Morgan Stanley (MS) Competitors

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.

Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.12 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. Bank of America pays out 27.7% 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 increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Bank of America has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Bank of America is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Morgan Stanley had 112 more articles in the media than Bank of America. MarketBeat recorded 239 mentions for Morgan Stanley and 127 mentions for Bank of America. Morgan Stanley's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Bank of America's score of 1.03 indicating that Morgan Stanley is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Morgan Stanley currently has a consensus target price of $206.35, suggesting a potential downside of 3.66%. Bank of America has a consensus target price of $61.06, suggesting a potential upside of 9.11%. Given Bank of America's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bank of America is more favorable than Morgan Stanley.

Morgan Stanley has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bank of America has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

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.

Citigroup presently has a consensus price target of $137.62, suggesting a potential downside of 1.47%. Morgan Stanley has a consensus price target of $206.35, suggesting a potential downside of 3.66%. Given Citigroup's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Citigroup is more favorable than Morgan Stanley.

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.

In the previous week, Morgan Stanley had 96 more articles in the media than Citigroup. MarketBeat recorded 239 mentions for Morgan Stanley and 143 mentions for Citigroup. Morgan Stanley's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Citigroup's score of 0.91 indicating that Morgan Stanley is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

71.7% of Citigroup shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Citigroup shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Morgan Stanley has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Citigroup pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Citigroup pays out 29.7% 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. Citigroup has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Morgan Stanley has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Morgan Stanley is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Citigroup has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market.

Morgan Stanley has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, The Goldman Sachs Group has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the broader market.

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

Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. The Goldman Sachs Group pays an annual dividend of $18.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. 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 raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and The Goldman Sachs Group has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Morgan Stanley had 57 more articles in the media than The Goldman Sachs Group. MarketBeat recorded 239 mentions for Morgan Stanley and 182 mentions for The Goldman Sachs Group. Morgan Stanley's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat The Goldman Sachs Group's score of 0.84 indicating that Morgan Stanley is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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.

Morgan Stanley currently has a consensus price target of $206.35, suggesting a potential downside of 3.66%. The Goldman Sachs Group has a consensus price target of $941.82, suggesting a potential downside of 11.35%. Given Morgan Stanley's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Morgan Stanley is more favorable than The Goldman Sachs Group.

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Morgan Stanley has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.

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.

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

In the previous week, Morgan Stanley had 78 more articles in the media than JPMorgan Chase & Co.. MarketBeat recorded 239 mentions for Morgan Stanley and 161 mentions for JPMorgan Chase & Co.. Morgan Stanley's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s score of 0.92 indicating that Morgan Stanley is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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.

Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. JPMorgan Chase & Co. pays an annual dividend of $6.00 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. 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 increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and JPMorgan Chase & Co. has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. JPMorgan Chase & Co. is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Morgan Stanley currently has a consensus target price of $206.35, indicating a potential downside of 3.66%. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a consensus target price of $339.08, indicating a potential upside of 5.78%. Given JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe JPMorgan Chase & Co. is more favorable than Morgan Stanley.