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Morgan Stanley (MS) short interest & options flow

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The story at MS this week is a widening gap between what the Street thought the quarter would deliver and what it got, leaving analysts clustered around cautious holds while one high-conviction buyer moved in the opposite direction. The post-earnings analyst response told an unusually split story. Most brokers trimmed targets after the October 14 print. RBC cut its target from $243…

Latest pulse13 Oct 2026

MS cost to borrow surges 181% in one week to 0.26%, signaling tightening lending conditions ahead of Q3 earnings Tuesday.

$182.44-5.94% 1d-3.98% 1w-4.07% 1mClose: 5 Nov 2026
Short interest % of float
Low
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Cost to borrow
Low
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Availability
High
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Market cap
$285.52B
Next earnings
14 Jan 2027
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Key data as of 6 Nov 2026

ORTEX chart of Morgan Stanley (MS) share price and short interest (% of free float), six months to November 5, 2026

Latest signals on MS

  • Cost to Borrow

    MS cost to borrow surges 181% in one week to 0.26%, signaling tightening lending conditions ahead of Q3 earnings Tuesday.

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MS Shorts Hit Multi-Week Low as Analyst Upgrades Bed In

Morgan Stanley enters the back half of August with the short-covering story that began last week now accelerating, leaving the stock's main tension in a different place: whether analyst price targets can pull the share…

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