Morningstar (MORN) Competitors $278.03 -0.32 (-0.11%) Closing price 07/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$277.90 -0.13 (-0.04%) As of 07/25/2025 06:36 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MORN vs. NDAQ, MCO, MSCI, NYT, SSTK, SCHL, DJCO, VALU, MKTW, and TRIShould you be buying Morningstar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Morningstar include Nasdaq (NDAQ), Moody's (MCO), MSCI (MSCI), New York Times (NYT), Shutterstock (SSTK), Scholastic (SCHL), Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) (DJCO), Value Line (VALU), MarketWise (MKTW), and Thomson Reuters (TRI). Morningstar vs. Its Competitors Nasdaq Moody's MSCI New York Times Shutterstock Scholastic Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) Value Line MarketWise Thomson Reuters Morningstar (NASDAQ:MORN) and Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do analysts prefer MORN or NDAQ? Morningstar presently has a consensus target price of $361.67, indicating a potential upside of 30.08%. Nasdaq has a consensus target price of $96.63, indicating a potential upside of 1.88%. Given Morningstar's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Morningstar is more favorable than Nasdaq.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Morningstar 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Nasdaq 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82 Does the media refer more to MORN or NDAQ? In the previous week, Nasdaq had 34 more articles in the media than Morningstar. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Nasdaq and 9 mentions for Morningstar. Nasdaq's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Morningstar's score of 0.80 indicating that Nasdaq is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Morningstar 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Nasdaq 20 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is MORN or NDAQ a better dividend stock? Morningstar pays an annual dividend of $1.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Nasdaq pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Morningstar pays out 20.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nasdaq pays out 49.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Morningstar has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and Nasdaq has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MORN or NDAQ? 57.0% of Morningstar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.5% of Nasdaq shares are held by institutional investors. 36.2% of Morningstar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Nasdaq shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MORN or NDAQ? Nasdaq has higher revenue and earnings than Morningstar. Morningstar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nasdaq, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMorningstar$2.28B5.16$369.90M$8.9031.24Nasdaq$7.40B7.36$1.12B$2.2043.11 Which has more volatility & risk, MORN or NDAQ? Morningstar has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nasdaq has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is MORN or NDAQ more profitable? Nasdaq has a net margin of 18.59% compared to Morningstar's net margin of 16.60%. Morningstar's return on equity of 23.23% beat Nasdaq's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Morningstar16.60% 23.23% 10.26% Nasdaq 18.59%15.90%5.95% SummaryNasdaq beats Morningstar on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Morningstar News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MORN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MORN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MORN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMorningstarBUSINESS INFO SVC IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$11.76B$21.27B$19.03B$9.50BDividend Yield0.65%1.72%2.73%4.01%P/E Ratio31.2433.7229.5320.05Price / Sales5.164.3050.4889.38Price / Cash22.5018.7327.3958.56Price / Book7.3738.656.265.87Net Income$369.90M$508.90M$197.18M$258.55M7 Day Performance-3.64%0.97%1.55%3.73%1 Month Performance-10.47%-0.95%5.45%11.75%1 Year Performance-14.80%2.01%26.56%18.03% Morningstar Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MORNMorningstar4.5569 of 5 stars$278.03-0.1%$361.67+30.1%-13.8%$11.76B$2.28B31.2411,085Upcoming EarningsNDAQNasdaq4.5727 of 5 stars$89.66+0.3%$90.69+1.1%+41.0%$51.48B$7.40B40.759,162Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastMCOMoody's4.6402 of 5 stars$503.74+0.8%$519.07+3.0%+17.3%$90.62B$7.23B43.5015,838Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMSCIMSCI4.6041 of 5 stars$570.65+0.9%$651.55+14.2%+1.5%$44.15B$2.86B39.226,132Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNYTNew York Times3.4568 of 5 stars$56.20+0.4%$56.40+0.4%-1.4%$9.16B$2.59B30.545,900Trending NewsSSTKShutterstock3.9481 of 5 stars$18.81-2.0%$43.67+132.1%-51.9%$663.13M$963.57M17.261,715News CoverageDividend AnnouncementSCHLScholastic4.2549 of 5 stars$21.66+1.0%N/A-13.7%$608.65M$1.59B36.106,660Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeGap UpDJCODaily Journal Corp. (S.C.)0.9118 of 5 stars$395.06+1.5%N/A-11.7%$544.00M$73.25M5.15320News CoveragePositive NewsVALUValue Line2.0518 of 5 stars$37.78-1.0%N/A-19.9%$355.51M$37.49M16.57140Dividend AnnouncementMKTWMarketWise3.4477 of 5 stars$17.97+0.8%N/A-11.7%$291.65M$408.70M5.97800Positive NewsTRIThomson Reuters4.1719 of 5 stars$214.21+7.6%$187.30-12.6%+25.3%$96.51B$7.27B43.8124,400Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Nasdaq Competitors Moody's Competitors MSCI Competitors New York Times Competitors Shutterstock Competitors Scholastic Competitors Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) 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