Skip to main content

Morgan Stanley

corporate_fare Company Profile

Morgan Stanley

MS·NYSE·Finance·CIK 0000895421

Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm that advises, originates, trades, manages, and distributes capital for governments, institutions, and individuals through its subsidiaries and affiliates. Originally incorporated in Delaware in 1981, with predecessor companies dating back to 1924, Morgan Stanley operates as a financial holding company regulated by the Federal Reserve under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956. The firm conducts business from its headquarters in and around New York City, regional offices and branches across the U.S., and principal offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and other world financial centers. Morgan Stanley maintains significant market positions across its three business segments: Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment Management. These segments provide a wide variety of products and services to a diverse client base, including corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. The firm's businesses are highly competitive in the U.S. and globally for clients, market share, and human talent. Financial information for the years ended December 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023 is available in its financial statements.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) is a publicly traded company in the Finance sector. Wiseek has independently scored 62 items for MS at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-10-01, rated 7/10. Across its 20 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 9 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for MS spans 10-Q, SCHEDULE 13D/A, 8-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Morgan Stanley Opens Digital Asset Lab, Wins $7B Virtusa IPO Mandate
  • Morgan Stanley Employee Leaks Asia Deal Pipeline, Exposing 100+ Transactions
  • Canada Taps Morgan Stanley, CIBC to Advise on Airport Concession Sale
  • NSE IPO Anchor Book Raises Rs.6,745 Crore from 150+ Investors
  • Morgan Stanley Cuts NSE IPO Stake Sale by 5M Shares as Issue Shrinks

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$70.64B
Net Income
$16.86B
Diluted EPS
$10.21
Op. Cash Flow
-$17.89B
Cash & Equivalents
$111.69B
Total Debt
$341.68B
Debt / Equity
3.06×
Net Margin
23.9%
Shares Outstanding
1.58B sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-19 · accession 0000895421-26-000086

Short Interest & Short Volume

3.23 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 14,693,087 shares in MS as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 1.1% decrease from the prior period — about 3.2 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 42.1% of MS volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)14,693,087 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 1.1%
Days to cover3.23 at avg daily volume of 4,551,617
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)42.1% of 2,180,372 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume31.7%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Dilution Risk

Low risk

Filing-implied dilution signals for MS, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-10-02.

1 recent capital raise

Structured Note Issuance · Pricing and Estimated Value

A filing-implied signal, not a realized share count. How Wiseek tracks dilution →

Browse all tickers starting with M →
$190.35 +0.04% today
52-week range · as of 2026-08-04 $139.41 – $232.25
Market cap
$298.89B
Volume
6.3M (1.3× avg)
3-mo avg 5M
Live data · 2026-10-04 02:41 UTC · Market closed

show_chartPrice Chart

Loading chart...

feed MS - Latest Insights

MS
Oct 01, 2026, 3:00 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $188.50
Real-time Price: $190.35 info
Change: +$1.85 (+0.98%) info
Market Cap: $298.894B info
MS
Sep 24, 2026, 1:42 AM EDT
Source: Business Line
Importance Score:
7
Updated Sep 29, 8:39 PM ET — Clients say they are not reconsidering mandates despite the leak, though fallout may vary by client.
Price at Filing: $198.70
Real-time Price: $190.35 info
Change: -$8.35 (-4%) info
Market Cap: $298.894B info
MS
Sep 18, 2026, 12:27 AM EDT
Source: Seeking Alpha
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $203.58
Real-time Price: $190.35 info
Change: -$13.23 (-6%) info
Market Cap: $298.894B info
MS
Sep 16, 2026, 5:03 PM EDT
Source: Mint
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $201.52
Real-time Price: $190.35 info
Change: -$11.17 (-6%) info
Market Cap: $298.894B info
MS
Sep 10, 2026, 7:34 AM EDT
Source: Mint
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $215.40
Real-time Price: $190.35 info
Change: -$25.05 (-12%) info
Market Cap: $298.894B info
MS
Aug 10, 2026, 3:29 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $215.31
Real-time Price: $190.35 info
Change: -$24.96 (-12%) info
Market Cap: $298.894B info
MS
Aug 04, 2026, 4:04 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $216.50
Real-time Price: $190.35 info
Change: -$26.15 (-12%) info
Market Cap: $298.894B info
MS
Aug 03, 2026, 7:33 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $213.00
Real-time Price: $190.35 info
Change: -$22.65 (-11%) info
Market Cap: $298.894B info
MS
Jul 28, 2026, 9:09 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $211.55
Real-time Price: $190.35 info
Change: -$21.20 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $298.894B info
MS
Jul 28, 2026, 8:58 AM EDT
Source: BusinessWire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $214.49
Real-time Price: $190.35 info
Change: -$24.14 (-11%) info
Market Cap: $298.894B info
MS
Jul 27, 2026, 9:02 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $216.95
Real-time Price: $190.35 info
Change: -$26.60 (-12%) info
Market Cap: $298.894B info
MS
Jul 16, 2026, 9:03 AM EDT
Source: CryptoProwl
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $217.98
Real-time Price: $190.35 info
Change: -$27.63 (-13%) info
Market Cap: $298.894B info
MS
Jul 15, 2026, 10:53 AM EDT
Filing Type: SCHEDULE 13D/A
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $230.31
Real-time Price: $190.35 info
Change: -$39.96 (-17%) info
Market Cap: $298.894B info
MS
Jul 15, 2026, 9:21 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $223.80
Real-time Price: $190.35 info
Change: -$33.45 (-15%) info
Market Cap: $298.894B info
MS
Jul 15, 2026, 7:51 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $230.90
Real-time Price: $190.35 info
Change: -$40.55 (-18%) info
Market Cap: $298.894B info
MS
Jul 15, 2026, 7:50 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $230.90
Real-time Price: $190.35 info
Change: -$40.55 (-18%) info
Market Cap: $298.894B info
MS
Jul 10, 2026, 3:05 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $222.13
Real-time Price: $190.35 info
Change: -$31.78 (-14%) info
Market Cap: $298.894B info
MS
Jul 09, 2026, 10:29 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $223.52
Real-time Price: $190.35 info
Change: -$33.17 (-15%) info
Market Cap: $298.894B info
MS
Jun 27, 2026, 3:13 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $212.50
Real-time Price: $190.35 info
Change: -$22.15 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $298.894B info
MS
Jun 24, 2026, 4:52 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $221.97
Real-time Price: $190.35 info
Change: -$31.62 (-14%) info
Market Cap: $298.894B info
Research tools: Filing Impact Index Dilution Tracker Split Calendar Open Datasets