The Goldman Sachs Group (GS) Competitors $615.00 +1.48 (+0.24%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$615.02 +0.03 (+0.00%) As of 04:05 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 GS vs. MS, SCHW, LPLA, RJF, SF, EVR, LAZ, BGC, PIPR, and OPYShould you be buying The Goldman Sachs Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Goldman Sachs Group include Morgan Stanley (MS), Charles Schwab (SCHW), LPL Financial (LPLA), Raymond James (RJF), Stifel Financial (SF), Evercore (EVR), Lazard (LAZ), BGC Group (BGC), Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR), and Oppenheimer (OPY). These companies are all part of the "investment banking & brokerage" industry. The Goldman Sachs Group vs. Morgan Stanley Charles Schwab LPL Financial Raymond James Stifel Financial Evercore Lazard BGC Group Piper Sandler Companies Oppenheimer The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, dividends and institutional ownership. Is GS or MS more profitable? Morgan Stanley has a net margin of 12.48% compared to The Goldman Sachs Group's net margin of 11.32%. Morgan Stanley's return on equity of 14.39% beat The Goldman Sachs Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Goldman Sachs Group11.32% 13.30% 0.84% Morgan Stanley 12.48%14.39%1.09% Which has more risk & volatility, GS or MS? The Goldman Sachs Group has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation and earnings, GS or MS? The Goldman Sachs Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Morgan Stanley. The Goldman Sachs Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Morgan Stanley, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe Goldman Sachs Group$54.36B3.46$14.28B$43.0914.23Morgan Stanley$59.92B3.53$13.39B$8.5215.49 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GS or MS? The Goldman Sachs Group received 86 more outperform votes than Morgan Stanley when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.28% of users gave The Goldman Sachs Group an outperform vote while only 58.72% of users gave Morgan Stanley an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe Goldman Sachs GroupOutperform Votes144059.28% Underperform Votes98940.72% Morgan StanleyOutperform Votes135458.72% Underperform Votes95241.28% Is GS or MS a better dividend stock? The Goldman Sachs Group pays an annual dividend of $12.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $3.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. The Goldman Sachs Group pays out 27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Morgan Stanley pays out 43.4% 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. The Goldman Sachs Group has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Morgan Stanley has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Do analysts prefer GS or MS? The Goldman Sachs Group presently has a consensus price target of $593.40, indicating a potential downside of 3.24%. Morgan Stanley has a consensus price target of $132.46, indicating a potential upside of 0.39%. Given Morgan Stanley's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Morgan Stanley is more favorable than The Goldman Sachs Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score The Goldman Sachs Group 0 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.32Morgan Stanley 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.41 Does the media prefer GS or MS? In the previous week, Morgan Stanley had 16 more articles in the media than The Goldman Sachs Group. MarketBeat recorded 125 mentions for Morgan Stanley and 109 mentions for The Goldman Sachs Group. The Goldman Sachs Group's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Morgan Stanley's score of 0.72 indicating that The Goldman Sachs Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment The Goldman Sachs Group 60 Very Positive mention(s) 11 Positive mention(s) 32 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Morgan Stanley 39 Very Positive mention(s) 12 Positive mention(s) 43 Neutral mention(s) 20 Negative mention(s) 11 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GS or MS? 71.2% of The Goldman Sachs Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of The Goldman Sachs Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryMorgan Stanley beats The Goldman Sachs Group on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get The Goldman Sachs Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GS 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NYSE 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 GS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricThe Goldman Sachs GroupSecurity brokers & dealers IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$188.18B$33.29B$11.70B$19.72BDividend Yield1.98%2.62%5.50%3.85%P/E Ratio15.1215.9422.9835.75Price / Sales3.466.1126.9245.92Price / Cash15.6622.5317.6217.51Price / Book1.892.962.844.82Net Income$14.28B$1.49B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.52%1.92%0.89%1.56%1 Month Performance8.14%4.17%2.35%5.05%1 Year Performance35.16%35.80%540.13%13.96% The Goldman Sachs Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.8898 of 5 stars$615.00+0.2%$593.40-3.5%+34.8%$188.71B$54.36B15.1748,500Trending NewsMSMorgan Stanley4.5703 of 5 stars$128.26+0.2%$132.46+3.3%+35.8%$205.77B$59.92B16.1582,400Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastSCHWCharles Schwab4.3354 of 5 stars$88.12-0.2%$89.63+1.7%+19.3%$160.11B$20.46B29.4735,300Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeLPLALPL Financial4.74 of 5 stars$384.28-0.7%$377.50-1.8%+35.8%$30.74B$13.22B27.386,900Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeRJFRaymond James4.7004 of 5 stars$145.61-0.9%$153.82+5.6%+22.4%$29.38B$13.43B14.2119,000Positive NewsSFStifel Financial4.5874 of 5 stars$93.08-0.7%$105.50+13.3%+23.6%$9.56B$5.00B14.929,000Positive NewsEVREvercore4.5379 of 5 stars$231.32-0.1%$231.00-0.1%+28.5%$9.05B$3.09B25.532,120LAZLazard4.4375 of 5 stars$43.05-0.8%$44.33+3.0%+14.9%$4.85B$2.97B16.183,400BGCBGC Group3.1413 of 5 stars$9.30+0.2%$14.50+56.0%+20.6%$4.54B$2.29B35.753,856PIPRPiper Sandler CompaniesN/A$251.440.0%$286.00+13.7%N/A$4.47B$1.49B24.601,790Positive NewsOPYOppenheimer3.1075 of 5 stars$64.40-1.4%N/A+35.8%$677.81M$1.45B10.112,910 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Morgan Stanley Competitors Charles Schwab Competitors LPL Financial Competitors Raymond James Competitors Stifel Financial Competitors Evercore Competitors Lazard Competitors BGC Group Competitors Piper Sandler Companies Competitors Oppenheimer Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GS) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?Donald Trump just fast-tracked TWO major crypto bills with an August deadline! 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