GS vs. MS, SCHW, RJF, LPLA, EVR, SF, 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), Evercore (EVR), Stifel Financial (SF), 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.
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 businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, The Goldman Sachs Group had 23 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for The Goldman Sachs Group and 24 mentions for Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat The Goldman Sachs Group's score of 0.27 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 10 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
20 Neutral mention(s)
9 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral Morgan Stanley 9 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive The Goldman Sachs Group has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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. 0.5% of The Goldman Sachs Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Morgan Stanley has a net margin of 10.17% compared to The Goldman Sachs Group's net margin of 9.36%. Morgan Stanley's return on equity of 11.85% beat The Goldman Sachs Group's return on equity.
Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Goldman Sachs Group 9.36% 10.56% 0.68% Morgan Stanley 10.17% 11.85% 0.91% Morgan Stanley has higher revenue and earnings 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 The Goldman Sachs Group $50.08B 3.08 $8.52B $25.61 18.70 Morgan Stanley $96.19B 1.66 $9.09B $5.49 17.90 The Goldman Sachs Group pays an annual dividend of $12.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $3.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. The Goldman Sachs Group pays out 46.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Morgan Stanley pays out 67.4% 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. The Goldman Sachs Group has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Morgan Stanley has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years.
The Goldman Sachs Group presently has a consensus price target of $496.44, indicating a potential upside of 3.64%. Morgan Stanley has a consensus price target of $101.73, indicating a potential upside of 3.54%. Given The Goldman Sachs Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly 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)
4 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78 Morgan Stanley 1 Sell rating(s)
13 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25 The Goldman Sachs Group received 57 more outperform votes than Morgan Stanley when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.64% of users gave Morgan Stanley an outperform vote while only 60.21% of users gave The Goldman Sachs Group an outperform vote.
Company Underperform Outperform The Goldman Sachs Group Outperform Votes 1271
60.21%
Underperform Votes 840
39.79%
Morgan Stanley Outperform Votes 1214
60.64%
Underperform Votes 788
39.36%
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 | $154.46B | $24.86B | $10.28B | $19.01B |
| Dividend Yield | 2.57% | 2.52% | 10.18% | 3.56% |
| P/E Ratio | 18.70 | 19.71 | 26.89 | 26.06 |
| Price / Sales | 3.08 | 5.09 | 3,418.50 | 15.68 |
| Price / Cash | 11.49 | 16.96 | 28.52 | 19.82 |
| Price / Book | 1.48 | 2.30 | 2.90 | 5.06 |
| Net Income | $8.52B | $920.66M | $1.03B | $983.77M |
| 7 Day Performance | -0.13% | 1.85% | 1.69% | 3.31% |
| 1 Month Performance | -3.95% | 1.80% | 5.74% | 3.96% |
| 1 Year Performance | 39.01% | 23.29% | 19.14% | 15.51% |
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 | 4.7152 of 5 stars4.72 / 5 stars | $97.03 +0.4% | $101.73 +4.8% | +12.6% | $157.69B | $52.69B | 17.67 | 80,000 | Analyst Forecast |
| SCHWCharles Schwab | 4.9199 of 5 stars4.92 / 5 stars | $63.41 +0.6% | $74.00 +16.7% | +5.8% | $111.86B | $18.84B | 26.53 | 33,000 | Analyst Forecast Analyst Revision News Coverage |
| RJFRaymond James | 4.8547 of 5 stars4.85 / 5 stars | $115.95 -0.3% | $129.89 +12.0% | +11.0% | $24.03B | $12.24B | 14.02 | 18,000 | Analyst Forecast Positive News |
| LPLALPL Financial | 4.9117 of 5 stars4.91 / 5 stars | $209.46 0.0% | $279.30 +33.3% | -15.3% | $15.65B | $10.93B | 15.82 | 8,873 | Analyst Upgrade |
| EVREvercore | 4.3915 of 5 stars4.39 / 5 stars | $231.54 -1.0% | $248.00 +7.1% | +69.8% | $8.88B | $2.43B | 36.35 | 2,195 | Analyst Upgrade Short Interest ↑ News Coverage |
| SFStifel Financial | 3.86 of 5 stars3.86 / 5 stars | $82.93 -1.1% | $87.75 +5.8% | +32.2% | $8.50B | $4.35B | 18.85 | 9,000 | Analyst Upgrade News Coverage Positive News |
| LAZLazard | 3.2136 of 5 stars3.21 / 5 stars | $45.57 -2.1% | $48.33 +6.1% | +44.7% | $5.14B | $2.82B | -130.20 | 3,291 | Analyst Forecast Short Interest ↑ News Coverage |
| BGCBGC Group | 2.8373 of 5 stars2.84 / 5 stars | $9.25 -2.2% | N/A | +116.5% | $4.56B | $2.08B | 77.08 | 3,895 | |
| PIPRPiper Sandler Companies | 2.2308 of 5 stars2.23 / 5 stars | $255.58 -1.2% | $181.50 -29.0% | +81.0% | $4.52B | $1.35B | 43.47 | 1,725 | Short Interest ↑ |
| OPYOppenheimer | 3.1044 of 5 stars3.10 / 5 stars | $50.04 -0.1% | N/A | +29.7% | $516.86M | $1.30B | 13.49 | 2,932 | Gap Down |
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