Morgan Stanley Earnings, Revenue beat in Q4 By Investing.com

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) reported on Wednesday fourth quarter earnings that beat analysts’ forecasts and revenue that topped expectations.

Morgan Stanley announced earnings per share of $1.81 on revenue of $13.64B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $1.3 on revenue of $11.5B.

Morgan Stanley shares are up 9% from the beginning of the year and are trading at $76.86 , down-from-52-week-high.They are outperforming the S&P Global 100 which is up 0.69% from the start of the year.

Morgan Stanley shares gained 2.49% in pre-market trade the report.

Morgan Stanley follows other major Financial sector earnings this month

Morgan Stanley’s report follows an earnings beat by JPMorgan on Friday, who reported EPS of $3.79 on revenue of $30.16B, compared to forecasts EPS of $2.62 on revenue of $28.67B.

UnitedHealth had beat expectations on Wednesday with fourth quarter EPS of $2.52 on revenue of $65.47B, compared to forecast for EPS of $2.41 on revenue of $64.97B.

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