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Morgan Stanley Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:MS | Benzinga
Morgan Stanley has a consensus price target of $119.25 based on the ratings of 24 analysts. The high is $156 issued by Barclays on January 17, 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, Citigroup, and Goldman Sachs on March 25, 2025, March 24, 2025, and March 19, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $126.67 between JP Morgan, Citigroup, and Goldman Sachs, there's an implied 0.97% upside for Morgan Stanley from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
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Analyst Ratings for Morgan Stanley
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| 03/25/2025 | Buy Now | 2.83% | JP Morgan | Kian Abouhossein64% | $124 → $129 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/24/2025 | Buy Now | -0.36% | Citigroup | Keith Horowitz76% | $135 → $125 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/19/2025 | Buy Now | 0.44% | Goldman Sachs | Richard Ramsden70% | $144 → $126 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/21/2025 | Buy Now | 11.6% | UBS | Brennan Hawken71% | $130 → $140 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2025 | Buy Now | 24.35% | Barclays | Jason Goldberg56% | $155 → $156 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2025 | Buy Now | 21.96% | B of A Securities | Michael Carrier81% | $146 → $153 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2025 | Buy Now | 19.57% | Evercore ISI Group | Glenn Schorr64% | $140 → $150 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2025 | Buy Now | -1.16% | JP Morgan | Kian Abouhossein64% | $108 → $124 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2025 | Buy Now | 15.58% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | David Konrad70% | $138 → $145 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2025 | Buy Now | -13.91% | JP Morgan | Kian Abouhossein64% | $104 → $108 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2025 | Buy Now | 16.38% | B of A Securities | Michael Carrier81% | $140 → $146 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/06/2025 | Buy Now | 23.56% | Barclays | Jason Goldberg56% | $135 → $155 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/06/2024 | Buy Now | -17.1% | JP Morgan | Kian Abouhossein64% | $100 → $104 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/03/2024 | Buy Now | 10% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | David Konrad70% | $121 → $138 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 11/26/2024 | Buy Now | 4.42% | HSBC | Saul Martinez70% | $128 → $131 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/25/2024 | Buy Now | 7.61% | Citigroup | Keith Horowitz76% | $105 → $135 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/15/2024 | Buy Now | 13.19% | Wells Fargo | Whit Mayo67% | $107 → $142 | Upgrade | Underweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2024 | Buy Now | -2.75% | RBC Capital | Gerard Cassidy72% | $108 → $122 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2024 | Buy Now | -14.71% | Wells Fargo | Whit Mayo67% | $95 → $107 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2024 | Buy Now | -3.55% | Goldman Sachs | Richard Ramsden70% | $106 → $121 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2024 | Buy Now | 7.61% | Barclays | Jason Goldberg56% | $121 → $135 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2024 | Buy Now | 7.61% | Jefferies | Daniel Fannon68% | $120 → $135 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/08/2024 | Buy Now | -10.72% | UBS | Brennan Hawken71% | $102 → $112 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/04/2024 | Buy Now | -5.94% | HSBC | Saul Martinez70% | → $118 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/02/2024 | Buy Now | -15.5% | Goldman Sachs | Richard Ramsden70% | $105 → $106 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/10/2024 | Buy Now | -16.3% | Goldman Sachs | Richard Ramsden70% | → $105 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | -24.27% | Wells Fargo | Whit Mayo67% | $99 → $95 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2024 | Buy Now | — | JMP Securities | Devin Ryan82% | — | Reiterates | → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2024 | Buy Now | -5.94% | BMO Capital | James Fotheringham76% | $116 → $118 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2024 | Buy Now | -16.3% | Citigroup | Keith Horowitz76% | $98 → $105 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2024 | Buy Now | -3.55% | Barclays | Jason Goldberg56% | $116 → $121 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2024 | Buy Now | -8.33% | Evercore ISI Group | Glenn Schorr64% | $105 → $115 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2024 | Buy Now | -13.91% | RBC Capital | Gerard Cassidy72% | $91 → $108 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2024 | Buy Now | — | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/09/2024 | Buy Now | -16.3% | UBS | Brennan Hawken71% | $100 → $105 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/03/2024 | Buy Now | -16.3% | Evercore ISI Group | Glenn Schorr64% | $102 → $105 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2024 | Buy Now | -16.3% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $101 → $105 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/19/2024 | Buy Now | -18.69% | HSBC | Saul Martinez70% | $100 → $102 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/19/2024 | Buy Now | — | JMP Securities | Devin Ryan82% | — | Reiterates | → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/18/2024 | Buy Now | — | JMP Securities | Devin Ryan82% | — | Reiterates | → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/18/2024 | Buy Now | -5.94% | BMO Capital | James Fotheringham76% | $115 → $118 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2024 | Buy Now | -13.11% | Jefferies | Daniel Fannon68% | $107 → $109 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2024 | Buy Now | -15.5% | B of A Securities | Michael Carrier81% | $100 → $106 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2024 | Buy Now | -21.88% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | David Konrad70% | $94 → $98 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2024 | Buy Now | -19.49% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $97 → $101 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/16/2024 | Buy Now | -13.91% | CFRA | Kenneth Leon71% | $97 → $108 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/09/2024 | Buy Now | — | JMP Securities | Devin Ryan82% | — | Reiterates | → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/05/2024 | Buy Now | -25.07% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | David Konrad70% | $91 → $94 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/04/2024 | Buy Now | -18.69% | Evercore ISI Group | Glenn Schorr64% | $97 → $102 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/28/2024 | Buy Now | -20.29% | HSBC | Saul Martinez70% | $96 → $100 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 03/27/2024 | Buy Now | -27.46% | RBC Capital | Gerard Cassidy72% | $91 → $91 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 03/19/2024 | Buy Now | -22.68% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $109 → $97 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2024 | Buy Now | -13.11% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $106 → $109 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2024 | Buy Now | -15.5% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $107 → $106 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2024 | Buy Now | -14.71% | BMO Capital | James Fotheringham76% | $106 → $107 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2024 | Buy Now | -27.46% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | David Konrad70% | $102 → $91 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2024 | Buy Now | -30.65% | JP Morgan | Kian Abouhossein64% | $94 → $87 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/09/2024 | Buy Now | -24.27% | UBS | Brennan Hawken71% | $80 → $95 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/09/2024 | Buy Now | -25.07% | JP Morgan | Kian Abouhossein64% | $92 → $94 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/09/2024 | Buy Now | -23.48% | HSBC | Saul Martinez70% | → $96 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/04/2024 | Buy Now | -20.29% | B of A Securities | Michael Carrier81% | $95 → $100 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/02/2024 | Buy Now | -7.53% | Barclays | Jason Goldberg56% | $102 → $116 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/21/2023 | Buy Now | -32.24% | RBC Capital | Gerard Cassidy72% | $85 → $85 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2023 | Buy Now | -20.29% | Goldman Sachs | Richard Ramsden70% | $89 → $100 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/28/2023 | Buy Now | -36.23% | Societe Generale | Andrew Lim24% | → $80 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/20/2023 | Buy Now | -32.24% | Exane BNP Paribas | Jeremy Sigee79% | → $85 | Downgrade | Outperform → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/16/2023 | Buy Now | -17.9% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $98 → $103 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2023 | Buy Now | -36.91% | Odeon Capital | Dick Bove53% | → $79.15 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2023 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | Steven Chubak70% | — | Upgrade | Underperform → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/19/2023 | Buy Now | -22.68% | Evercore ISI Group | Glenn Schorr64% | $102 → $97 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/19/2023 | Buy Now | -19.49% | BMO Capital | James Fotheringham76% | $102 → $101 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/19/2023 | Buy Now | -21.88% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $100 → $98 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/11/2023 | Buy Now | -33.04% | UBS | Brennan Hawken71% | $110 → $84 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/05/2023 | Buy Now | -26.66% | JP Morgan | Kian Abouhossein64% | $93 → $92 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/26/2023 | Buy Now | -20.29% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $105 → $100 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/25/2023 | Buy Now | -28.26% | RBC Capital | Gerard Cassidy72% | → $90 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 09/07/2023 | Buy Now | -21.08% | HSBC | Alevizos Alevizakos60% | → $99 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/18/2023 | Buy Now | -16.3% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $110 → $105 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2023 | Buy Now | -28.26% | Atlantic Equities | John Heagerty55% | $85 → $90 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2023 | Buy Now | -17.9% | BMO Capital | James Fotheringham76% | $100 → $103 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2023 | Buy Now | -12.32% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $97 → $110 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2023 | Buy Now | -25.07% | Odeon Capital | Dick Bove53% | → $94 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/07/2023 | Buy Now | -27.46% | JP Morgan | Kian Abouhossein64% | $97 → $91 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/22/2023 | Buy Now | -28.26% | Citigroup | Keith Horowitz76% | $95 → $90 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/15/2023 | Buy Now | -24.27% | Citigroup | Keith Horowitz76% | → $95 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/20/2023 | Buy Now | -17.1% | BMO Capital | James Fotheringham76% | $108 → $104 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/20/2023 | Buy Now | -17.9% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $95 → $103 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/20/2023 | Buy Now | -24.27% | Citigroup | Keith Horowitz76% | $100 → $95 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/19/2023 | Buy Now | -16.3% | CFRA | Kenneth Leon71% | → $105 | Reiterates | → Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/12/2023 | Buy Now | -10.72% | Barclays | Jason Goldberg56% | $125 → $112 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/05/2023 | Buy Now | -17.1% | Evercore ISI Group | Glenn Schorr64% | $106 → $104 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/03/2023 | Buy Now | -32.24% | Wells Fargo | Whit Mayo67% | $89 → $85 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/24/2023 | Buy Now | -36.23% | RBC Capital | Gerard Cassidy72% | $90 → $80 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 03/23/2023 | Buy Now | -24.27% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $107 → $95 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/14/2023 | Buy Now | — | CFRA | Kenneth Leon71% | — | Upgrade | Hold → Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/02/2023 | Buy Now | -14.71% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $102 → $107 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/19/2023 | Buy Now | -18.69% | Credit Suisse | Susan Roth Katzke69% | $97 → $102 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/18/2023 | Buy Now | -15.5% | Evercore ISI Group | Glenn Schorr64% | $90 → $106 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/18/2023 | Buy Now | -29.06% | Wells Fargo | Mike Mayo67% | $83 → $89 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/18/2023 | Buy Now | -18.69% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $97 → $102 | Maintains | Outperform | 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 JP Morgan on March 25, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $129.00 expecting MS to rise to within 12 months (a possible 2.83% upside). 51 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 JP Morgan, and Morgan Stanley maintained their neutral rating.
When was the last upgrade for Morgan Stanley (MS)?
The last upgrade for Morgan Stanley happened on November 15, 2024 when Wells Fargo raised their price target to $142. Wells Fargo previously had an underweight 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 March 25, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around March 25, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Morgan Stanley (MS) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Morgan Stanley (MS) rating was a maintained with a price target of $124.00 to $129.00. The current price Morgan Stanley (MS) is trading at is $125.45, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
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