Weekly Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Morgan Stanley (MS)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS):

• 10/3/2025 – Morgan Stanley is now covered by analysts at BMO Capital Markets. They set an “outperform” rating and a $180.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/3/2025 – Morgan Stanley had its price target raised by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $145.00 to $164.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/2/2025 – Morgan Stanley was upgraded by analysts at BMO Capital Markets to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 10/1/2025 – Morgan Stanley had its price target raised by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $145.00 to $171.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 9/30/2025 – Morgan Stanley had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI from $150.00 to $165.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 9/27/2025 – Morgan Stanley had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 9/26/2025 – Morgan Stanley had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $130.00 to $155.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 9/16/2025 – Morgan Stanley had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $145.00 to $165.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.

Morgan Stanley Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 31st were given a dividend of $1.00 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 31st. This is a positive change from Morgan Stanley’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.93. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.5%. Morgan Stanley’s dividend payout ratio is 45.30%.

Insider Activity at Morgan Stanley

In related news, CFO Sharon Yeshaya sold 25,583 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $139.81, for a total value of $3,576,759.23. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 128,662 shares in the company, valued at $17,988,234.22. This represents a 16.59% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Daniel A. Simkowitz sold 29,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $141.13, for a total transaction of $4,092,770.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 399,105 shares in the company, valued at $56,325,688.65. This represents a 6.77% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 148,149 shares of company stock worth $20,841,628 over the last quarter. 0.19% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.