Morgan Stanley stock: BMO cuts target to USD 210

Published on 10/21/2026 at 15:41 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Morgan Stanley stock is 22.09 percent below USD 232.25. Morgan Stanley stock costs EUR 161.48 on October 21, 2026, up 0.30 percent versus Xetra close.

BMO target cut shapes the picture

BMO Capital lowered its Morgan Stanley target from USD 215.00 to USD 210.00 on October 19, 2026.
The new target stands 16.05 percent above the USD 180.95 NYSE price on October 21, 2026.
Morgan Stanley stock costs EUR 161.48 at Lang & Schwarz on October 21, 2026 at 5:33 p.m. CEST, 0.30 percent above the Xetra close of October 20, 2026.
The bank's price-to-earnings ratio was 14.46 and its market capitalization was USD 285.4 billion on October 21, 2026.

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Morgan Stanley (ISIN US6174464486) stock is being reassessed after BMO Capital lowered its price target from USD 215.00 to USD 210.00 on October 19, 2026. Markets Insider reported that analyst Brennan Hawken kept an Outperform rating. The stock was trading at EUR 161.48 at Lang & Schwarz on October 21, 2026 at 5:33 p.m. CEST, up 0.30 percent versus the Xetra close of October 20, 2026 at EUR 161.00.

Target remains 16.05 percent higher

The BMO target was 16.05 percent above Morgan Stanley's USD 180.95 NYSE price at 9:39 a.m. ET on October 21, 2026. The target cut still leaves a sizeable gap between the analyst view and the quoted US share price, while the Outperform rating remained unchanged.

BMO also pointed to strong net new assets in the wealth management funnel. That detail matters because the business combines institutional securities with wealth management and investment management, giving earnings more than one operating driver.

Stock sits below its yearly high

Morgan Stanley's USD 180.95 price was 22.09 percent below its 52-week high of USD 232.25 and above its 52-week low of USD 152.80 on October 21, 2026. Reuters reported that the stock had gained 5.10 percent in 2026, although it had trailed broader markets while outperforming Goldman Sachs.

The price-to-earnings ratio was 14.46 and market capitalization was USD 285.4 billion on October 21, 2026. Those figures place the valuation below the recent high-water mark without turning the target into a forecast from this desk.

Trading mix remains important

On October 14, 2026, Reuters reported that fixed-income trading revenue fell 7.30 percent to USD 2.01 billion in the third quarter. CNBC said equities trading revenue reached USD 5.80 billion in the same quarter, up 41.00 percent year over year. The contrast highlights why analysts are adjusting targets even while maintaining positive ratings.

Comparison with peers

Morgan Stanley: up 0.30 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 14.46, market capitalization USD 285.4 billion.

JPMorgan Chase: down 0.33 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 14.06, market capitalization USD 888.7 billion.

Goldman Sachs: up 0.95 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 12.83, market capitalization USD 260.1 billion.

Euro quote stays above Xetra close

The Morgan Stanley euro quote was EUR 161.48 at Lang & Schwarz on October 21, 2026 at 5:33 p.m. CEST, 0.30 percent above the Xetra close of October 20, 2026 at EUR 161.00. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Morgan Stanley stock.