Core Viewpoint - Morgan Stanley's trading business is expected to perform well in Q4 2024, driven by increased client activity and market volatility, which will likely support its quarterly results to be announced on January 16 [1][2]. Trading Revenues - The Zacks Consensus Estimate for equity trading revenues is $2.38 billion, reflecting an 8.2% increase year-over-year, while fixed-income trading revenues are estimated at $1.78 billion, indicating a 24% growth [3]. - The company's own estimates for Q4 equity trading revenues and fixed-income trading revenues are $2.78 billion and $1.93 billion, respectively [3]. Investment Banking Income - Global mergers and acquisitions (M&As) showed significant improvement in Q4 2024, with robust deal value and volume, supported by strong financial performance and interest rate cuts [4]. - The Zacks Consensus Estimate for advisory fees is $593.2 million, suggesting a 15.5% decline from last year, while the company's estimate is $613.1 million [5]. - The IPO market is showing cautious optimism, with increased activity in follow-up equity issuances and decent bond issuance volume, leading to expected growth in underwriting fees [6]. - The consensus estimate for fixed-income underwriting fees is $515.2 million (31.8% increase), and for equity underwriting fees, it is $360.6 million (60.3% increase), with total underwriting fees estimated at $875.8 million (42.2% rise) [7]. - Total Investment Banking income is expected to rise significantly, with the Zacks Consensus Estimate at $1.62 billion (22.8% increase) [8]. Net Interest Income - The Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts are anticipated to support Morgan Stanley's Net Interest Income (NII) growth, with the Zacks Consensus Estimate for NII at $2.09 billion (10.1% increase) [9][10]. Expenses - Overall costs are expected to be elevated due to investments in franchises, with total non-interest expenses estimated at $11.04 billion (2.2% year-over-year increase) [11]. Earnings Estimates - The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings per share has been revised to $1.60, indicating a 41.6% rise from the previous year, with sales estimated at $14.71 billion (14.1% increase) [14]. Earnings Prediction - The likelihood of Morgan Stanley beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is high, supported by a positive Earnings ESP of +1.79% and a Zacks Rank of 3 [12][13].

The latest trading session saw Morgan Stanley (MS) ending at $126.88, denoting a -1.37% adjustment from its last day's close. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.11%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.42%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 1.89%.Coming into today, shares of the investment bank had gained 0.05% in the past month. In that same time, the Finance sector lost 3.95%, while the S&P 500 lost 1.7%.Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Morgan ...

The Finance group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. Has Morgan Stanley (MS) been one of those stocks this year? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.Morgan Stanley is one of 871 companies in the Finance group. The Finance group currently sits at #1 within the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank considers 16 different groups, measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks ...

The most recent trading session ended with Morgan Stanley (MS) standing at $127.59, reflecting a +0.63% shift from the previouse trading day's closing. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.82% gain on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.22%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 1.77%.Heading into today, shares of the investment bank had lost 4.17% over the past month, lagging the Finance sector's gain of 0.44% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.8% in that time.Market participants will be closely following the fi ...

Morgan Stanley (MS) closed the most recent trading day at $131.61, moving +0.3% from the previous trading session. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.56%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.42%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 0.83%.Shares of the investment bank have appreciated by 12.87% over the course of the past month, outperforming the Finance sector's gain of 4.42% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.11%.Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Mor ...

For those looking to find strong Finance stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Morgan Stanley (MS) is a stock that can certainly grab the attention of many investors, but do its recent returns compare favorably to the sector as a whole? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Finance peers, we might be able to answer that question.Morgan Stanley is a member of the Finance sector. This group includes 871 individual ...

Morgan Stanley (MS) closed the most recent trading day at $134.69, moving -0.22% from the previous trading session. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.35%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.97%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 0.17%.The investment bank's shares have seen an increase of 13.27% over the last month, surpassing the Finance sector's gain of 3.93% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.69%.Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performan ...

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CHINA - 2024/06/23: In this photo illustration, the American multinational investment bank and ... [+] financial services company Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) logo seen displayed on a smartphone with an economic stock exchange index graph in the background. (Photo Illustration by Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesGoldman Sachs’ stock (NYSE: GS) has had a very good year, rising by a solid 57% year-to-date. In comparison, its peer Morgan Stanley (NYSE: ...

Momentum investing revolves around the idea of following a stock's recent trend in either direction. In the 'long' context, investors will be essentially be "buying high, but hoping to sell even higher." With this methodology, taking advantage of trends in a stock's price is key; once a stock establishes a course, it is more than likely to continue moving that way. The goal is that once a stock heads down a fixed path, it will lead to timely and profitable trades.Even though momentum is a popular stock char ...