BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
BLK offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
MSBI
Midland States Bancorp, Inc.
MSBI has a slight edge over BLK overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
BLK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BLK's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BLK.
MSBI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
MSBI's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like MSBI.
BLK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $848 | -30% |
| Fair | 22x | $973 | -20% |
| Expensive | 26x | $1,149 | -5.5% |
| Current | 28x | $1,217 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BLK has the edge over MSBI in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
MSBI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.7x | $15.25 | -52% |
| Fair | 8.8x | $20.08 | -37% |
| Forward | 9.1x | $31.72 | — |
| Current | 14x | $31.72 | — |
| Expensive | 16x | $36.37 | +15% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MSBI's PE is in its expensive range at 14x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.1x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
BLK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BLK to show an outlook.
MSBI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for MSBI, with profitability improving.
BLK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.87 | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $41.73 | -0.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $39.73 | -4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $35.31 | -17% |
| Q3 2025 | $39.42 | -2.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $41.89 | +4% |
| Q1 2025 | $41.69 | +5.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.53 | +16% |
MSBI has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 11% for BLK versus MSBI up 14%.
MSBI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.47 | +51% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.01 | -46% |
| Q2 2024 | $1.98 | -51% |
| Q1 2024 | $2.64 | -37% |
| Q4 2023 | $2.97 | -30% |
| Q3 2023 | $3.73 | -5.6% |
| Q2 2023 | $4.06 | +7.7% |
| Q1 2023 | $4.17 | +13% |
| Q4 2022 | $4.23 | +18% |
MSBI's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.29 over the past year, against $4.23 in late 2022.
BLK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.8B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +31% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.7B | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $7B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.5B | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.4B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.3B | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.7B | +23% |
BLK has the edge over MSBI on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 30% | 0 points |
| Q2 2026 | 35% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 42% | +9.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 24% | -13 points |
| Q3 2025 | 30% | -8.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 32% | -5.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 32% | -3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 37% | +2.3 points |
BLK's operating margin was 30% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
MSBI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $86M | +5.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $83.4M | +1.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $79.5M | +4.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $85.6M | -8.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $81.1M | +9.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $82.2M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $76.1M | -1.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $93.9M | +31% |
MSBI's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $86M last quarter, up 5.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 34% | +20 points |
| Q2 2026 | 31% | +13 points |
| Q1 2026 | 30% | +212 points |
| Q4 2025 | -3.8% | +38 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | -16 points |
| Q2 2025 | 18% | +6.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -181% | -205 points |
| Q4 2024 | -41% | -70 points |
MSBI has the edge over BLK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BLK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.6B | +95% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | +$120M |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1B | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | -6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.2B | -$734M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.5B | +35% |
| Q2 2024 | $1.4B | +47% |
BLK has the edge over MSBI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
MSBI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $37.9M | -52% |
| Q2 2026 | $29.2M | +9.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $16.3M | -28% |
| Q4 2025 | -$7.8M | -115% |
| Q3 2025 | $78.6M | +153% |
| Q2 2025 | $26.7M | +61% |
| Q1 2025 | $22.9M | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $52.8M | -38% |
MSBI's free cash flow was $76M over the past year, down 58% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like MSBI.
BLK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -148K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -677K shares |
| 3 years | +9.3% | +14M shares |
| 5 years | +6.2% | +9.6M shares |
| Available history | +4.4% | +7M shares |
BLK has 165M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $396M |
| Q1 2025 | $657M |
| Q4 2024 | $386M |
| Q2 2024 | $519M |
| Q1 2024 | $634M |
| Q4 2023 | $384M |
| Q3 2023 | $396M |
| Q2 2023 | $383M |
MSBI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +65.5K shares |
| 1 year | -3.3% | -724K shares |
| 3 years | -3.8% | -837K shares |
| 5 years | -6.4% | -1.4M shares |
| Available history | -14% | -3.4M shares |
MSBI has the edge over BLK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $2.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $7.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $9.7M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $29,000 |
MSBI spent $20M buying back its own shares over the past year, more than ten times what it spent the year before.
BLK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 0.1x | Very low |
BLK has the edge over MSBI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
MSBI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.2x | High |
| Q2 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 5.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 16.1x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 5.1x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 6.7x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q4 2023 | 4.0x | High |
MSBI's net debt is about 5.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like MSBI.
BLK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 79.0 | Neutral |
BLK's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 79 (neutral).
MSBI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 23.0 | Neutral |
MSBI's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 23 (neutral).
BLK PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BLK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 13x | 113% above |
| PE % | 97 | 63 | 34 pts above |
BLK is trading at 28x earnings, a 113% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
MSBI PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | MSBI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 13x | 6.4% above |
| PE % | 79 | 63 | 16 pts above |
MSBI has the edge over BLK on valuation relative to its sector.
BLK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,128.0 | 7.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $1,108.9 | 9.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $1,071.6 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $1,051.1 | 16% above |
| 200 week MA | $914.1 | 33% above |
BLK has the edge over MSBI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
MSBI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $32.5 | 2.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $32.6 | 2.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $27.5 | 15% above |
| 100 week MA | $22.8 | 39% above |
| 200 week MA | $23.0 | 38% above |
MSBI has slipped below its 8- and 20-week averages, though it's still 38% above its 200-week average.
BLK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $503.0 | $707.2 | +41% |
| 2021 | $707.2 | $913.9 | +29% |
| 2022 | $913.9 | $703.9 | -23% |
| 2023 | $703.9 | $811.8 | +15% |
| 2024 | $811.8 | $1,044.2 | +29% |
| 2025 | $1,044.2 | $1,088.1 | +4.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $1,088.1 | $1,216.6 | +12% |
BLK has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 12% so far in 2026.
MSBI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $29.0 | $17.5 | -40% |
| 2021 | $17.5 | $25.0 | +43% |
| 2022 | $25.0 | $26.5 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | $26.5 | $27.6 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | $27.6 | $24.4 | -11% |
| 2025 | $24.4 | $21.2 | -13% |
| 2026 YTD | $21.2 | $31.7 | +50% |
MSBI has the edge over BLK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.