# Morgan Stanley - Morgan Stanley Common Stock (MS)

Stock code MS · Yahoo ticker MS · Sector: Financial Services

Overall fundamentals score: 52/100 (Okay). Bottom 46% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 100/100 | Strong |
| Financial Safety | N/A | N/A |
| Cash & Dividends | 25/100 | Weak |
| Price Fairness | 50/100 | Okay |
| Risk | 63/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

Morgan Stanley (MS): Overall score: 52/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 100/100 (Strong)
Return on Equity (ROE) 18% - Strong
4-Year Revenue Growth +14%/yr - Strong
4-Year Profit Growth +31%/yr - Strong
Net Profit Margin 27% - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 25/100 (Weak)
Dividend Quality 2% - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Negative recently - Weak
Free Cash Flow Negative recently - Weak
Cash & Cash Equivalents Growing & covers near-term debt - Strong

Price Fairness: 50/100 (Okay)
P/E Ratio 14.2× - Okay
P/B Ratio 2.5× - Weak
PEG Ratio 0.5 - Strong

Risk: 63/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Steady - Strong
Debt Trend (4yr) Rising - Weak
Share Count Trend (4yr) -1%/yr - Strong
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) +5.3% - Okay

## Common questions

### What is Morgan Stanley's fundamentals score?

Morgan Stanley (MS) scores 52/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the bottom 46% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Morgan Stanley strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Business Strength (100/100); its weakest is Cash & Dividends (25/100).

### How does Morgan Stanley rank against its sector?

Morgan Stanley ranks #44 of 56 scored Financial Services stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Morgan Stanley pay dividends?

Yes. Morgan Stanley (MS) has a dividend yield of 2.3%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 33% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 25/100.

### How do I buy Morgan Stanley shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy MS. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Morgan Stanley (MS), in plain English?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is a Financial Services company (Capital Markets). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 52/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Business Strength (100/100); its main watch-out is Cash & Dividends (25/100). Shares currently cost about 14 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 14.2×). It also pays back about 2.3% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/ms-morgan-stanley

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/ms-morgan-stanley
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.