Morgan Stanley’s stock outpaced gains in other financial stocks Thursday, after the bank and broker forecast a robust flow of deals as it beat both profit and revenue expectations for the latest quarter.

Morgan Stanley easily beat fourth-quarter profit and revenue estimates on strong equity trading and IPO activity.

Morgan Stanley turned in $3.7 billion of profit in the fourth quarter, up 147% from a year earlier and exceeding analysts’ estimates of $2.7 billion. The New York-based investment bank posted per-share earnings of $2.

Analyst Daniel Fannon of Jefferies maintained a Buy rating on Morgan Stanley (MS – Research Report), boosting the price target to $151.00.Stay

In a report released yesterday, Ebrahim Poonawala from Bank of America Securities reiterated a Buy rating on Morgan Stanley (MS – Research

Profits at Bank of America (BAC) and Morgan Stanley (MS) more than doubled in the fourth quarter, signaling a strong 2024 for Big Banks. Stephen Biggar, director of financial services research at Argus Research,

In the case of Morgan Stanley, the wirehouse wants its financial advisors to increase their banking relationships with clients and sell more loans, a practice known as cross-selling. For Merrill Lynch,

Morgan Stanley reported robust earnings surpassing market expectations, powered by significant gains in revenue and income.

DigitalOcean Holdings Inc (DOCN) stock saw a modest uptick, ending the day at $36.13 which represents a slight increase of $0.86 or 2.44% from the prior close of $35.27. The stock opened at $35.7 and touched a low of $34.

Willscot Holdings Corp (WSC) stock saw a modest uptick, ending the day at $36.64 which represents a slight increase of $0.07 or 0.19% from the prior close of $36.57. The stock opened at $36.83 and touched a low of $36.

JPMorgan Chase stands head-and-shoulders above the rest of this group of largest U.S. banks by ROAA, while Morgan Stanley runs a pretty close second when its performance is measured by ROTCE. And with such a large balance sheet, it is not a stretch to call JPM the best performer in the U.S. banking industry.