GDOT
Green Dot Corporation
There isn't enough reported data to score GDOT yet.
MS
Morgan Stanley
MS's fundamentals are strong: revenue grew 16% and earnings per share grew 29%. At 15x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 14x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
GDOT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
GDOT's revenue is currently healthy, and its profitability is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like GDOT.
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.
GDOT PE Valuation
GDOT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
GDOT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GDOT, with profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
MS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
MS has the edge over GDOT on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
GDOT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.53 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.09 | +$0.76 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.52 | -$0.08 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.33 | -$1.21 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.79 | -$1.29 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.85 | +$0.20 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.44 | +$0.58 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.12 | +$0.36 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.50 | -485% |
GDOT lost $0.09 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than 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 GDOT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
GDOT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $601.1M | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $595.9M | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $656.2M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $522.6M | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $494.8M | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $504.2M | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $558.9M | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $455M | +24% |
GDOT has the edge over MS on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.2% | +5.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | -0.1% | -2.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -5.3% | -8.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | -6.6% | -5.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.7% | +8.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | +8.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.2% | +10 points |
GDOT's operating margin was −1.2% last quarter, up 5.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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's revenue has grown year over year for 14 quarters in a row: $20.3B last quarter, up 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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 has the edge over GDOT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GDOT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$54M | -1624% |
| Q2 2026 | $79.8M | +61% |
| Q1 2026 | $76M | -15% |
| Q4 2025 | -$76.3M | -$31.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $3.5M | +$40.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $49.5M | +241% |
| Q1 2025 | $89.3M | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | -$45.1M | +$10.2M |
GDOT 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.
GDOT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +227K shares |
| 1 year | +2.9% | +1.6M shares |
| 3 years | +8.8% | +4.6M shares |
| 5 years | +2.8% | +1.6M shares |
| Available history | +7.3% | +3.9M shares |
GDOT has 57M diluted shares, up 2.9% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | $21.5M |
| Q3 2022 | $30M |
| Q2 2022 | $19M |
| Q1 2022 | $25M |
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 the edge over GDOT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
GDOT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -10.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -13.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -12.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -17.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -13.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -15.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -15.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -25.0x | Net Cash |
GDOT 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.
GDOT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 30.6 | Neutral |
GDOT's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 31 (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).
GDOT PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | GDOT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
GDOT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
GDOT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.3 | 5.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $12.9 | 10% below |
| 50 week MA | $12.5 | 7.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.4 | 0.9% above |
| 200 week MA | $12.0 | 4% below |
GDOT's trend is mixed: it's above one of its five weekly moving averages, and 4% below its 200-week average.
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 has the edge over GDOT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GDOT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $23.2 | $56.1 | +141% |
| 2021 | $56.1 | $35.8 | -36% |
| 2022 | $35.8 | $16.0 | -55% |
| 2023 | $16.0 | $9.90 | -38% |
| 2024 | $9.90 | $10.6 | +6.8% |
| 2025 | $10.6 | $13.1 | +24% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.1 | $11.5 | -12% |
GDOT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +141% in 2020 to −55% in 2022. It's down 12% so far in 2026.
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 the edge over GDOT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.