score A
  • Momentum Score A
  • VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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D Value F Growth D Momentum F VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Top 17% (42 out of 247)

Industry: Financial - Investment Bank

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Zacks News

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Morgan Stanley (MS) Increases Despite Market Slip: Here's What You Need to Know

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Morgan Stanley (MS) closed at $178.83 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.13% move from the prior day.

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Morgan Stanley (MS) Is Up 4.04% in One Week: What You Should Know

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Morgan Stanley (MS) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know

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Here's How Much a $1000 Investment in Morgan Stanley Made 10 Years Ago Would Be Worth Today

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Morgan Stanley (MS) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know

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Morgan Stanley (MS) concluded the recent trading session at $173.72, signifying a +2.74% move from its prior day's close.

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Morgan Stanley Shares Surge 34.5% YTD: Buy Now or Wait?

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MS shares jump 34.5% YTD. Does the M&A rebound and its wealth and asset management push make the stock an attractive bet? Let's find out.

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JPM's Switzerland Play: Hiring Spree, New Money & A 2030 Doubling Goal

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JPMorgan targets another doubling of its Swiss private bank by 2030, fueled by hiring, net inflows and UHNW demand shifts.