BY
Byline Bancorp, Inc.
BY's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
MS
Morgan Stanley
MS has a slight edge over BY overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
BY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BY's profitability is currently strong, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BY.
MS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
MS's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like MS.
BY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.5x | $29.37 | -25% |
| Fair | 11x | $36.15 | -7.5% |
| Current | 11x | $39.07 | — |
| Forward | 11x | $39.07 | — |
| Expensive | 12x | $42.67 | +9.2% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BY has the edge over MS in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
MS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $134 | -29% |
| Fair | 14x | $178 | -5.7% |
| Forward | 14x | $189 | — |
| Current | 15x | $189 | — |
| Expensive | 18x | $223 | +18% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MS's PE is in its fair range at 15x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 14x next year's earnings.
BY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BY, with profitability improving.
MS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
MS has the edge over BY on the outlook, with more favorable valuation expectations.
BY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.48 | +1.2% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.44 | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.32 | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.08 | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.89 | +5.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.80 | +1.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.67 | -1.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.69 | -1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.75 | +3% |
BY earned $3.44 per share over the past year, up 23% from the year before.
MS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $13.39 | +6.3% |
| Q3 2026 | $12.60 | +29% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.37 | +40% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.04 | +29% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.21 | +28% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.76 | +48% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.84 | +45% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.53 | +55% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.95 | +53% |
MS has the edge over BY on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $121M | +4.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $117.7M | +6.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $112.4M | +9% |
| Q4 2025 | $117M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $115.7M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $110.5M | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $103.1M | +2% |
| Q4 2024 | $104.7M | +3.9% |
BY's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $121M last quarter, up 4.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 45% | +1.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 46% | +11 points |
| Q1 2026 | 44% | +7.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 40% | +1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 43% | +3.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 35% | -5.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 36% | -3.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 39% | -1.1 points |
BY has the edge over MS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $20.3B | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $21.3B | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $20.6B | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $17.9B | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $18.2B | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $16.8B | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $17.7B | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $16.2B | +26% |
MS has the edge over BY on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 32% | -1.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 34% | +6.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 34% | +2.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 32% | +2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 33% | +5.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 28% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 31% | +2.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 30% | +14 points |
MS's operating margin was 32% last quarter, down 1.2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
BY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $61.7M | +63% |
| Q2 2026 | $13.2M | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $54.1M | +116% |
| Q4 2025 | $58.1M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $38M | +98% |
| Q2 2025 | $15.2M | -61% |
| Q1 2025 | $25M | -59% |
| Q4 2024 | $50.8M | +$56.8M |
BY has the edge over MS on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
MS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$46B | -$42.7B |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.7B | -123% |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.1B | +$16.9B |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.4B | -120% |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.3B | +$14B |
| Q2 2025 | $11.8B | +368% |
| Q1 2025 | -$24B | -650% |
| Q4 2024 | $11.8B | +$29.6B |
MS's free cash flow was −$58.3B over the past year, against −$3.7B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like MS.
BY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -247K shares |
| 1 year | -1.8% | -831K shares |
| 3 years | +2.5% | +1.1M shares |
| 5 years | +17% | +6.5M shares |
| Available history | +17% | +6.6M shares |
BY has the edge over MS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $20.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $9.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $9.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $9.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $193,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $13.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $687,000 |
| Q4 2023 | — |
BY spent $49M buying back its own shares over the past year.
MS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -3M shares |
| 1 year | -1.5% | -24M shares |
| 3 years | -4.7% | -77M shares |
| 5 years | -14% | -246M shares |
| Available history | -4.5% | -74M shares |
MS has 1.6B diluted shares, down 1.5% from a year ago.
BY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 4.2x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 4.0x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.8x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.3x | High |
BY has the edge over MS on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
MS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.8x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 7.3x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 8.2x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 8.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 8.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 8.7x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 8.7x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 7.9x | High |
MS's net debt is about 7.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 8.4 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like MS.
BY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 64.4 | Neutral |
BY's weekly RSI is 63 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 64 (neutral).
MS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.7 | Oversold |
MS's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (oversold).
BY PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 13% below |
| PE % | 67 | 63 | 4 pts above |
BY has the edge over MS on valuation relative to its sector.
MS PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | MS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 13x | 15% above |
| PE % | 59 | 63 | 4 pts below |
MS is trading at 15x earnings, a 15% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
BY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $37.9 | 3.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $38.2 | 2.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $34.5 | 13% above |
| 100 week MA | $30.9 | 26% above |
| 200 week MA | $26.8 | 46% above |
BY has the edge over MS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
MS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $186.5 | 1.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $203.3 | 6.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $191.9 | 1.4% below |
| 100 week MA | $164.9 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $129.3 | 46% above |
MS's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 46% above its 200-week average.
BY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $19.3 | $15.4 | -20% |
| 2021 | $15.4 | $26.9 | +74% |
| 2022 | $26.9 | $22.9 | -15% |
| 2023 | $22.9 | $23.6 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | $23.6 | $29.0 | +23% |
| 2025 | $29.0 | $29.7 | +2.6% |
| 2026 YTD | $29.7 | $39.1 | +32% |
BY has the edge over MS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
MS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $51.1 | $68.1 | +33% |
| 2021 | $68.1 | $99.3 | +46% |
| 2022 | $99.3 | $86.1 | -13% |
| 2023 | $86.1 | $93.3 | +8.3% |
| 2024 | $93.3 | $126.8 | +36% |
| 2025 | $126.8 | $181.9 | +43% |
| 2026 YTD | $181.9 | $189.2 | +4% |
MS has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 4% so far in 2026.