That’s according to a team at Morgan Stanley led by chief U.S. stock-market strategist Mike Wilson, who told clients that its conviction in quality stocks has increased of late amid rising rates. Morgan Stanley has in the past described quality companies as well-managed with sustainably high, long-term returns and strong balance sheets.

Profit more than doubled from a year ago to $3.7 billion, or $2.22 per share, for the three months ended Dec. 31, compared with $1.5 billion, or 85 cents per share, a year earlier. Analysts, on average, had expected $1.7 per share, according to estimates compiled by LSEG.

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Morgan Stanley’s traders beat analysts’ estimates in the fourth quarter, joining their other Wall Street rivals in reporting a strong end to the year on volatility tied to the US elections and economic data in the final months of 2024.

Morgan Stanley's profit increased in the fourth quarter, fueled by a wave of dealmaking and stock sales that drove its revenue to a full-year record. Investment banking fees gained from a surge in mergers and acquisitions as sentiment was boosted by a strong U.

The bank’s massive wealth management business will be helped by high stock market values in the fourth quarter, which inflates the management fees it collects.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) analyst team downgraded China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co. Limited (570:HK) stock from Equalweight to Underweight, adjusting the price target to HK$1.70 from the previous HK$2.

Morgan Stanley's profit increased in the fourth quarter, fueled by a wave of dealmaking. The investment bank's earnings grew to $3.7 billion, or $2.22 per share, it said on Thursday, compared with $1.

Morgan Stanley’s profit more than doubled in the fourth quarter, fueled by a wave of dealmaking and stock sales that drove its revenue to a full-year record. The earnings rounded out a robust quarter for Wall Street banks,