Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) is one of the 22 stocks Jim Cramer recently talked about. Highlighting its recent dividend boost and buyback program, Cramer said:
“Morgan Stanley said they’re putting through an 8.1% dividend hike, which translates to a 2.8% yield with the stock at these levels. They also announced a $20 billion buyback, which works out to be almost 9% of the bank’s current market capitalization, generous… And Morgan Stanley, the most expensive at 3.1 times book value. Remember, most expensive doesn’t mean bad, it’s just, it’s a fact. To give these numbers some context, these price to book multiples are basically the markets assigning a value to the quality of these banks’ franchises, what the businesses are worth beyond just their assets and liabilities…
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Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) is a financial services company that provides capital raising, financial advisory, brokerage, and investment management services.
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