Seeking Clues to Morgan Stanley (MS) Q2 Earnings? A Peek Into Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics

Morgan Stanley (MS) is expected to report quarterly earnings of $1.66 per share, up 33.9% from the year-ago period, in its upcoming results. Analysts forecast revenues of $14.23 billion, which would be 5.7% higher year over year. The consensus EPS estimate was revised 0.3% lower over the past 30 days, reflecting a modest reassessment by the covering analysts. Key segment projections include investment banking revenues of $1.50 billion (+30%), commissions and fees of $1.15 billion (+5.3%), net revenues for Investment Management of $1.42 billion (+10.6%), and institutional securities net revenues of $6.26 billion (+10.7%). For balance-sheet and profitability metrics, analysts expect book value per common share of $56.17 and a return on average common equity of 11.7%. They also project wealth management client assets of $5,479.03 billion and total assets under management of $1.5063 trillion, including fixed-income AUM of $175.03 billion.