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Consensus Rating¹

Neutral

Highest Price Target¹

$186.00

Lowest Price Target¹

$79.15

Consensus Price Target¹

$145.41

Morgan Stanley Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:MS | Benzinga

Morgan Stanley has a consensus price target of $145.41 based on the ratings of 23 analysts. The high is $186 issued by Jefferies on October 16, 2025. The low is $79.15 issued by Odeon Capital on October 23, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by JP Morgan, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, and Evercore ISI Group on October 21, 2025, October 16, 2025, and October 16, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $172 between JP Morgan, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, and Evercore ISI Group, there's an implied -3.92% downside for Morgan Stanley from these most-recent analyst ratings.

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Analyst Rating and Forecast

3.4

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Buy

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Strong Sell

Analyst Firms Making Recommendations¹

JP Morgan

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods

Evercore ISI Group

Wells Fargo

Citigroup

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Analyst Ratings for Morgan Stanley

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Nov 24, 2025	—	Steven ChubakWolfe Research 71%	—	Previous Peer Perform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Oct 21, 2025	-12.3%	Kian AbouhosseinJP Morgan 75%	122 157	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Oct 16, 2025	2.78%	Christopher McGrattyKeefe, Bruyette & Woods 59%	176 184	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Oct 16, 2025	-2.25%	Glenn SchorrEvercore ISI Group 72%	165 175	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Oct 16, 2025	-1.13%	Mike MayoWells Fargo 72%	165 177	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Oct 16, 2025	-5.04%	Keith HorowitzCitigroup 79%	155 170	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Oct 16, 2025	2.22%	Jason GoldbergBarclays 62%	156 183	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Oct 16, 2025	3.9%	Daniel FannonJefferies 69%	175 186	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Oct 7, 2025	-7.83%	Erika NajarianUBS 66%	156 165	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Oct 3, 2025	-8.39%	Richard RamsdenGoldman Sachs 72%	145 164	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Oct 3, 2025	0.55%	Brennan HawkenBMO Capital 73%	180	Previous Initiates Current Outperform	Get Alert
Sep 30, 2025	-7.83%	Glenn SchorrEvercore ISI Group 72%	150 165	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Sep 26, 2025	-13.42%	Keith HorowitzCitigroup 79%	130 155	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Sep 16, 2025	-7.83%	Mike MayoWells Fargo 72%	145 165	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Jul 9, 2025	-10.62%	David KonradKeefe, Bruyette & Woods 78%	127 160	Previous Market Perform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jul 8, 2025	-19%	Mike MayoWells Fargo 72%	120 145	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Jun 18, 2025	-27.38%	Keith HorowitzCitigroup 79%	125 130	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jun 10, 2025	-24.03%	Richard RamsdenGoldman Sachs 72%	121 136	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Apr 25, 2025	-32.41%	Richard RamsdenGoldman Sachs 72%	121 122	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Apr 14, 2025	-32.97%	Mike MayoWells Fargo 72%	120 130	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Apr 14, 2025	-31.85%	Kian AbouhosseinJP Morgan 75%	122 125	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Apr 14, 2025	—	Devin RyanJMP Securities 84%	—	Previous Market Perform Current Market Perform	Get Alert
Apr 3, 2025	-30.18%	Kian AbouhosseinJP Morgan 75%	125 129	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Apr 2, 2025	-19.56%	Michael CarrierB of A Securities 82%	144 150	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Apr 1, 2025	-22.91%	Glenn SchorrEvercore ISI Group 72%	138 150	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Mar 28, 2025	-27.38%	Mike MayoWells Fargo 72%	130 142	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Mar 25, 2025	-27.94%	Kian AbouhosseinJP Morgan 75%	124 129	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Mar 24, 2025	-30.18%	Keith HorowitzCitigroup 79%	125 135	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Mar 19, 2025	-29.62%	Richard RamsdenGoldman Sachs 72%	126 144	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jan 21, 2025	-21.8%	Brennan HawkenUBS 73%	130 140	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jan 17, 2025	-12.86%	Jason GoldbergBarclays 62%	155 156	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jan 17, 2025	-14.53%	Michael CarrierB of A Securities 82%	146 153	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jan 17, 2025	-16.21%	Glenn SchorrEvercore ISI Group 72%	140 150	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jan 17, 2025	-30.73%	Kian AbouhosseinJP Morgan 75%	108 124	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jan 17, 2025	-19%	David KonradKeefe, Bruyette & Woods 78%	138 145	Previous Market Perform Current Market Perform	Get Alert
Jan 13, 2025	-39.67%	Kian AbouhosseinJP Morgan 75%	104 108	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jan 7, 2025	-18.44%	Michael CarrierB of A Securities 82%	140 146	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jan 6, 2025	-13.42%	Jason GoldbergBarclays 62%	135 155	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Dec 6, 2024	-41.91%	Kian AbouhosseinJP Morgan 75%	100 104	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Dec 3, 2024	-22.91%	David KonradKeefe, Bruyette & Woods 78%	121 138	Previous Market Perform Current Market Perform	Get Alert
Nov 26, 2024	-26.82%	Saul MartinezHSBC 66%	128 131	Previous Buy Current Hold	Get Alert
Nov 25, 2024	-24.59%	Keith HorowitzCitigroup 79%	105 135	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Nov 15, 2024	-20.68%	Mike MayoWells Fargo 72%	107 142	Previous Underweight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Oct 17, 2024	-40.23%	Mike MayoWells Fargo 72%	95 107	Previous Underweight Current Underweight	Get Alert
Oct 17, 2024	-31.85%	Gerard CassidyRBC Capital 78%	108 122	Previous Sector Perform Current Sector Perform	Get Alert
Oct 17, 2024	-32.41%	Richard RamsdenGoldman Sachs 72%	106 121	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Oct 17, 2024	-24.59%	Jason GoldbergBarclays 62%	121 135	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Oct 17, 2024	-24.59%	Daniel FannonJefferies 69%	120 135	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Oct 8, 2024	-37.44%	Brennan HawkenUBS 73%	102 112	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Oct 4, 2024	-34.09%	Saul MartinezHSBC 66%	118	Previous Hold Current Buy	Get Alert
Oct 2, 2024	-40.79%	Richard RamsdenGoldman Sachs 72%	105 106	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Sep 10, 2024	-41.35%	Richard RamsdenGoldman Sachs 72%	105	Previous Buy Current Neutral	Get Alert
Aug 2, 2024	-46.93%	Mike MayoWells Fargo 72%	95 99	Previous Equal-Weight Current Underweight	Get Alert
Jul 18, 2024	—	Devin RyanJMP Securities 84%	—	Previous Current Market Perform	Get Alert
Jul 18, 2024	-34.09%	James FotheringhamBMO Capital 72%	116 118	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jul 17, 2024	-41.35%	Keith HorowitzCitigroup 79%	98 105	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jul 17, 2024	-32.41%	Jason GoldbergBarclays 62%	116 121	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jul 17, 2024	-35.76%	Glenn SchorrEvercore ISI Group 72%	105 115	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jul 17, 2024	-39.67%	Gerard CassidyRBC Capital 78%	91 108	Previous Sector Perform Current Sector Perform	Get Alert
Jul 17, 2024	—	Chris KotowskiOppenheimer 83%	—	Previous Outperform Current Perform	Get Alert
Jul 9, 2024	-41.35%	Brennan HawkenUBS 73%	100 105	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jul 3, 2024	-41.35%	Glenn SchorrEvercore ISI Group 72%	102 105	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Apr 30, 2024	-41.35%	Chris KotowskiOppenheimer 83%	101 105	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Apr 19, 2024	-43.02%	Saul MartinezHSBC 66%	100 102	Previous Hold Current Hold	Get Alert
Apr 19, 2024	—	Devin RyanJMP Securities 84%	—	Previous Current Market Perform	Get Alert
Apr 18, 2024	—	Devin RyanJMP Securities 84%	—	Previous Current Market Perform	Get Alert
Apr 18, 2024	-34.09%	James FotheringhamBMO Capital 72%	115 118	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Apr 17, 2024	-39.11%	Daniel FannonJefferies 69%	107 109	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Apr 17, 2024	-40.79%	Michael CarrierB of A Securities 82%	100 106	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Apr 17, 2024	-45.26%	David KonradKeefe, Bruyette & Woods 78%	94 98	Previous Market Perform Current Market Perform	Get Alert
Apr 17, 2024	-43.58%	Chris KotowskiOppenheimer 83%	97 101	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Apr 16, 2024	-39.67%	Kenneth LeonCFRA 67%	97 108	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Apr 9, 2024	—	Devin RyanJMP Securities 84%	—	Previous Current Market Perform	Get Alert
Apr 5, 2024	-47.49%	David KonradKeefe, Bruyette & Woods 78%	91 94	Previous Market Perform Current Market Perform	Get Alert
Apr 4, 2024	-43.02%	Glenn SchorrEvercore ISI Group 72%	97 102	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Mar 28, 2024	-44.14%	Saul MartinezHSBC 66%	96 100	Previous Hold Current Hold	Get Alert
Mar 27, 2024	-49.17%	Gerard CassidyRBC Capital 78%	91 91	Previous Sector Perform Current Sector Perform	Get Alert
Mar 19, 2024	-45.82%	Chris KotowskiOppenheimer 83%	97 109	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jan 30, 2024	-39.11%	Chris KotowskiOppenheimer 83%	106 109	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jan 17, 2024	-40.79%	Chris KotowskiOppenheimer 83%	106 107	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jan 17, 2024	-40.23%	James FotheringhamBMO Capital 72%	106 107	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jan 17, 2024	-49.17%	David KonradKeefe, Bruyette & Woods 78%	91 102	Previous Outperform Current Market Perform	Get Alert
Jan 17, 2024	-51.4%	Kian AbouhosseinJP Morgan 75%	87 94	Previous Overweight Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jan 9, 2024	-46.93%	Brennan HawkenUBS 73%	80 95	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jan 9, 2024	-47.49%	Kian AbouhosseinJP Morgan 75%	92 94	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jan 9, 2024	-46.37%	Saul MartinezHSBC 66%	96	Previous Buy Current Hold	Get Alert
Jan 4, 2024	-44.14%	Michael CarrierB of A Securities 82%	95 100	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jan 2, 2024	-35.2%	Jason GoldbergBarclays 62%	102 116	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Dec 21, 2023	-52.52%	Gerard CassidyRBC Capital 78%	85 85	Previous Sector Perform Current Sector Perform	Get Alert
Dec 19, 2023	-44.14%	Richard RamsdenGoldman Sachs 72%	89 100	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Nov 28, 2023	-55.31%	Andrew LimSociete Generale 25%	80	Previous Buy Current Hold	Get Alert
Nov 20, 2023	-52.52%	Jeremy SigeeExane BNP Paribas 48%	85	Previous Outperform Current Neutral	Get Alert
Nov 16, 2023	-42.46%	Chris KotowskiOppenheimer 83%	98 103	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Oct 23, 2023	-55.79%	Dick BoveOdeon Capital 51%	79.15	Previous Buy Current Hold	Get Alert
Oct 20, 2023	—	Steven ChubakWolfe Research 71%	—	Previous Underperform Current Peer Perform	Get Alert
Oct 19, 2023	-45.82%	Glenn SchorrEvercore ISI Group 72%	97 102	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Oct 19, 2023	-43.58%	James FotheringhamBMO Capital 72%	101 102	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Oct 19, 2023	-45.26%	Chris KotowskiOppenheimer 83%	98 100	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Oct 11, 2023	-53.08%	Brennan HawkenUBS 73%	84 110	Previous Buy Current Neutral	Get Alert
Oct 5, 2023	-48.61%	Kian AbouhosseinJP Morgan 75%	92 93	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert

FAQ

What is the target price for Morgan Stanley (MS) stock?

The latest price target for Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) was reported by Wolfe Research on November 24, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $0.00 expecting MS to fall to within 12 months (a possible -100.00% downside). 38 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.

What is the most recent analyst rating for Morgan Stanley (MS)?

The latest analyst rating for Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) was provided by Wolfe Research, and Morgan Stanley upgraded their outperform rating.

When was the last upgrade for Morgan Stanley (MS)?

The last upgrade for Morgan Stanley happened on November 24, 2025 when Wolfe Research raised their price target to N/A. Wolfe Research previously had a peer perform for Morgan Stanley.

When was the last downgrade for Morgan Stanley (MS)?

The last downgrade for Morgan Stanley happened on November 26, 2024 when HSBC changed their price target from $128 to $131 for Morgan Stanley.

When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Morgan Stanley (MS)?

Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Morgan Stanley, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Morgan Stanley was filed on November 24, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around November 24, 2026.

Is the Analyst Rating Morgan Stanley (MS) correct?

While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Morgan Stanley (MS) rating was a upgraded with a price target of $0.00 to $0.00. The current price Morgan Stanley (MS) is trading at is $179.02, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.

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