Morgan Stanley Stock Price, News & Analysis

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) released the 2025 Sustainable Signals survey of 900+ institutional investors showing broad confidence in sustainable investing.

Key findings: 86% of asset owners and 79% of asset managers expect allocations to sustainable funds to rise over the next two years; concern that environmental data, regulatory guidance and political uncertainty are increasing (very significant concerns rose from 25% to 38% year‑over‑year); over 75% expect physical climate risk to have a major impact on asset prices within five years; climate adaptation climbed to the #3 investment priority, up from sixth in 2024.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) declared regular dividends on multiple series of its preferred stock with specified per-share amounts and payment schedules.

Key items: Series N dividend payable Dec 15, 2025 to holders of record at close of business Nov 28, 2025. Dividends for Series A, C, E, F, I, K, L, O, P, Q payable Jan 15, 2026 to holders of record at close of business Dec 31, 2025. Notable per-share amounts include $1,885.58 for Series N (equivalent to $18.855756 per depositary share), $455.21 for Series E, and $439.24 for Series F.

Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MS:MS) acquired a 26-acre industrial outdoor storage facility in Fontana, Southern California for approximately $92 million on November 6, 2025. The property is subject to a long-term absolute triple net lease with Oldcastle Infrastructure, a subsidiary of CRH plc; Oldcastle has operated at the site for over 30 years. MSREI described the parcel as rare in scale within the Southwest Industrial Park and positioned the deal as part of its strategy to secure institutional net lease assets in core logistics markets. Management highlighted triple net lease terms that shift expenses, taxes, and maintenance to the tenant, producing predictable net lease cash flows and aligning with expected demand from supply-chain realignment and onshoring trends.

E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley (MS) released its monthly sector rotation study on November 3, 2025. The study summarizes E*TRADE customer notional net buy/sell behavior across S&P 500 sectors, providing a retail-investor view of sector flows.

The release includes multimedia and a link to the full report for detailed charts and sector-level data.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) agreed to acquire private shares platform EquityZen, strengthening its private markets ecosystem and cap table solutions. The deal aims to combine EquityZen’s issuer-aligned private shares marketplace with Morgan Stanley’s cap table, workplace and wealth channels to expand liquidity options for employees, early investors and Wealth clients.

Key disclosed metrics: EquityZen has ~800,000 registered users, ~49,000 transactions across > 450 private companies, and a team of ~50 professionals. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in early 2026.

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (MS) released its quarterly retail investor pulse survey dated October 21, 2025. The survey finds inflation remains investors' top concern at 45% (up 6 percentage points QoQ), though 47% expect inflation to moderate this quarter.

Key sentiment metrics: bullishness fell to 56% (down 5 points QoQ); 41% of investors expect a 0–0.25% Fed rate cut at the next meeting (up 12 points QoQ); 41% do not plan portfolio changes over six months and 14% will move to cash.

Sector interest for Q4 2025: tech 56%, energy 42%, and health care 34%.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) announced third quarter 2025 financial results on October 15, 2025. The results are posted on the firm’s Investor Relations website and will be filed on Form 8-K with the SEC on October 15, 2025.

A conference call to discuss results is scheduled for today at 9:30 a.m. ET, accessible via webcast on the company website or by phone at 1-866-431-2040 (domestic) and 1-929-477-0541 (international) using passcode 400700. Playback will be available via webcast.

Morgan Stanley is described as a global financial services firm with operations in 42 countries offering investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. Media and investor relations contacts are provided for follow-up.

JLL (NYSE:JLL) arranged a $1.2 billion refinancing for NorthPark Center in Dallas on Oct. 14, 2025. The loan, led by Wells Fargo with Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, will retire the existing mortgage and use excess proceeds to redeem equity interests, returning full ownership to the Nasher/Haemisegger family.

NorthPark Center is a 1.9 million‑square‑foot Class A++ super‑regional shopping center with >190 tenants, a 98.6% occupancy rate, major anchors and a public museum‑quality art collection; the property marks its 60th anniversary in 2025.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) 1GT private climate equity strategy led a $60 million Series E growth investment in Corvus Energy on October 9, 2025 to expand the company’s product portfolio and global presence.

The investor consortium includes 1GT, Just Climate and J. Lauritzen and aims to provide growth capital and maritime-sector expertise to accelerate Corvus Energy’s deployment of low‑carbon Energy Storage Systems (ESS).

Corvus Energy, founded in 2009 and headquartered in Bergen, Norway, reports more than 1,300 installations delivering over 1,300 MWh of maritime energy storage across Europe, North America and Asia.