Morgan Stanley (MS) Competitors $116.23 -1.69 (-1.43%) (As of 10/31/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends MS vs. GS, SCHW, RJF, LPLA, SF, EVR, LAZ, PIPR, BGC, and OPYShould you be buying Morgan Stanley stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Morgan Stanley include The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Raymond James (RJF), LPL Financial (LPLA), Stifel Financial (SF), Evercore (EVR), Lazard (LAZ), Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR), BGC Group (BGC), and Oppenheimer (OPY). These companies are all part of the "investment banking & brokerage" industry. Morgan Stanley vs. The Goldman Sachs Group Charles Schwab Raymond James LPL Financial Stifel Financial Evercore Lazard Piper Sandler Companies BGC Group Oppenheimer The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings and risk. Is GS or MS more profitable? Morgan Stanley has a net margin of 10.64% compared to The Goldman Sachs Group's net margin of 9.89%. Morgan Stanley's return on equity of 12.69% beat The Goldman Sachs Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Goldman Sachs Group9.89% 11.05% 0.72% Morgan Stanley 10.64%12.69%0.96% 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 2.3%. Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $3.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. The Goldman Sachs Group pays out 35.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Morgan Stanley pays out 56.3% 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. The Goldman Sachs Group has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Morgan Stanley has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Do institutionals and 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, GS or MS? The Goldman Sachs Group has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GS or MS? Morgan Stanley has higher revenue and earnings than The Goldman Sachs Group. 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$50.96B3.21$8.52B$34.0815.19Morgan Stanley$54.61B3.46$9.09B$6.5717.69 Do analysts rate GS or MS? The Goldman Sachs Group presently has a consensus target price of $524.69, suggesting a potential upside of 1.36%. Morgan Stanley has a consensus target price of $109.24, suggesting a potential downside of 6.02%. Given The Goldman Sachs Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe The Goldman Sachs Group is more favorable than Morgan Stanley.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score The Goldman Sachs Group 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.74Morgan Stanley 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.42 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GS or MS? The Goldman Sachs Group received 67 more outperform votes than Morgan Stanley when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.31% of users gave Morgan Stanley an outperform vote while only 60.20% of users gave The Goldman Sachs Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe Goldman Sachs GroupOutperform Votes130160.20% Underperform Votes86039.80% Morgan StanleyOutperform Votes123460.31% Underperform Votes81239.69% Does the media prefer GS or MS? In the previous week, The Goldman Sachs Group had 11 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for The Goldman Sachs Group and 21 mentions for Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat The Goldman Sachs Group's score of 0.14 indicating that Morgan Stanley is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment The Goldman Sachs Group 9 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Morgan Stanley 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryMorgan Stanley beats The Goldman Sachs Group on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Paradigm PressEx WH Advisor Who Predicted Biden Leaving Race Makes Startling New PredictionFormer advisor to the CIA, the Pentagon and the White House Jim Rickards went on multiple TV news programs… A predicted Trump would win. You won’t believe what he’s predicting now.Click here to see it because it’s a SHOCKER… Get Morgan Stanley News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MS 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 MS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMorgan StanleySecurity brokers & dealers IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$188.89B$27.87B$9.69B$19.18BDividend Yield3.17%2.40%10.49%3.52%P/E Ratio17.6918.2148.6931.76Price / Sales3.465.223,327.0717.89Price / Cash14.0720.2829.8120.46Price / Book2.092.492.915.38Net Income$9.09B$951.88M$952.27M$984.71M7 Day Performance-2.47%-0.66%-0.61%-0.53%1 Month Performance11.50%2.65%0.47%-0.96%1 Year Performance64.12%43.09%26.12%29.32% Morgan Stanley Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MSMorgan Stanley4.681 of 5 stars$116.23-1.4%$109.24-6.0%+67.1%$188.89B$54.61B17.6980,000Options VolumeGSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.9207 of 5 stars$524.50+0.2%$524.69+0.0%+74.3%$165.64B$50.96B15.3945,300Short Interest ↑SCHWCharles Schwab4.5368 of 5 stars$71.94-0.1%$73.94+2.8%+40.1%$127.86B$18.74B28.1033,000RJFRaymond James4.8964 of 5 stars$149.02+0.6%$137.36-7.8%+56.1%$30.69B$12.64B15.3518,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageLPLALPL Financial4.5259 of 5 stars$265.63+0.5%$277.77+4.6%+18.2%$19.84B$10.93B20.728,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpSFStifel Financial4.7089 of 5 stars$104.76-0.4%$100.33-4.2%+83.0%$10.74B$4.35B18.949,000Dividend AnnouncementEVREvercore4.5123 of 5 stars$265.21+1.5%$270.40+2.0%+104.7%$10.22B$2.79B36.682,195Analyst RevisionLAZLazard3.8463 of 5 stars$51.30-0.7%$51.14-0.3%+78.0%$5.78B$2.82B33.103,291News CoveragePIPRPiper Sandler Companies3.642 of 5 stars$288.73-0.2%$181.50-37.1%+105.9%$5.11B$1.40B30.851,725Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓BGCBGC Group2.7072 of 5 stars$9.44+0.9%N/A+115.6%$4.59B$2.03B37.763,895Short Interest ↑OPYOppenheimer3.3663 of 5 stars$57.24-0.7%N/A+66.2%$591.29M$1.25B10.452,942Earnings ReportDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GS Alternatives SCHW Alternatives RJF Alternatives LPLA Alternatives SF Alternatives EVR Alternatives LAZ Alternatives PIPR Alternatives BGC Alternatives OPY Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:MS) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | Sponsoredtop AI stock (it’s not MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN or AAPL)AI was by far the biggest tech investing trend right now. 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