The average U.S. stock is quietly getting crushed. Morgan Stanley says these ones are worth buying now.

Published 05 Oct 2026, 09:31 UTC. Updated 05 Oct 2026, 11:38 UTC.

Investors have fallen out of love with a large chunk of stocks, such as industrials, and Morgan Stanley sees an opportunity to pick up some names on the cheap.

Directly affected

MS Morgan Stanley
Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR
A fund of industrial companies
CAT Caterpillar
A large machinery maker
DE Deere
A large machinery maker
HON Honeywell
A large industrial company
UNP Union Pacific
A large freight railroad
GE GE Aerospace
A large industrial company
CVIE MORGAN STANLEY ETF TRUST
GA selected CVIE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: stanley, morgan. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
CVLC MORGAN STANLEY ETF TRUST
GA selected CVLC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: stanley, morgan. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
CVMC MORGAN STANLEY ETF TR CALVERT US MID CAP CORE RESPONSIBLE INDEX ETF ETF
GA selected CVMC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: stanley, morgan. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
CVSB MORGAN STANLEY ETF TRUST
GA selected CVSB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: stanley, morgan. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

Ticker	T-5	T-3	T-1	T0	T+1	T+2	T+3
MS	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
XLI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CAT	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
DE	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
HON	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
UNP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GE	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CVIE	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CVLC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CVMC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CVSB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Investors have fallen out of love with a large chunk of stocks, such as industrials, and Morgan Stanley sees an opportunity to pick up some names on the cheap.

Source: MarketWatch

How far Morgan Stanley (MS) has moved since 5 Oct 2026

Since the first closing price after “The average U.S. stock is quietly getting crushed. Morgan Stanley says these ones are worth buying now.,” Morgan Stanley (MS) is -6.54%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.60% over the same days, a -4.93% difference versus the market.

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Who gains and who loses around Morgan Stanley (MS)

Companies tied to this story

MS Morgan Stanley
In “The average U.S. stock is quietly getting crushed. Morgan Stanley says these ones are worth buying now.,” Morgan Stanley (MS) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: The reported development directly names MORGAN STANLEY in the headline; GA resolved that company to MS
CVIE Morgan Stanley Etf Trust
Morgan Stanley Etf Trust (CVIE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 5 Oct 2026 story “The average U.S. stock is quietly getting crushed. Morgan Stanley says these ones are worth buying now..” Reason on file: GA selected CVIE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: stanley, morgan. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
CVLC Morgan Stanley Etf Trust
In “The average U.S. stock is quietly getting crushed. Morgan Stanley says these ones are worth buying now.,” Morgan Stanley Etf Trust (CVLC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected CVLC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: stanley, morgan. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
CVMC Morgan Stanley Etf Tr Calvert Us Mid Cap Core Responsible Index Etf Etf
In “The average U.S. stock is quietly getting crushed. Morgan Stanley says these ones are worth buying now.,” Morgan Stanley Etf Tr Calvert Us Mid Cap Core Responsible Index Etf Etf (CVMC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected CVMC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: stanley, morgan. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
CVSB Morgan Stanley Etf Trust
For “The average U.S. stock is quietly getting crushed. Morgan Stanley says these ones are worth buying now.,” Morgan Stanley Etf Trust (CVSB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected CVSB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: stanley, morgan. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
EVIM Morgan Stanley Etf Trust
For “The average U.S. stock is quietly getting crushed. Morgan Stanley says these ones are worth buying now.,” Morgan Stanley Etf Trust (EVIM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected EVIM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: stanley, morgan. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
MSDL Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
In “The average U.S. stock is quietly getting crushed. Morgan Stanley says these ones are worth buying now.,” Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected MSDL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: stanley, morgan. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Morgan Stanley (MS)

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the company in “The average U.S. stock is quietly getting crushed. Morgan Stanley says these ones are worth buying now.,” the 5 Oct 2026 this story story.

The link for Morgan Stanley (MS) is this: The reported development directly names MORGAN STANLEY in the headline; GA resolved that company to MS

Morgan Stanley Etf Trust (CVIE) is here too. Its reason reads: GA selected CVIE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: stanley, morgan. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates and price levels for Morgan Stanley (MS)

CVIE traded between 80.41 and 85.56 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 80.84. CVLC traded between 94.05 and 96.65 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 94.55. MS traded between 176.46 and 205.76 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 178.53.

How strong the case is around Morgan Stanley (MS)

46 out of 100

“The average U.S. stock is quietly getting crushed. Morgan Stanley says these ones are worth buying now.” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 7 linked companies.