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Morgan Stanley was upgraded to the Zacks Rank #1 list on January 21, 2025. The Zacks Rank is a unique stock-rating model that helps you take advantage of earnings estimate revision trends and provides a way to get into stocks highly sought after by institutional investors.
Founded in 1935 and incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 1981, Morgan Stanley is the leading financial services holding company headquartered in New York. With 80,478 employees, the company serves a diversified group of clients and customers — including corporations, governments, financial institutions and individuals — through offices across 41 countries.
For fiscal 2025, eight analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.67 to $8.56 per share. MS boasts an average earnings surprise of 21%.
Earnings are forecasted to see growth of 7.7% for the current fiscal year, and sales are expected to increase 5.4%.
MS has been moving higher over the past four weeks as well, up 10.3% compared to the S&P 500's gain of 1.9%.
With a #1 (Strong Buy) ranking, positive trend in earnings estimate revisions, and strong market momentum, Morgan Stanley could be just the stock to help your portfolio generate returns that could fund your retirement, your kids' college tuition, or your short- and long-term savings goals.
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