MS Morgan Stanley stock chart & analysis
Conviction 33FinancialsScan · Fri, Nov 6, 2026Morgan Stanley (MS) closed at $181.44 (-0.55%) on Nov 6, 2026. Its latest daily candle is a three outside down. Price is below its 50-day and below its 200-day moving average. RSI(14) 42, RS Rating 46, -21.9% from its 52-week high, +2.2% year to date. Sector: Financials · Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies.
Financials as of Wed, Sep 30, 2026 · quarterly.
MS technical analysis
Trend
MS's moving averages are mixed — no clean uptrend or downtrend. It closed 7.0% below the 50-day ($195.18) and 6.6% below the 200-day ($194.34). ADX(14) at 26 points to a strong, established trend. It meets 3 of 8 trend-template criteria.
Momentum
RSI(14) is 42, in the bearish half of its range. The MACD histogram is positive. Its RS Rating of 46 puts its weighted 12-month performance ahead of about 46% of the US market.
Volume and volatility
Volume on the latest session ran 0.8× its 20-day average. It trades about $1.3B a day on average. ATR(14) is $5.86, 3.2% of price — its typical daily range. Chaikin Money Flow (-0.12) shows distribution.
Key levels
The 52-week range is $152.80 to $232.25; price is 21.9% below the high and 18.7% above the low. The VWAP anchored at the 52-week high is $201.22, above price.
Performance
MS returned -1.6% (1 week), -3.2% (1 month), -15.7% (3 months), -6.0% (6 months), +9.8% (1 year), +2.2% (year to date).
About Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a massive global financial services firm, with offices in 42 countries and more than 82,000 employees as of year-end 2025. The firm cut its teeth in investment banking and institutional trading, where it maintains a strong presence today, but generates the lion share of its income from wealth and asset management franchises, where it boasted $9.3 trillion in client assets at the end of 2025. After reincorporation as a bank holding company in the wake of the global financial crisis, Morgan Stanley also boasts a top 10 banking franchise by deposits, with more than $400 billion in customer deposits, predominately attributable to cash sweeps from its wealth management and brokerage businesses.
Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies · Listed 1986 · 83,000 employees
Recent news
- MORGAN STANLEY: Offering marketing (FWP)SEC EDGAR · Fri, Nov 6, 2026
Congress activity
Disclosed STOCK Act trades in MS · 10 recent
| Member | Side | Amount | Traded | Filed | PTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alan Armstrong senate · R · OK · traded 2026-03-27 | Buy | $1K–$15K | 2026-03-27 | 2026-07-21 | |
 Dan Newhouse house · R · WA · traded 2026-07-10 | Buy | $1K–$15K | 2026-07-10 | 2026-07-17 | |
 Gilbert Cisneros house · CA · traded 2025-11-18 | Buy | $1K–$15K | 2025-11-18 | 2025-12-12 | |
 Valerie Hoyle house · D · OR · traded 2025-09-23 | Sell | $1K–$15K | 2025-09-23 | 2025-10-10 | |
 Marjorie Taylor Greene house · GA · traded 2025-09-11 | Buy | $1K–$15K | 2025-09-11 | 2025-09-27 | |
Valerie Hoyle house · D · OR · traded 2025-01-24 | Buy | $1K–$15K | 2025-01-24 | 2025-09-12 | |
Valerie Hoyle house · D · OR · traded 2025-04-02 | Sell | $1K–$15K | 2025-04-02 | 2025-09-12 | |
 Julie Johnson house · D · TX · traded 2025-08-14 | Sell | $1K–$15K | 2025-08-14 | 2025-09-11 | |
Marjorie Taylor Greene house · GA · traded 2025-08-28 | Buy | $1K–$15K | 2025-08-28 | 2025-08-29 | |
 Ritchie John Torres house · D · NY · traded 2025-07-11 | Sell | $1K–$15K | 2025-07-11 | 2025-08-20 |
Insider activity
SEC Form 4 transactions in MS · open-market 4 sells
| Insider | Side | Shares | Value | Traded | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 10% owner · Common Stock · 2026-10-29 | Disposition | 604.4K | $111M | 2026-10-29 | 2026-11-02 |
Pizzi Michael A. Head Technology & Operations · Common Stock · 2026-07-17 | Sell | 7.1K | $1.5M | 2026-07-17 | 2026-07-17 |
Pizzi Michael A. Head Technology & Operations · Common Stock · 2026-07-17 | Sell | 17.06K | $3.7M | 2026-07-17 | 2026-07-17 |
YESHAYA SHARON Chief Financial Officer · Common Stock · 2026-07-16 | Sell | 6.38K | $1.4M | 2026-07-16 | 2026-07-17 |
YESHAYA SHARON Chief Financial Officer · Common Stock · 2026-07-16 | Sell | 9.17K | $2.0M | 2026-07-16 | 2026-07-17 |
James Erika H Director · Common Stock · 2026-06-01 | Grant | 1.31K | $0 | 2026-06-01 | 2026-06-02 |
TRAQUINA PERRY M Director · Common Stock · 2026-06-01 | Grant | 369.119 | $78K | 2026-06-01 | 2026-06-02 |
Peterson Douglas L. Director · Common Stock · 2026-06-01 | Grant | 273.862 | $57K | 2026-06-01 | 2026-06-02 |
GLOCER THOMAS H Director · Common Stock · 2026-06-01 | Grant | 512.004 | $108K | 2026-06-01 | 2026-06-02 |
Leibowitz Shelley B Director · Common Stock · 2026-06-01 | Grant | 1.31K | $0 | 2026-06-01 | 2026-06-02 |
SEC filings
EDGAR filings in MS · 10 recent
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