GS vs. MS, SCHW, RJF, LPLA, SF, EVR, LAZ, BGC, PIPR, and OPY
Should you be buying The Goldman Sachs Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Goldman Sachs Group include Morgan Stanley (MS), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Raymond James (RJF), LPL Financial (LPLA), Stifel Financial (SF), Evercore (EVR), Lazard (LAZ), BGC Group (BGC), Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR), and Oppenheimer (OPY). These companies are all part of the "investment banking & brokerage" industry.
The Goldman Sachs Group vs.
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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, community ranking, media sentiment and valuation.
In the previous week, The Goldman Sachs Group had 3 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for The Goldman Sachs Group and 18 mentions for Morgan Stanley. The Goldman Sachs Group's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Morgan Stanley's score of 0.89 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 12 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive The Goldman Sachs Group 13 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive 84.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of The Goldman Sachs Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of The Goldman Sachs Group shares are held 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 has a net margin of 9.57% compared to Morgan Stanley's net margin of 8.17%. The Goldman Sachs Group's return on equity of 10.88% beat Morgan Stanley's return on equity.
Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Morgan Stanley 9.57% 10.88% 0.84% The Goldman Sachs Group 8.17% 8.86% 0.58% See AlsoThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.Morgan Stanley has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Goldman Sachs Group has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. The Goldman Sachs Group pays an annual dividend of $11.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Morgan Stanley pays out 61.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Goldman Sachs Group pays out 43.0% 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 12 consecutive years.
Morgan Stanley has higher earnings, but lower revenue than The Goldman Sachs Group. 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.
Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Morgan Stanley $96.19B 1.61 $9.09B $5.49 17.40 The Goldman Sachs Group $108.42B 1.33 $8.52B $25.61 17.43 The Goldman Sachs Group received 44 more outperform votes than Morgan Stanley when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.86% of users gave Morgan Stanley an outperform vote while only 60.14% of users gave The Goldman Sachs Group an outperform vote.
Company Underperform Outperform Morgan Stanley Outperform Votes 1202
60.86%
Underperform Votes 773
39.14%
The Goldman Sachs Group Outperform Votes 1246
60.14%
Underperform Votes 826
39.86%
Morgan Stanley currently has a consensus target price of $98.30, indicating a potential upside of 2.94%. The Goldman Sachs Group has a consensus target price of $440.57, indicating a potential downside of 1.32%. Given The Goldman Sachs Group's higher possible upside, research 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)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.42 The Goldman Sachs Group 0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.76
Summary
The Goldman Sachs Group beats Morgan Stanley on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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GS vs. The Competition
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| Metric | The Goldman Sachs Group | Security brokers & dealers Industry | Finance Sector | NYSE Exchange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $143.97B | $24.58B | $9.68B | $17.60B |
| Dividend Yield | 2.46% | 2.58% | 10.10% | 3.61% |
| P/E Ratio | 17.43 | 17.81 | 37.80 | 20.57 |
| Price / Sales | 1.33 | 5.01 | 180.23 | 14.32 |
| Price / Cash | 10.89 | 16.70 | 27.97 | 19.27 |
| Price / Book | 1.38 | 2.22 | 2.29 | 4.80 |
| Net Income | $8.52B | $915.10M | $1.01B | $978.08M |
| 7 Day Performance | -1.86% | 0.49% | -0.83% | 0.65% |
| 1 Month Performance | -3.89% | -0.77% | -1.33% | -4.13% |
| 1 Year Performance | 31.97% | 46.19% | 11.69% | 6.67% |
The Goldman Sachs Group Competitors List
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| Company | MarketRank | Share Price | Analysts' Price Target | 1Y Price Performance | Market Cap | Revenue | P/E Ratio | Employee Count | Indicator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSMorgan Stanley | 4.5382 of 5 stars | $95.42 -1.0% | $98.30 +3.0% | +7.2% | $155.07B | $96.19B | 17.38 | 80,000 | Gap Up |
| SCHWCharles Schwab | 4.2432 of 5 stars | $73.48 -0.9% | $74.65 +1.6% | +31.9% | $130.59B | $18.84B | 30.74 | 33,000 | Insider Selling |
| RJFRaymond James | 4.8262 of 5 stars | $117.32 -1.9% | $126.22 +7.6% | +15.5% | $24.32B | $12.99B | 14.19 | 18,000 | Positive News |
| LPLALPL Financial | 4.4138 of 5 stars | $279.14 -0.6% | $276.20 -1.1% | +29.5% | $20.85B | $10.05B | 21.08 | 8,400 | Positive News |
| SFStifel Financial | 4.2503 of 5 stars | $78.60 +0.1% | $84.50 +7.5% | +30.0% | $8.05B | $4.35B | 17.86 | 9,000 | Short Interest ↓ Positive News |
| EVREvercore | 3.2535 of 5 stars | $193.02 -0.6% | $180.67 -6.4% | +58.0% | $7.43B | $2.43B | 30.30 | 2,195 | Short Interest ↑ |
| LAZLazard | 3.6288 of 5 stars | $37.87 -0.8% | $45.67 +20.6% | +13.7% | $4.27B | $2.52B | -108.20 | 3,291 | Short Interest ↑ |
| BGCBGC Group | 3.4975 of 5 stars | $8.09 -0.7% | N/A | +64.0% | $3.99B | $2.03B | 67.42 | 3,895 | Short Interest ↓ Positive News |
| PIPRPiper Sandler Companies | 1.7754 of 5 stars | $202.59 -1.1% | $181.50 -10.4% | +47.0% | $3.59B | $1.35B | 34.45 | 1,725 | Analyst Forecast Short Interest ↓ |
| OPYOppenheimer | 1.9748 of 5 stars | $45.92 -2.0% | N/A | +15.1% | $474.35M | $1.25B | 12.38 | 2,942 | News Coverage |
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