Morningstar (MORN) Competitors $227.02 -1.21 (-0.53%) As of 03:35 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) and Morningstar (NASDAQ:MORN) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Is NDAQ or MORN more profitable? Nasdaq has a net margin of 18.59% compared to Morningstar's net margin of 17.22%. Morningstar's return on equity of 23.54% beat Nasdaq's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nasdaq18.59% 15.90% 5.95% Morningstar 17.22%23.54%10.52% Do institutionals and insiders believe in NDAQ or MORN? 72.5% of Nasdaq shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.0% of Morningstar shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Nasdaq shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.2% of Morningstar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor NDAQ or MORN? In the previous week, Nasdaq had 14 more articles in the media than Morningstar. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Nasdaq and 10 mentions for Morningstar. Nasdaq's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Morningstar's score of 0.60 indicating that Nasdaq is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nasdaq 15 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Morningstar 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, NDAQ or MORN? Nasdaq has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Morningstar has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Is NDAQ or MORN a better dividend stock? Nasdaq pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Morningstar pays an annual dividend of $1.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Nasdaq pays out 41.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Morningstar pays out 19.4% 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. Nasdaq has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Morningstar has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NDAQ or MORN? 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 RatioNasdaq$7.40B7.05$1.12B$2.6034.99Morningstar$2.35B4.08$369.90M$9.3924.18 Do analysts prefer NDAQ or MORN? Nasdaq currently has a consensus target price of $97.25, suggesting a potential upside of 6.91%. Morningstar has a consensus target price of $355.00, suggesting a potential upside of 56.37%. Given Morningstar's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Morningstar is more favorable than Nasdaq.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nasdaq 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Morningstar 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 SummaryNasdaq beats Morningstar on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$9.55B$19.70B$28.97B$10.58BDividend Yield0.81%1.64%2.85%4.71%P/E Ratio24.1267.1926.3427.32Price / Sales4.083.75742.92201.92Price / Cash18.2917.1829.9661.55Price / Book6.0234.208.226.76Net Income$369.90M$558.69M$195.52M$275.79M7 Day Performance0.34%-0.76%1.54%2.44%1 Month Performance-11.88%-10.92%7.48%8.86%1 Year Performance-32.30%-5.68%76.24%35.45% Morningstar Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MORNMorningstar4.566 of 5 stars$227.02-0.5%$355.00+56.4%-31.9%$9.55B$2.35B24.1211,085Analyst ForecastNDAQNasdaq4.8324 of 5 stars$88.71+1.4%$97.06+9.4%+24.5%$50.21B$7.40B34.129,162Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMCOMoody's4.7304 of 5 stars$480.58+0.8%$540.71+12.5%+4.0%$85.34B$7.09B40.8315,838Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMSCIMSCI4.9574 of 5 stars$568.48+0.5%$652.45+14.8%-5.0%$43.74B$2.86B37.656,132Analyst ForecastNYTNew York Times4.3442 of 5 stars$57.39-1.4%$60.33+5.1%+0.7%$9.47B$2.59B29.585,900Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastSSTKShutterstock4.0721 of 5 stars$20.65-1.9%$43.67+111.5%-28.9%$746.73M$935.26M11.411,715Analyst ForecastSCHLScholastic4.7503 of 5 stars$26.83-2.6%$37.00+37.9%+8.2%$692.82M$1.63B-40.657,090Analyst ForecastDJCODaily Journal Corp. (S.C.)0.9128 of 5 stars$471.02+1.8%N/A-6.7%$637.22M$69.93M6.71320Analyst ForecastVALUValue Line2.1602 of 5 stars$39.00flatN/A-13.6%$366.91M$35.08M17.26140Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMKTWMarketWise3.5055 of 5 stars$16.41-1.8%$20.00+21.9%+34.4%$273.57M$408.70M5.99800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTRIThomson Reuters4.3428 of 5 stars$156.18-0.5%$202.82+29.9%-9.7%$70.12B$7.32B31.9424,400Positive News 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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