Morgan Stanley (MS) Competitors

In the previous week, Morgan Stanley had 114 more articles in the media than Bank of America. MarketBeat recorded 220 mentions for Morgan Stanley and 106 mentions for Bank of America. Morgan Stanley's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Bank of America's score of 0.61 indicating that Morgan Stanley is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Bank of America presently has a consensus price target of $64.08, indicating a potential downside of 0.00%. Morgan Stanley has a consensus price target of $224.75, indicating a potential upside of 2.66%. Given Morgan Stanley's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Morgan Stanley is more favorable than Bank of America.

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.

Bank of America has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

70.7% of Bank of America shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Bank of America shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are owned by 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.

Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Bank of America pays out 25.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Morgan Stanley pays out 37.2% 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 raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Morgan Stanley has raised 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.

Bank of America has a net margin of 17.56% compared to Morgan Stanley's net margin of 15.65%. Morgan Stanley's return on equity of 19.31% beat Bank of America's return on equity.

Citigroup has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

71.7% of Citigroup shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Citigroup 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, endowments and large money managers 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 currently has a consensus target price of $145.22, suggesting a potential upside of 4.71%. Morgan Stanley has a consensus target price of $224.75, suggesting a potential upside of 2.66%. Given Citigroup's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Citigroup is more favorable than Morgan Stanley.

In the previous week, Morgan Stanley had 122 more articles in the media than Citigroup. MarketBeat recorded 220 mentions for Morgan Stanley and 98 mentions for Citigroup. Morgan Stanley's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Citigroup's score of 0.83 indicating that Morgan Stanley is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Morgan Stanley has a net margin of 15.65% compared to Citigroup's net margin of 10.23%. Morgan Stanley's return on equity of 19.31% beat Citigroup's return on equity.

Citigroup pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Citigroup pays out 28.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Morgan Stanley pays out 37.2% 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.

Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. 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 37.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Goldman Sachs Group pays out 27.8% 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.

Morgan Stanley has a net margin of 15.65% compared to The Goldman Sachs Group's net margin of 15.53%. Morgan Stanley's return on equity of 19.31% beat The Goldman Sachs Group's return on equity.

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.

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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of The Goldman Sachs Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Morgan Stanley has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, The Goldman Sachs Group has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the broader market.

Morgan Stanley currently has a consensus price target of $224.75, indicating a potential upside of 2.66%. The Goldman Sachs Group has a consensus price target of $1,062.86, indicating a potential upside of 1.50%. Given Morgan Stanley's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Morgan Stanley is more favorable than The Goldman Sachs Group.

In the previous week, Morgan Stanley had 111 more articles in the media than The Goldman Sachs Group. MarketBeat recorded 220 mentions for Morgan Stanley and 109 mentions for The Goldman Sachs Group. Morgan Stanley's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat The Goldman Sachs Group's score of 0.79 indicating that Morgan Stanley is being referred to more favorably in the media.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. JPMorgan Chase & Co. pays out 25.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Morgan Stanley pays out 37.2% 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Morgan Stanley has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Morgan Stanley had 94 more articles in the media than JPMorgan Chase & Co.. MarketBeat recorded 220 mentions for Morgan Stanley and 126 mentions for JPMorgan Chase & Co.. Morgan Stanley's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s score of 0.73 indicating that Morgan Stanley is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

71.6% of JPMorgan Chase & Co. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of JPMorgan Chase & Co. shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are held 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.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. presently has a consensus target price of $359.33, indicating a potential downside of 1.19%. Morgan Stanley has a consensus target price of $224.75, indicating a potential upside of 2.66%. Given Morgan Stanley's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Morgan Stanley is more favorable than JPMorgan Chase & Co..

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.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a net margin of 21.86% compared to Morgan Stanley's net margin of 15.65%. Morgan Stanley's return on equity of 19.31% beat JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s return on equity.