Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is expected to first quarter earnings per share of $0.58 on a sales total of $8.3 billion on April 20th, 2010 according to consensus estimates.
For the entire year, analysts generally expect the company to post earnings per share of $2.87.
During the first quarter of 2009, Morgan Stanley reported a $0.57 per share loss on a sales total of $5.4 billion.
In the fourth quarter of 2009, MS reported earnings per share of $0.14, falling far below consensus estimates of $0.42 per share.
Morgan Stanley closed on Friday at $30.98, up 0.32% for the day. During weekend trading, the company’s stock rose an additional $0.12 to $31.10, an additional 0.4% increase.
