Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on Morgan Stanley.
Looking at options history for Morgan Stanley MS we detected 9 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 55% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 44% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $136,098 and 5, calls, for a total amount of $244,019.
Projected Price Targets
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $80.0 to $97.5 for Morgan Stanley during the past quarter.
Volume & Open Interest Trends
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Morgan Stanley's options for a given strike price.
Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Morgan Stanley's whale activity within a strike price range from $80.0 to $97.5 in the last 30 days.
Morgan Stanley Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/15/24 | $95.00 | $93.0K | 17 | 99 |
| MS | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/16/24 | $80.00 | $62.5K | 1.9K | 103 |
| MS | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/15/24 | $85.00 | $43.0K | 2.8K | 175 |
| MS | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $85.00 | $37.6K | 11.1K | 0 |
| MS | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 12/20/24 | $97.50 | $35.0K | 1 | 198 |
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
- With a trading volume of 2,614,429, the price of MS is down by -0.13%, reaching $85.23.
- Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be approaching oversold.
- Next earnings report is scheduled for 86 days from now.
Expert Opinions on Morgan Stanley
In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $102.4.
- An analyst from B of A Securities persists with their Buy rating on Morgan Stanley, maintaining a target price of $100.
- Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Barclays continues to hold a Overweight rating for Morgan Stanley, targeting a price of $116.
- An analyst from Oppenheimer persists with their Outperform rating on Morgan Stanley, maintaining a target price of $106.
- An analyst from HSBC has revised its rating downward to Hold, adjusting the price target to $96.
- An analyst from JP Morgan persists with their Overweight rating on Morgan Stanley, maintaining a target price of $94.
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