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Morgan Stanley (MS) Competitors

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$201.18 +0.15 (+0.08%)
Closing price 05/22/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$201.05 -0.13 (-0.07%)
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MS vs. TSLA, BAC, C, GS, and JPM

Should you buy Morgan Stanley stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Morgan Stanley with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Morgan Stanley include Tesla (TSLA), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

How does Morgan Stanley compare to Tesla?

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Morgan Stanley has a net margin of 14.65% compared to Tesla's net margin of 3.95%. Morgan Stanley's return on equity of 17.70% beat Tesla's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Morgan Stanley14.65% 17.70% 1.27%
Tesla 3.95%4.89%2.93%

Morgan Stanley currently has a consensus price target of $205.95, suggesting a potential upside of 2.37%. Tesla has a consensus price target of $395.20, suggesting a potential downside of 7.23%. Given Morgan Stanley's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Morgan Stanley is more favorable than Tesla.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Morgan Stanley
0 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58
Tesla
5 Sell rating(s)
17 Hold rating(s)
19 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.34

84.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.2% of Tesla shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of Tesla shares are owned 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.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Morgan Stanley$119.66B2.65$16.86B$11.0418.22
Tesla$94.83B16.87$3.79B$1.09390.83

In the previous week, Tesla had 56 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley. MarketBeat recorded 262 mentions for Tesla and 206 mentions for Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Tesla's score of 0.67 indicating that Morgan Stanley is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Morgan Stanley
151 Very Positive mention(s)
19 Positive mention(s)
23 Neutral mention(s)
6 Negative mention(s)
6 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Tesla
136 Very Positive mention(s)
48 Positive mention(s)
49 Neutral mention(s)
23 Negative mention(s)
6 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Morgan Stanley has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tesla has a beta of 1.79, indicating that its share price is 79% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Morgan Stanley beats Tesla on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Morgan Stanley compare to Bank of America?

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, earnings and valuation.

In the previous week, Morgan Stanley had 119 more articles in the media than Bank of America. MarketBeat recorded 206 mentions for Morgan Stanley and 87 mentions for Bank of America. Morgan Stanley's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Bank of America's score of 0.80 indicating that Morgan Stanley is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Bank of America
54 Very Positive mention(s)
10 Positive mention(s)
15 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Morgan Stanley
151 Very Positive mention(s)
19 Positive mention(s)
23 Neutral mention(s)
6 Negative mention(s)
6 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Bank of America presently has a consensus price target of $61.06, indicating a potential upside of 17.87%. Morgan Stanley has a consensus price target of $205.95, indicating a potential upside of 2.37%. Given Bank of America's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bank of America is more favorable than Morgan Stanley.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bank of America
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
22 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.81
Morgan Stanley
0 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58

Bank of America has higher revenue and earnings than Morgan Stanley. Bank of America 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 Ratio
Bank of America$191.57B1.92$30.51B$4.0412.82
Morgan Stanley$119.66B2.65$16.86B$11.0418.22

70.7% of Bank of America shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Bank of America shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Bank of America has a net margin of 16.78% compared to Morgan Stanley's net margin of 14.65%. Morgan Stanley's return on equity of 17.70% beat Bank of America's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bank of America16.78% 11.49% 0.93%
Morgan Stanley 14.65%17.70%1.27%

Bank of America has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Bank of America pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Morgan Stanley pays out 36.2% 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. Bank of America has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Morgan Stanley has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Bank of America is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Morgan Stanley beats Bank of America on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Morgan Stanley compare to Citigroup?

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) and Citigroup (NYSE:C) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Morgan Stanley has a net margin of 14.65% compared to Citigroup's net margin of 9.35%. Morgan Stanley's return on equity of 17.70% beat Citigroup's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Morgan Stanley14.65% 17.70% 1.27%
Citigroup 9.35%9.19%0.67%

84.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.7% of Citigroup shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Citigroup shares are held by company 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.

Morgan Stanley has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Citigroup has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the broader market.

Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Citigroup pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Morgan Stanley pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Citigroup pays out 29.7% 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. Morgan Stanley has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Citigroup has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Morgan Stanley is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Morgan Stanley had 85 more articles in the media than Citigroup. MarketBeat recorded 206 mentions for Morgan Stanley and 121 mentions for Citigroup. Morgan Stanley's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Citigroup's score of 0.78 indicating that Morgan Stanley is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Morgan Stanley
151 Very Positive mention(s)
19 Positive mention(s)
23 Neutral mention(s)
6 Negative mention(s)
6 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Citigroup
73 Very Positive mention(s)
17 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
11 Negative mention(s)
10 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Morgan Stanley currently has a consensus price target of $205.95, indicating a potential upside of 2.37%. Citigroup has a consensus price target of $137.62, indicating a potential upside of 10.01%. Given Citigroup's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Citigroup is more favorable than Morgan Stanley.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Morgan Stanley
0 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58
Citigroup
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Morgan Stanley has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Citigroup. Citigroup 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 Ratio
Morgan Stanley$119.66B2.65$16.86B$11.0418.22
Citigroup$168.30B1.27$14.31B$8.0715.50

Summary

Morgan Stanley beats Citigroup on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Morgan Stanley compare to The Goldman Sachs Group?

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) and The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and earnings.

Morgan Stanley has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, The Goldman Sachs Group has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Morgan Stanley had 89 more articles in the media than The Goldman Sachs Group. MarketBeat recorded 206 mentions for Morgan Stanley and 117 mentions for The Goldman Sachs Group. Morgan Stanley's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat The Goldman Sachs Group's score of 0.83 indicating that Morgan Stanley is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Morgan Stanley
151 Very Positive mention(s)
19 Positive mention(s)
23 Neutral mention(s)
6 Negative mention(s)
6 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
The Goldman Sachs Group
71 Very Positive mention(s)
12 Positive mention(s)
18 Neutral mention(s)
6 Negative mention(s)
9 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

The Goldman Sachs Group has higher revenue and earnings 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 Ratio
Morgan Stanley$119.66B2.65$16.86B$11.0418.22
The Goldman Sachs Group$125.10B2.35$17.18B$54.7218.22

Morgan Stanley has a net margin of 14.65% compared to The Goldman Sachs Group's net margin of 14.13%. Morgan Stanley's return on equity of 17.70% beat The Goldman Sachs Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Morgan Stanley14.65% 17.70% 1.27%
The Goldman Sachs Group 14.13%16.53%0.97%

Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. The Goldman Sachs Group pays an annual dividend of $18.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Morgan Stanley pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Goldman Sachs Group pays out 32.9% 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. Morgan Stanley has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and The Goldman Sachs Group has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

84.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of The Goldman Sachs Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of The Goldman Sachs Group 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.

Morgan Stanley presently has a consensus target price of $205.95, indicating a potential upside of 2.37%. The Goldman Sachs Group has a consensus target price of $943.95, indicating a potential downside of 5.29%. Given Morgan Stanley's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Morgan Stanley is more favorable than The Goldman Sachs Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Morgan Stanley
0 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58
The Goldman Sachs Group
0 Sell rating(s)
14 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.39

Summary

Morgan Stanley beats The Goldman Sachs Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Morgan Stanley compare to JPMorgan Chase & Co.?

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has higher revenue and earnings than Morgan Stanley. JPMorgan Chase & Co. 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 Ratio
Morgan Stanley$119.66B2.65$16.86B$11.0418.22
JPMorgan Chase & Co.$280.35B2.93$57.05B$20.8814.68

Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. JPMorgan Chase & Co. pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Morgan Stanley pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JPMorgan Chase & Co. pays out 28.7% 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. Morgan Stanley has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and JPMorgan Chase & Co. has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

Morgan Stanley currently has a consensus price target of $205.95, indicating a potential upside of 2.37%. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a consensus price target of $339.08, indicating a potential upside of 10.63%. Given JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe JPMorgan Chase & Co. is more favorable than Morgan Stanley.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Morgan Stanley
0 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
0 Sell rating(s)
15 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Morgan Stanley has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the broader market.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a net margin of 20.66% compared to Morgan Stanley's net margin of 14.65%. Morgan Stanley's return on equity of 17.70% beat JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Morgan Stanley14.65% 17.70% 1.27%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 20.66%17.54%1.30%

84.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.6% of JPMorgan Chase & Co. shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of JPMorgan Chase & Co. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Morgan Stanley had 38 more articles in the media than JPMorgan Chase & Co.. MarketBeat recorded 206 mentions for Morgan Stanley and 168 mentions for JPMorgan Chase & Co.. Morgan Stanley's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s score of 0.66 indicating that Morgan Stanley is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Morgan Stanley
151 Very Positive mention(s)
19 Positive mention(s)
23 Neutral mention(s)
6 Negative mention(s)
6 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
90 Very Positive mention(s)
17 Positive mention(s)
34 Neutral mention(s)
16 Negative mention(s)
8 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. beats Morgan Stanley on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MS vs. The Competition

MetricMorgan StanleyFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$317.08B$109.66B$13.60B$23.20B
Dividend Yield1.99%1.76%5.84%4.10%
P/E Ratio18.2214.4824.8327.82
Price / Sales2.654.04153.6224.50
Price / Cash14.8518.1820.1525.12
Price / Book3.003.022.154.74
Net Income$16.86B$7.52B$1.13B$1.07B
7 Day Performance4.40%-1.46%0.61%1.45%
1 Month Performance6.94%-2.60%-0.07%1.58%
1 Year Performance59.49%8.94%12.01%28.44%

Morgan Stanley Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MS
Morgan Stanley
4.5351 of 5 stars
$201.18
+0.1%
$205.95
+2.4%
+59.5%$317.08B$119.66B18.2282,992
TSLA
Tesla
3.1408 of 5 stars
$409.99
-2.9%
$395.20
-3.6%
+25.5%$1.59T$94.83B376.14134,785
BAC
Bank of America
4.9917 of 5 stars
$50.64
+1.7%
$61.06
+20.6%
+19.9%$353.20B$191.57B12.53213,000
C
Citigroup
4.8282 of 5 stars
$122.34
-0.9%
$137.62
+12.5%
+71.1%$210.50B$168.30B15.16226,000
GS
The Goldman Sachs Group
4.2038 of 5 stars
$945.40
-0.3%
$942.24
-0.3%
+66.4%$279.81B$125.10B17.2847,400

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