Morningstar (MORN) Competitors

Moody's has a net margin of 34.25% compared to Morningstar's net margin of 16.43%. Moody's' return on equity of 80.35% beat Morningstar's return on equity.

Morningstar currently has a consensus price target of $227.33, suggesting a potential upside of 18.05%. Moody's has a consensus price target of $553.61, suggesting a potential upside of 15.60%. Given Morningstar's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Morningstar is more favorable than Moody's.

Morningstar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Moody's pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Morningstar pays out 18.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Moody's pays out 26.1% 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 Moody's has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Morningstar is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Morningstar has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Moody's has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Morningstar had 8 more articles in the media than Moody's. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Morningstar and 22 mentions for Moody's. Moody's' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Morningstar's score of 0.93 indicating that Moody's is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Moody's has higher revenue and earnings than Morningstar. Morningstar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moody's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

57.0% of Morningstar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Moody's shares are held by institutional investors. 38.8% of Morningstar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Moody's shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

57.0% of Morningstar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of MSCI shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.8% of Morningstar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of MSCI shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Morningstar presently has a consensus target price of $227.33, suggesting a potential upside of 18.05%. MSCI has a consensus target price of $709.50, suggesting a potential upside of 23.64%. Given MSCI's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MSCI is more favorable than Morningstar.

MSCI has higher revenue and earnings than Morningstar. Morningstar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MSCI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Morningstar had 6 more articles in the media than MSCI. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Morningstar and 24 mentions for MSCI. Morningstar's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat MSCI's score of 0.85 indicating that Morningstar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

MSCI has a net margin of 40.74% compared to Morningstar's net margin of 16.43%. Morningstar's return on equity of 36.82% beat MSCI's return on equity.

Morningstar has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MSCI has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

Morningstar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. MSCI pays an annual dividend of $8.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Morningstar pays out 18.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MSCI pays out 44.9% 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 raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years and MSCI has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

S&P Global has higher revenue and earnings than Morningstar. Morningstar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than S&P Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

57.0% of Morningstar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of S&P Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.8% of Morningstar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of S&P Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, S&P Global had 48 more articles in the media than Morningstar. MarketBeat recorded 78 mentions for S&P Global and 30 mentions for Morningstar. Morningstar's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat S&P Global's score of 0.92 indicating that Morningstar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Morningstar currently has a consensus target price of $227.33, suggesting a potential upside of 18.05%. S&P Global has a consensus target price of $523.59, suggesting a potential upside of 27.01%. Given S&P Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe S&P Global is more favorable than Morningstar.

Morningstar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. S&P Global pays an annual dividend of $3.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Morningstar pays out 18.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. S&P Global pays out 23.7% 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 S&P Global has increased its dividend for 53 consecutive years. Morningstar is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Morningstar has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, S&P Global has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

S&P Global has a net margin of 31.37% compared to Morningstar's net margin of 16.43%. Morningstar's return on equity of 36.82% beat S&P Global's return on equity.

Morningstar has a net margin of 16.43% compared to New York Times' net margin of 13.18%. Morningstar's return on equity of 36.82% beat New York Times' return on equity.

New York Times currently has a consensus price target of $83.22, indicating a potential upside of 11.10%. Morningstar has a consensus price target of $227.33, indicating a potential upside of 18.05%. Given Morningstar's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Morningstar is more favorable than New York Times.

95.4% of New York Times shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.0% of Morningstar shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of New York Times shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 38.8% of Morningstar shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Morningstar has lower revenue, but higher earnings than New York Times. Morningstar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than New York Times, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

New York Times pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Morningstar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. New York Times pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Morningstar pays out 18.9% 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. New York Times has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Morningstar has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

In the previous week, New York Times had 105 more articles in the media than Morningstar. MarketBeat recorded 135 mentions for New York Times and 30 mentions for Morningstar. Morningstar's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat New York Times' score of -0.10 indicating that Morningstar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

New York Times has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Morningstar has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market.