Should You Buy Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) On Current Analyst Views?

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Peoples Bank OH maintained its stake in shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. Stifel Financial owns 133,202 shares. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is a momentum oscillator that measures the speed and change of stock price movements. Banced Corp's holdings in Morgan Stanley were worth $676,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund purchased a new stake in shares of Morgan Stanley during the fourth quarter worth about $1,973,000.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) declined 1.846% throughout intraday market trading on early Wednesday, reaching $47.045. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 86,445 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $3,852,000 after buying an additional 8,006 shares during the period.

Buckingham Capital Management Inc increased Allergan Plc stake by 12,511 shares to 21,000 valued at $4.41 million in 2016Q4. Adirondack Trust Co. now owns 2,824 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $121,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the period. Finally, Fulton Bank N.A. increased its position in Morgan Stanley by 4.9% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 206,426 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $8,843,000 after buying an additional 1,773,467 shares during the period.

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In latest trading session, Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) slightly down -0.33% with 487445 trading volume. Although it was originally intended for commodity traders to help identify the start and finish of market trends, it is frequently used to analyze stocks as well. The company has market cap of $89.46 billion. The company has a 50 day moving average of $45.83 and a 200-day moving average of $44.22. Morgan Stanley has a one year low of $28.86 and a one year high of $48.90. Morgan Stanley also was the target of some unusual options trading on Monday. A raise of 381% when compared with the average volume of 1,407 bullish call options.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 19th. The financial services provider reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.11. Morgan Stanley had a net margin of 16.77% and a return on equity of 9.86%. HBI generated revenue of $1.88 Billion in the same quarter, one year ago. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.75 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) notched a 12-month high of $49.00 while $61.00 target is by far the most aggressive out of analysts who are now evaluating MS, $12 higher than the next highest 52-week price estimate. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 31st will be issued a $0.25 dividend. Adirondack Co reported 0.08% in Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS). The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 27th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.11%. Morgan Stanley's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.65%. If you are accessing this report on another website, it was copied illegally and reposted in violation of U.S. & worldwide trademark & copyright legislation. The correct version of this news story can be accessed at https://www.chaffeybreeze.com/2017/08/09/morgan-stanley-nysems-stake-decreased-by-banced-corp-updated.html. A certain stock may be considered to be on an uptrend if trading above a moving average and the average is sloping upward. So far, analysts are sticking with their neutral recommendations with the consensus call at 2.6.

"Chairman and CEO at Morgan Stanley, GORMAN JAMES P on 2017-08-01 Sell 212366 shares of the company at a price of $47.26". Deutsche Bank AG raised Morgan Stanley from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $42.49 to $47.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 29th. Moreover, Train Babcock Advisors Lc has 0.38% invested in Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) for 21,684 shares. Morgan Stanley now has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $47.61. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.26, for a total value of $10,036,417.16. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 92,226,969 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $3,951,003,000 after buying an additional 4,331,723 shares in the last quarter. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.68, for a total transaction of $1,202,803.56. Junto Capital Management Lp bought 127,400 shares as the company's stock declined 9.43% while stock markets rallied.

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