Morgan Stanley boosts dividend 15%, authorizes $20B buyback after passing Fed stress test
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Damilola Esebame
1d ago· 5 min readenNews
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Morgan Stanley announced a 15% dividend increase and a $20 billion stock buyback authorization after passing the Federal Reserve's 2026 stress test. The move follows similar capital return announcements from other major banks like JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and Wells Fargo. Morgan Stanley's shares rose over 3% on the news, though some analysts now consider the stock fully valued.
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· 3 pulledMorgan Stanley raised its quarterly dividend by 15% and reauthorized a $20 billion stock buyback shortly after clearing the Federal Reserve's 2026 stress test
Shares climbed more than 3% on the news, pushing the stock into territory that some Wall Street analysts now consider fully priced
The announcement arrived alongside similar capital return moves from JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and Wells Fargo, but Morgan Stanley's stood out
Morgan Stanley raised its quarterly dividend by 15% and reauthorized a $20 billion stock buyback shortly after clearing the Federal Reserve's 2026 stress test, according to the Morgan Stanley press release.
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