Morgan Stanley Stock News

The Wall Street firm recently set its S&P 500 target for next year at 4,400, implying a 5% decline from current levels.

Paloma Partners Management Co bought a new stake in Retail Properties of America, Inc. (NYSE:RPAI) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 17,824 shares of the real estate investment trusts stock, valued at approximately $204,000. Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of RPAI. Morgan Stanley []

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) was upgraded by analysts at UBS Group from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research note issued on Monday, The Fly reports. GPK has been the subject of a number of other reports. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Graphic Packaging from $20.00 to $21.00 and []

Morgan Stanley increased its stake in shares of Sensient Technologies Co. (NYSE:SXT) by 369.4% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 318,902 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock after acquiring an additional 250,966 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley […]

AppLovin (NYSE:APP) had its price target hoisted by Morgan Stanley from $80.00 to $87.00 in a research report released on Thursday, Benzinga reports. Morgan Stanley currently has an equal weight rating on the stock. APP has been the topic of several other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on AppLovin from […]

British Land (LON:BLND)s stock had its equal weight rating reissued by analysts at Morgan Stanley in a note issued to investors on Monday, Price Targets.com reports. A number of other research analysts also recently commented on BLND. Liberum Capital reaffirmed a buy rating and issued a GBX 585 ($7.64) price target on shares of British []

LondonMetric Property (LON:LMP)s stock had its overweight rating reaffirmed by equities researchers at Morgan Stanley in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, Price Targets.com reports. Several other research firms have also issued reports on LMP. Berenberg Bank initiated coverage on shares of LondonMetric Property in a research report on Monday, October []

Informa (LON:INF)s stock had its overweight rating reaffirmed by analysts at Morgan Stanley in a research note issued on Monday, Analyst Price Targets reports. A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on INF. Barclays raised their target price on Informa from GBX 630 ($8.23) to GBX 685 ($8.95) and gave the []

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS)s stock had its overweight rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Morgan Stanley in a research note issued to investors on Monday, Price Targets.com reports. Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a buy rating on shares of British American Tobacco in a []

The Sage Group (LON:SGE)s stock had its equal weight rating restated by analysts at Morgan Stanley in a research note issued to investors on Monday, PriceTargets.com reports. Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of The Sage Group from GBX 630 ($8.23) []

Morgan Stanley boosted its position in shares of ArcBest Co. (NASDAQ:ARCB) by 140.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 462,902 shares of the transportation companys stock after buying an additional 270,233 shares during the quarter. Morgan Stanley owned approximately 1.81% of ArcBest []

Morgan Stanley purchased a new stake in Lyell Immunopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:LYEL) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 1,646,846 shares of the companys stock, valued at approximately $26,745,000. A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of LYEL. Eagle Health Investments LP bought a new position in Lyell []

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