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 16 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 50% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 50% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $1,802,845 and 9, calls, for a total amount of $582,036.
Expected Price Movements
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $70.0 to $97.5 for Morgan Stanley over the recent three months.
Volume & Open Interest Trends
Assessing the volume and open interest is a strategic step in options trading. These metrics shed light on the liquidity and investor interest in Morgan Stanley's options at specified strike prices. The forthcoming data visualizes the fluctuation in volume and open interest for both calls and puts, linked to Morgan Stanley's substantial trades, within a strike price spectrum from $70.0 to $97.5 over the preceding 30 days.
Morgan Stanley Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days
Noteworthy Options Activity:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/16/26 | $70.00 | $416.0K | 7.0K | 1.0K |
| MS | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $70.00 | $405.0K | 7.0K | 2.0K |
| MS | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 06/21/24 | $90.00 | $365.6K | 4.0K | 1.2K |
| MS | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/16/26 | $70.00 | $291.2K | 7.0K | 2.0K |
| MS | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/19/24 | $87.50 | $205.3K | 1.2K | 757 |
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.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Morgan Stanley, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
Current Position of Morgan Stanley
- With a volume of 2,375,721, the price of MS is up 0.07% at $93.47.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 25 days.
Professional Analyst Ratings for Morgan Stanley
A total of 1 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $97.0.
- Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Oppenheimer keeps a Outperform rating on Morgan Stanley with a target price of $97.
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