Morgan Stanley’s filing revealed that its Affiliate DANIEL A. SIMKOWITZ acquired Company’s shares for reported $3.7 million on May 12 ’25. In the deal valued at $127.37 per share,29,013 shares were bought.
Then, SIMKOWITZ DANIEL A sold 29,013 shares, generating $3,695,519 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $127.37, the Co-President now owns 425,854 shares.
Before that, Herz Robert H sold 800 shares. Morgan Stanley shares valued at $95,459 were divested by the Director at a price of $119.32 per share. As a result of the transaction, Herz Robert H now holds 96,760 shares, worth roughly $13.66 million.
HSBC Securities downgraded its Morgan Stanley [MS] rating to a Hold from a a Buy in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Wells Fargo’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid November from “an Underweight” to “an Equal weight”. HSBC Securities also remained covering MS and has increased its forecast on October 04, 2024 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Hold” rating. Goldman revised its rating on September 11, 2024. It rated MS as “a Neutral” which previously was an “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of MS
On Tuesday, Morgan Stanley [NYSE:MS] saw its stock fall -1.82% to $141.13. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 0.19%. Morgan Stanley shares have risen nearly 40.85% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 12.26% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $145.16 was reached on 07/07/25, a 52-week low of $90.94 was recorded on 04/07/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For MS Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 140.08, which if violated will result in even more drops to 139.03. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 143.12. A further resistance level may holdings at 145.11.
How much short interest is there in Morgan Stanley?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Morgan Stanley stocks on 2025-06-13, dropping by -2.13 million shares to a total of 14.93 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-05-15 was 17.06 million shares. There was a decline of -14.26%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
