NYSE: MS · Capital Markets
Over the past week, Morgan Stanley (MS) saw about 536 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 36% bullish but is far apart: X runs 53% bullish while Reddit sits at just 23%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 11 of 25 analysts rating MS a buy.
There is steady buzz around MS this week but little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 44% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 23% to X at 53%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 25 analysts the consensus is a Hold: 11 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $236.62.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 8 points above the crowd average of 36%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 53% bullish while Reddit sits at 23%, a 30-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Morgan Stanley (MS) buzz held moderate around 55.4 while the price drifted up 1.4% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 5.2M shares. Updated Aug 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, MS gained 1.7%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 60.2 and was relatively stable, swinging between 55.4 and 68.7. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 20 of the 21 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Hold (11 / 13 / 1) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 36% |
| Avg price target | $236.62 |
| Most bullish source | X, 53% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 23% |
| Sentiment spread | 30 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 536 |
| Market cap | $341.69B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 17.6 · 17.3 |
| EPS · Beta | $12.38 · 1.2 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $77.83B · 26% margin |
| Industry | Capital Markets |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Morgan Stanley (MS) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 36% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 536 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Morgan Stanley (MS) is fairly quiet with 43 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 30 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 23% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is falling, suggesting cooling attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Morgan Stanley (MS), averaging 36% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 53% bullish and Reddit at 23%, a 30-point spread. On the professional side, 11 of 25 analysts rate MS a buy.
Of the 25 analysts covering Morgan Stanley (MS), 11 rate it a buy, 13 a hold and 1 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $236.62. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 36% bullish.
Morgan Stanley (MS)'s cross-source average is bearish at 36% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. X reads 53% bullish, News reads 33% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 23% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Morgan Stanley (MS) at 36% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 23% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across Reddit and X and News. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 393 mentions (73% of total volume). News contributes 100 mentions and Reddit contributes 43 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 36% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. MS's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 36% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The MS sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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