Morgan Stanley (MS) closed at $180.53 on Oct 16, 2026, down 0.9% on the day. The stock is down 11.3% over the past month, down 14.4% over three months, up 2.3% year to date and up 12.3% over the past year. It trades 22.3% below its 52-week high of $232.25 and 18.1% above its 52-week low of $152.80. The close sits below its 50-day moving average ($204.33) and below its 200-day moving average ($194.12).
NextPick tracks MS in its Big Banks basket alongside JPM, BAC, GS, WFC and C. As of Oct 16, 2026, the basket's money-flow score is -10 (weak outflow), and the basket is down 1.6% over five sessions. Over the past month MS ranks 9th of 10 basket members by price change.
Over its last 8 reports the stock moved an average of 3.1% on the first trading day after earnings, beating the options-implied move in 4 of 8.
MS options were pricing 33% at-the-money implied volatility on Oct 8, 2026, an IV rank of 62 over the past year. Form 4 filings over the last 90 days show no open-market purchases and 1 open-market sale by insiders.
Over the last 8 reports, MS moved an average of 3.1% on the first trading day after earnings. The move beat the options-implied move in 4 of 8 reports.
No — the Oct 16, 2026 close of $180.53 is 7.0% below the 200-day average of $194.12.
MS closed 22.3% below its 52-week high of $232.25.
NextPick groups MS with JPM, BAC, GS, WFC and C in its Big Banks basket.
Morgan Stanley, a financial holding company, provides various financial products and services to corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates through Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment Management segments. The company offers capital raising and financial advisory services, including services related to the underwriting of debt, equity securities, and other products, as well as advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and project finance. It also provides equity and fixed income products comprising sales, financing, prime brokerage, and market-making services; Asia wealth management; business-related investments services; originating corporate and commercial real estate loans, secured lending facilities, and extending securities-based and other financing; and research activities. In addition, the company offers financial advisor-led brokerage, investment advisory, custody, cash management, and administrative services; self-directed brokerage services; financial and wealth planning services; stock plan administration; securities-based lending, residential real estate loans, and other lending products; banking; and retirement plan services. Further, it provides equity, fixed income, alternatives and solutions, and liquidity and overlay services to benefit/defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, government entities, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, third-party fund sponsors, corporations, and individuals. Morgan Stanley was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
