MS Analyst Ratings

BMO Capital initiated Morgan Stanley at Outperform ($180) in October. Keefe Bruyette upgraded to Outperform in July. Wells Fargo upgraded to Equal Weight from Underweight. Consensus is Buy at $119 average target — wealth management strength and capital markets recovery driving the thesis.

ANALYST RATINGS
$170
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Outperform$180
Initiated
2025-10-03
Outperform$160
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2025-07-09
Equal Weight$142
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2024-11-15
Buy$118
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2024-10-04
Underweight$95
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2024-08-02
Initiated
2025-10-03
BMO Capital Markets
RatingOutperform
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Target$180
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2025-07-09
Keefe Bruyette
RatingOutperform
FromMkt Perform
Target$160
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2024-11-15
Wells Fargo
RatingEqual Weight
FromUnderweight
Target$142
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2024-10-04
HSBC Securities
RatingBuy
FromHold
Target$118
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2024-08-02
Wells Fargo
RatingUnderweight
FromEqual Weight
Target$95
From$99
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2024-01-17
Keefe Bruyette
RatingMkt Perform
FromOutperform
Target$91
From$102
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2024-01-17
JP Morgan
RatingNeutral
FromOverweight
Target$87
From$94
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2024-01-09
HSBC Securities
RatingHold
FromBuy
Target$96
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2023-11-20
Exane BNP Paribas
RatingNeutral
FromOutperform
Target$85
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2023-10-23
Odeon
RatingHold
FromBuy
Target$79.15
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2023-10-11
UBS
RatingNeutral
FromBuy
Target$84
From$110
Initiated
2023-09-07
HSBC Securities
RatingBuy
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Target$99
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2023-07-12
Odeon
RatingBuy
FromHold
Target$94
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2023-01-18
Citigroup
RatingNeutral
FromBuy
Target$100
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