Is Morgan Stanley a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 61.3% of Morgan Stanley's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +12.2% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +2.8% vs its sector, across 6620 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
61.3%profitable calls
+12.2%avg gain / call
+2.8%vs sector
6620scored calls

In which sectors is Morgan Stanley reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
Tech93667%+31.4%+35.4%+41.4% (143)
Energy36761.9%+12.9%+23.6%+10.7% (59)
Comm.28762.7%+18.7%+20.0%+6.1% (21)
Materials13862.3%+13.6%+17.5%+13.9% (18)
Health75267.7%+14.1%+14.2%+4.4% (75)
Industry96457%+9.4%+14.1%+2.9% (69)
Utilities77760.1%+10.0%+10.7%-4.8% (49)
Finance107159%+8.2%+9.7%+4.4% (139)
Cons. staples40063.3%+4.4%+5.7%-3.1% (33)
Cons. disc.72259.8%+1.9%+2.4%-2.6% (71)
Real estate20648.1%+1.1%-1.9%+21.3% (17)

The 25 stocks Morgan Stanley performed best on

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
WDC Western Digital2263.6%+290.7%+305.1%+148.8% (7)
STX Seagate Technology1376.9%+277.4%+277.4%+109.4% (6)
MRNA Moderna4100%+161.5%+206.8%
FCX Freeport-McMoRan1172.7%+115.4%+169.0%+86.6% (2)
GEV GE Vernova8100%+155.5%+155.5%+35.2% (5)
KLAC KLA Corporation4100%+131.0%+131.0%+2.7% (2)
CMI Cummins475%+69.9%+100.7%-13.1% (2)
KEY KeyCorp742.9%+27.4%+91.6%
NVDA Nvidia3093.3%+82.8%+91.5%+19.8% (7)
GE GE Aerospace12100%+75.4%+75.4%+21.4% (1)
VST Vistra Corp.4182.9%+68.8%+71.6%-10.5% (3)
CEG Constellation Energy30100%+71.4%+71.4%+0.8% (2)
KEYS Keysight Technologies4100%+70.7%+70.7%+2.2% (2)
DOV Dover Corporation12100%+42.9%+67.1%
NXPI NXP Semiconductors15100%+51.3%+64.1%
TSCO Tractor Supply887.5%+58.6%+58.6%
MPC Marathon Petroleum2774.1%+34.2%+57.6%+64.3% (3)
COHR Coherent Corp.5100%+56.2%+56.2%
LLY Lilly (Eli)3894.7%+54.4%+56.0%+16.4% (6)
CRWD CrowdStrike2788.9%+53.5%+53.5%+40.6% (6)
AIG American International Group1258.3%+16.5%+53.1%
META Meta Platforms1478.6%+52.0%+52.0%
STLD Steel Dynamics988.9%+41.2%+51.8%+54.2% (1)
ANET Arista Networks1989.5%+44.1%+51.7%+33.9% (6)
HWM Howmet Aerospace9100%+51.4%+51.4%
% profitable = share of its calls that made money (1 year). Avg gain / call = average absolute gain per call (winners and losers). Point-in-time, S&P 500 backtest.

❓ Morgan Stanley: frequently asked questions

Is Morgan Stanley a reliable analyst? How accurate are their price targets?

Over 12 months, 61.3% of Morgan Stanley's targets were profitable, averaging +12.2% per call (+2.8% vs their sector), across 6620 timestamped calls. Verdict: fairly reliable. We judge on real results, not reputation — the call-by-call detail is further up this page.

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