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MS

MORGAN STANLEY

Financials · Investment Banking & Brokerage

$158.58

-0.22%

Vol: 0.1M

Araverus Market Read

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Negative

Morgan Stanley warns bear market coming as stock declines 3.29% in pre-market amid defensive repositioning

Morgan Stanley is warning that a bear market is coming and positioning investors toward defensive portfolios, with the firm also warning of Iran war risk underestimation. MS is trading at $161.50 in pre-market, down 3.29% ($5.50) from yesterday's close of $167, with after-hours at $158.04, down 0.56%. The significant pre-market decline reflects the firm's bearish market outlook.

Price 50d 200d

Previous Market Reads

2 of 2 days

Sector Peers

CompanyPriceDay1MFwd P/EBetaMkt Cap
BRK.BBERKSHIRE$481.47-0.62%-4.4%22.1x0.69$1.04T
JPMJPMORGAN$287.86+0.04%-6.2%12.3x1.06$776.7B
VVISA$299.88+0.29%-6.2%20.6x0.79$577.9B
MAMASTERCARD$491.83+0.69%-5.9%21.7x0.84$438.3B
BACBANK$47.00+0.36%-10.4%9.5x1.26$343.3B
MSMORGAN$158.58-0.22%-7.6%12.9x1.21$251.8B
GSGOLDMAN$810.12+0.58%-11.2%12.4x1.34$242.8B
WFCWELLS$76.28+0.12%-12.6%9.6x1.07$239.8B
AXPAMERICAN$295.36+0.33%-14.4%14.6x1.15$203.2B

Fundamentals

Market Cap$251.8B
P/E (TTM)15.5
Forward P/E12.9
Beta1.21
Div Yield252.00%
Prev Close$158.93

RSI (14-Day)

32Neutral
0305070100

52-Week Range

$94.33$158.58$192.68
From High-17.7%
From Low+68.1%

Moving Averages

50d SMA
$173.73-8.7%
200d SMA
$158.21+0.2%

Price between 50d and 200d. Testing 50d support.

Returns

1W
+2.7%
1M
-10.2%
3M
-9.7%
6M
+1.9%
1Y
+37.9%
YTD
-12.3%

Volume

Today100K
20d Avg7.1M
Ratio0.01x