Morgan Stanley Stock Debt To Equity

DWD Stock  EUR 121.46  1.68  1.36%   
Morgan Stanley fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Morgan Stanley's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Morgan Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Morgan Stanley's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Morgan Stanley stock.
  
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Morgan Stanley Company Debt To Equity Analysis

Morgan Stanley's Debt to Equity is calculated by dividing the Total Debt of a company by its Equity. If the debt exceeds equity of a company, then the creditors have more stakes in a firm than the stockholders. In other words, Debt to Equity ratio provides analysts with insights about composition of both equity and debt, and its influence on the valuation of the company.

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Current Morgan Stanley Debt To Equity

    
  358.50 %  
Most of Morgan Stanley's fundamental indicators, such as Debt To Equity, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, Morgan Stanley is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.
High Debt to Equity ratio typically indicates that a firm has been borrowing aggressively to finance its growth and as a result may experience a burden of additional interest expense. This may reduce earnings or future growth. On the other hand a small D/E ratio may indicate that a company is not taking enough advantage from financial leverage. Debt to Equity ratio measures how the company is leveraging borrowing against the capital invested by the owners.
Competition

According to the company disclosure, Morgan Stanley has a Debt To Equity of 358%. This is much higher than that of the Financial Services sector and 147.07% higher than that of the Capital Markets industry. The debt to equity for all Germany stocks is notably lower than that of the firm.

Morgan Debt To Equity Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Morgan Stanley's direct or indirect competition against its Debt To Equity to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Morgan Stanley could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Morgan Stanley by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.
Morgan Stanley is currently under evaluation in debt to equity category among its peers.

Morgan Fundamentals

About Morgan Stanley Fundamental Analysis

The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Morgan Stanley's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Morgan Stanley using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Morgan Stanley based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
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Additional Information and Resources on Investing in Morgan Stock

When determining whether Morgan Stanley is a strong investment it is important to analyze Morgan Stanley's competitive position within its industry, examining market share, product or service uniqueness, and competitive advantages. Beyond financials and market position, potential investors should also consider broader economic conditions, industry trends, and any regulatory or geopolitical factors that may impact Morgan Stanley's future performance. For an informed investment choice regarding Morgan Stock, refer to the following important reports:
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Morgan Stanley. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in board of governors.
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Please note, there is a significant difference between Morgan Stanley's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Morgan Stanley is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Morgan Stanley's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.