Morgan Stanley (MS) Competitors

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.

Morgan Stanley currently has a consensus price target of $219.43, suggesting a potential upside of 20.80%. Bank of America has a consensus price target of $64.22, suggesting a potential upside of 24.93%. 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 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bank of America has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the broader market.

84.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.7% of Bank of America shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Bank of America shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Morgan Stanley pays out 37.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of America pays out 29.4% 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. Morgan Stanley has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Bank of America has increased its dividend for 11 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, Bank of America had 41 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley. MarketBeat recorded 195 mentions for Bank of America and 154 mentions for Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Bank of America's score of 0.28 indicating that Morgan Stanley is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Bank of America has lower revenue, but higher 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.

Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Citigroup pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Morgan Stanley pays out 37.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Citigroup pays out 28.9% 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 Citigroup has increased 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.

Morgan Stanley presently has a consensus price target of $219.43, indicating a potential upside of 20.80%. Citigroup has a consensus price target of $150.79, indicating a potential upside of 23.06%. Given Citigroup's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Citigroup is more favorable than Morgan Stanley.

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 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market.

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.

Morgan Stanley has a net margin of 15.65% compared to Citigroup's net margin of 10.97%. Morgan Stanley's return on equity of 19.31% beat Citigroup's return on equity.

In the previous week, Morgan Stanley had 19 more articles in the media than Citigroup. MarketBeat recorded 154 mentions for Morgan Stanley and 135 mentions for Citigroup. Morgan Stanley's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Citigroup's score of 0.48 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, 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

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.

Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. The Goldman Sachs Group pays an annual dividend of $20.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Morgan Stanley pays out 37.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Goldman Sachs Group pays out 30.9% 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of The Goldman Sachs Group 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.

The Goldman Sachs Group has a net margin of 15.77% compared to Morgan Stanley's net margin of 15.65%. The Goldman Sachs Group's return on equity of 19.55% beat Morgan Stanley's return on equity.

In the previous week, Morgan Stanley had 20 more articles in the media than The Goldman Sachs Group. MarketBeat recorded 154 mentions for Morgan Stanley and 134 mentions for The Goldman Sachs Group. Morgan Stanley's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat The Goldman Sachs Group's score of 0.67 indicating that Morgan Stanley is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Morgan Stanley currently has a consensus target price of $219.43, indicating a potential upside of 20.80%. The Goldman Sachs Group has a consensus target price of $1,050.55, indicating a potential upside of 19.78%. Given Morgan Stanley's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Morgan Stanley is more favorable than The Goldman Sachs Group.

Morgan Stanley has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, The Goldman Sachs Group has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the broader market.

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.

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.

Morgan Stanley currently has a consensus target price of $219.43, indicating a potential upside of 20.80%. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a consensus target price of $362.96, indicating a potential upside of 8.34%. Given Morgan Stanley's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Morgan Stanley is more favorable than JPMorgan Chase & Co..

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 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, JPMorgan Chase & Co. had 6 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley. MarketBeat recorded 160 mentions for JPMorgan Chase & Co. and 154 mentions for Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s score of 0.36 indicating that Morgan Stanley is being referred to more favorably in the media.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a net margin of 21.85% 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.

Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. JPMorgan Chase & Co. pays an annual dividend of $6.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Morgan Stanley pays out 37.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JPMorgan Chase & Co. pays out 28.3% 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.