Morningstar (MORN) Competitors

In the previous week, Morningstar had 13 more articles in the media than Moody's. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Morningstar and 12 mentions for Moody's. Moody's' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Morningstar's score of 0.23 indicating that Moody's is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Moody's has a net margin of 35.26% compared to Morningstar's net margin of 17.00%. Moody's' return on equity of 84.76% beat Morningstar's return on equity.

Morningstar has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Moody's has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the broader market.

Morningstar currently has a consensus target price of $235.67, indicating a potential downside of 4.30%. Moody's has a consensus target price of $552.63, indicating a potential upside of 8.75%. Given Moody's' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Moody's is more favorable than Morningstar.

57.0% of Morningstar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Moody's shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.8% of Morningstar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Moody's shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Morningstar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Moody's pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Morningstar pays out 17.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Moody's pays out 25.1% 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 raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years and Moody's has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Morningstar is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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.

S&P Global has a net margin of 32.21% compared to Morningstar's net margin of 17.00%. Morningstar's return on equity of 45.17% beat S&P Global's return on equity.

87.2% of S&P Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.0% of Morningstar shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of S&P Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 38.8% of Morningstar shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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.

S&P Global has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Morningstar has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

S&P Global pays an annual dividend of $3.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Morningstar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. S&P Global pays out 23.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Morningstar pays out 17.5% 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. S&P Global has increased its dividend for 53 consecutive years and Morningstar has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. S&P Global is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Morningstar had 10 more articles in the media than S&P Global. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Morningstar and 15 mentions for S&P Global. S&P Global's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Morningstar's score of 0.23 indicating that S&P Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

S&P Global currently has a consensus price target of $523.35, suggesting a potential upside of 10.57%. Morningstar has a consensus price target of $235.67, suggesting a potential downside of 4.30%. Given S&P Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe S&P Global is more favorable than Morningstar.

Tradeweb Markets has a net margin of 39.83% compared to Morningstar's net margin of 17.00%. Morningstar's return on equity of 45.17% beat Tradeweb Markets' return on equity.

99.5% of Tradeweb Markets shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.0% of Morningstar shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Tradeweb Markets shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 38.8% of Morningstar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

Tradeweb Markets has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Morningstar has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

Tradeweb Markets pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Morningstar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Tradeweb Markets pays out 13.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Morningstar pays out 17.5% 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. Tradeweb Markets has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Morningstar has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Morningstar is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Morningstar had 21 more articles in the media than Tradeweb Markets. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Morningstar and 4 mentions for Tradeweb Markets. Tradeweb Markets' average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Morningstar's score of 0.23 indicating that Tradeweb Markets is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Tradeweb Markets currently has a consensus price target of $127.73, indicating a potential downside of 3.78%. Morningstar has a consensus price target of $235.67, indicating a potential downside of 4.30%. Given Tradeweb Markets' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tradeweb Markets is more favorable than Morningstar.

In the previous week, Morningstar had 17 more articles in the media than MarketAxess. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Morningstar and 8 mentions for MarketAxess. Morningstar's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat MarketAxess' score of -0.03 indicating that Morningstar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

MarketAxess has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Morningstar has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

MarketAxess pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Morningstar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. MarketAxess pays out 38.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Morningstar pays out 17.5% 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. MarketAxess has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Morningstar has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

99.0% of MarketAxess shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.0% of Morningstar shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of MarketAxess shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 38.8% of Morningstar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

MarketAxess currently has a consensus price target of $159.44, indicating a potential downside of 3.50%. Morningstar has a consensus price target of $235.67, indicating a potential downside of 4.30%. Given MarketAxess' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe MarketAxess is more favorable than Morningstar.

MarketAxess has a net margin of 33.51% compared to Morningstar's net margin of 17.00%. Morningstar's return on equity of 45.17% beat MarketAxess' return on equity.