Citi downgrades Morgan Stanley to Neutral despite 'strong' Q1 results - InvestingChannel

Citi downgrades Morgan Stanley to Neutral despite ‘strong’ Q1 results

Citi analyst Keith Horowitz downgraded Morgan Stanley to Neutral from Buy with an unchanged price target of $48. The stock in premarket trading is down 45c to $47.81. Morgan reported “strong” Q1 results but the shares are fairly valued, Horowitz tells investors in a research note. The analyst points out the stock has outperformed peers by rallying 22% year-to-date. Though Morgan Stanley has “very high quality” franchises and the potential to continue to gain market share, “we’d rather be on the sidelines in the near-term,” says Horowitz.