The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

MS

Concerning the House

Morgan Stanley, a financial holding company, provides various financial products and services to corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates through Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment Management segments. The company offers capital raising and financial advisory services, including services related to the underwriting of debt, equity securities, and other products, as well as advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and project finance. It also provides equity and fixed income products comprising sales, financing, prime brokerage, and market-making services; Asia wealth management; business-related investments services; originating corporate and commercial real estate loans, secured lending facilities, and extending securities-based and other financing; and research activities. In addition, the company offers financial advisor-led brokerage, investment advisory, custody, cash management, and administrative services; self-directed brokerage services; financial and wealth planning services; stock plan administration; securities-based lending, residential real estate loans, and other lending products; banking; and retirement plan services. Further, it provides equity, fixed income, alternatives and solutions, and liquidity and overlay services to benefit/defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, government entities, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, third-party fund sponsors, corporations, and individuals. Morgan Stanley was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

United States · www.morganstanley.com

The Long Run

FY 2009–2025 · 17 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$8.61B-21.0%
Net income$9.09B+6.7%
Cash from ops-$17.89B+46.2%
Quotation

$217.64

+2.57 (+1.2%)

52w hi$227.30
52w lo$140.85
Vol2.92M
As ofAug 12
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.26

Short+0.11
Medium+0.31
Long+0.46

computed 2026-08-12

By the Numbers

Morgan Stanley

Financial Services · Capital Markets

Market cap$342.13B
Enterprise value$217.06B
Trailing P/E17.57x
Forward P/E15.96x
EV / EBITDA
P / S (ttm)4.40x
Profit margin25.9%
Return on equity18.0%
Revenue growth+28.0%
Earnings growth+62.4%
Debt / equity517.28
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX1.38
Corr SPX0.73
Annual vol30.7%
Annual ret+47.7%
Sharpe1.55
Max DD-29.2%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.35
Sector+0.08
Technical+0.13
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-12

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 12$218.49$220.50$216.99$217.642.92M
Aug 11$216.32$217.21$213.52$215.073.79M
Aug 10$216.33$217.62$214.38$215.333.84M
Aug 7$213.74$216.47$211.81$216.335.23M
Aug 6$219.01$219.78$213.54$213.753.59M