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Morgan Stanley (MS)

179.49

-4.48 (2.44%)

as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Closed.

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TOP PICK

Morgan Stanley is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered at 1585 Broadway in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. With offices in 41 countries and more than 75,000 employees, the firms clients include corporations, governments, institutions, and individuals. Social media mentions are up 400% in the past 24h.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Jun 21/22, Up 19%)

Largest wealth manager in the US, having scaled back from investment banking and trading. Lots of free cashflow, in great financial shape, steady dividend increases, hefty dividend. Core holding. More stable and conservative than JPM, which he also owns. Yield is 4%.

BUY

He doesn't trust the regional banks, expecting more consolidation. Prefers big banks, so he's holding onto this. In Q4, he expects the S&P to make a new high, so trading revenues for the banks will be strong. You have to own financials now.

TOP PICK

More than 50% of business in wealth management business.
Doesn't need corporate finance business to thrive.
As economy grows, company will grow with it.
Higher interest rates not affecting business in a bad way.
Trading at 12x earnings(cheap), with ~3% dividend yield.

TOP PICK

CEO thinks economy will see a nice recovery in back half of this year. Great job building out asset and wealth management, and so ROE has continued to increase from 10% to 16% in a decade. Buying back stock. Good entry point with the banking turmoil. Cyclical low in banking will come back in 2024-25. Yield is 3.47%.

(Analysts’ price target is $98.05)

BUY

Owns shares in the company.
Excellent company for the long term.
Concentrating in the wealth management side of business.
Very active in M&A wealth management.
Good long term prospects for the business.

BUY

Reported this morning and shares sank like a rock. Loan losses came in much higher than expected and the investment banking line was disappointing. But only net new assets matter, because MS is in the asset management business; it took in $110 billion which doubled the previous quarter. This number told him that MS was golden. MS shares rallied from that early low to finish slightly positive.

BUY

They report next Wednesday. They're not exposed to the lending business, and are a juggernaut in wealth management to rich clients. Avoid the regionals.

BUY

Well-capitalized bank. Boast a great management business.

HOLD

Beat market expectations.
Cutting jobs recently.
Would hold shares for the long term.
One of the best US banking stocks.
Very good long term investment.

COMMENT

If we're going into a recession, not typically a company that's going to see 52-week highs. It has hit a 6-month high. Once we cycle through January/February, it will be at a 52-week high if it holds at this price.

WEAK BUY

A decade ago, was in the same position as GS is in now. Started investing in wealth and asset management ten years ago. So, weakness in one set of earnings was offset by strength in another.

BUY

They have aggressively moved into wealth management, which is more consistent than traditional investment banking. He expects a strong quarter on Tuesday.

PARTIAL BUY

They spent years transitioning from an investment bank to an asset manager, a far steadier, safer business, but held hostage to the market. That's why their AUM took a hit last year, but 2023 will see a recovery if the Fed stops tightening in the second half. They can't do worse than last year. Earnings are coming back. PEG ratio is under 0.9. Maybe wait until they report next week.

BUY

Has long owned this. Wealth management and trading have been driving revenues and growth.

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