Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 5.88% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 18.98%. Currently, Morgan Stanley has a market capitalization of $155.02 billion. Buying $100 In MS: If an investor had bought $100 of MS stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $240.96 today based on a price of $95.82 for MS at the time of writing. Morgan Stanley’s Performance Over Last 5 YearsFinally — what’s the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash gr…