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Morgan Stanley Inc. (MS) Price Performance Over the Years: A Comparative Study

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The performance of the stock price over the year has been up and down, leaving investors with either an optimistic or pessimistic outlook, depending on how they interpret the data. Year to date metric has recorded a loss of -6.29%.However, over the last six months, we can see a weaker performance of 12.30%. Over the last 30 days, the price of MS has leaped by -1.93%. And in the last five days, it has fallen by -6.25%.

Morgan Stanley’s stock market performance has been consistent. The 1-year high for the company’s stock was recorded at $95.57 on 07/25/23, with the lowest value being $69.42 on 10/30/23.

52-week price history of MS Stock

A stock’s 52-week price history, including the low and high prices, can offer valuable insights into its current standing and future prospects. Morgan Stanley’s current trading price is -8.57% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 25.87%. The stock’s price range over this timeframe has been between $69.42 and $95.57. The shares of the Financial sector company recorded a trading volume of approximately 4.34 million for the day, which was comparatively lower than the average daily volume of 8.99 million over the last three months.

The Connection Between Financial Performance and Market Capitalization

Morgan Stanley (MS) has experienced a quarterly decline of -2.59% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 142.89B and boasts a workforce of 80000 employees.

How Moving Averages and Trading Volume Data Work Together

Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 87.55, with a change in price of +7.22. Similarly, Morgan Stanley recorded 8,439,786 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of +8.99%.

MS’s Debt-to-Equity Ratio: A Comprehensive Review

A key metric for assessing a company’s financial well-being and market status is the debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio. This ratio is derived by dividing a company’s total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, and it demonstrates the level of debt a company uses to support its assets relative to shareholder equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for MS stands at 3.63. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 2.54.

MS Stock Stochastic Average

The raw stochastic average for Morgan Stanley over the last 50 days is presently at 37.87%. This reflects a surge from the raw stochastic average of the previous 20 days, which was noted at 25.60%. Further, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values for the last 20 days were 18.85% and 35.09%, respectively.