Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Morgan Stanley. Our analysis of options history for Morgan Stanley MS revealed 18 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 50% of traders were bullish, while 50% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 6 were puts, with a value of $1,116,557, and 12 were calls, valued at $1,225,283.
Expected Price Movements
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $75.0 to $110.0 for Morgan Stanley over the recent three months.
Volume & Open Interest Trends
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Morgan Stanley options trades today is 5271.69 with a total volume of 2,541.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Morgan Stanley's big money trades within a strike price range of $75.0 to $110.0 over the last 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 | BEARISH | 06/21/24 | $80.00 | $464.0K | 10.0K | 807 |
| MS | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $77.50 | $412.0K | 8.2K | 244 |
| MS | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/17/25 | $90.00 | $376.0K | 5.3K | 0 |
| MS | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 03/15/24 | $80.00 | $245.7K | 937 | 656 |
| MS | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/20/25 | $85.00 | $152.3K | 18 | 150 |
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.
Where Is Morgan Stanley Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 4,299,531, the price of MS is down -0.73% at $79.12.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 56 days.
Expert Opinions on Morgan Stanley
3 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $89.05.
- An analyst from Oppenheimer persists with their Outperform rating on Morgan Stanley, maintaining a target price of $103.
- An analyst from Odeon Capital downgraded its action to Hold with a price target of $79.
- An analyst from Exane BNP Paribas has revised its rating downward to Neutral, adjusting the price target to $85.
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