Check Out What Whales Are Doing With Morgan Stanley

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on Morgan Stanley.

Looking at options history for Morgan Stanley MS we detected 8 trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 25% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 75% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $90,556 and 5, calls, for a total amount of $173,507.

Projected Price Targets

Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $75.0 to $87.5 for Morgan Stanley over the recent three months.

Volume & Open Interest Trends

Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for Morgan Stanley's options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across Morgan Stanley's significant trades, within a strike price range of $75.0 to $87.5, over the past month.

Morgan Stanley Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Noteworthy Options Activity:

About Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley is a global investment bank whose history, through its legacy firms, can be traced back to 1924. The company has institutional securities, wealth management, and investment management segments. The company had over $4 trillion of client assets as well as over 80,000 employees at the end of 2022. Approximately 50% of the company's net revenue is from its institutional securities business, with the remainder coming from wealth and investment management. The company derives about 30% of its total revenue outside the Americas.

Present Market Standing of Morgan Stanley

• Trading volume stands at 4,639,260, with MS's price down by -1.12%, positioned at $83.47.
• RSI indicators show the stock to be may be oversold.
• Earnings announcement expected in 90 days.

What The Experts Say On Morgan Stanley

A total of 5 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $95.4.

• Maintaining their stance, an analyst from B of A Securities continues to hold a Buy rating for Morgan Stanley, targeting a price of $100.
• An analyst from RBC Capital has revised its rating downward to Sector Perform, adjusting the price target to $85.
• Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Oppenheimer continues to hold a Outperform rating for Morgan Stanley, targeting a price of $106.
• In a cautious move, an analyst from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded its rating to Market Perform, setting a price target of $91.
• An analyst from UBS has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Morgan Stanley, which currently sits at a price target of $95.

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