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.
NTB
The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited
There isn't enough reported data to score NTB yet.
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.
NTB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
NTB's profitability is currently strong. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like NTB.
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.
NTB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.7x | $36.77 | -35% |
| Forward | 8.6x | $56.25 | — |
| Fair | 8.9x | $48.90 | -13% |
| Current | 10x | $56.25 | — |
| Expensive | 11x | $61.43 | +9.2% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NTB has the edge over MS in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
MS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
MS has the edge over NTB on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
NTB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for NTB, but weaker profitability.
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's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $12.60 over the past year, up 29% from the year before, and higher year over year for 10 quarters in a row.
NTB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.55 | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.47 | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.71 | +2.8% |
| Q4 2023 | $4.58 | +6.8% |
| Q4 2022 | $4.29 | +32% |
| Q4 2021 | $3.26 | +12% |
| Q4 2020 | $2.90 | -12% |
| Q4 2019 | $3.30 | -5.7% |
| Q4 2018 | $3.50 | +27% |
NTB has the edge over MS in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
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's operating margin was 32% last quarter, down 1.2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
NTB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $606.8M | +4.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $579.9M | +0.2% |
| Q4 2023 | $578.6M | +5.3% |
| Q4 2022 | $549.3M | +9.9% |
| Q4 2021 | $499.7M | +1.1% |
| Q4 2020 | $494.2M | -7.2% |
| Q4 2019 | $532.6M | +2.9% |
| Q4 2018 | $517.8M | +14% |
NTB has the edge over MS in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 39% | +6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 38% | +7.8 points |
| Q4 2023 | 39% | +6.1 points |
| Q4 2022 | 40% | +1.7 points |
| Q4 2021 | 33% | -0.8 points |
| Q4 2020 | 30% | +1.3 points |
| Q4 2019 | 33% | N/A |
| Q4 2018 | 38% | N/A |
NTB's operating margin was 39% last quarter, up 6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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.
NTB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2018 | $277.8M | +25% |
| Q4 2017 | $222.5M | +32% |
NTB and MS do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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.
NTB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -8.2% | -3.6M shares |
| 1 year | -20% | -10M shares |
NTB has the edge over MS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $146.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $155.3M |
| Q4 2023 | $88.6M |
| Q4 2022 | $3.9M |
| Q4 2021 | $19.8M |
| Q4 2020 | $86.6M |
| Q4 2019 | $81.5M |
| Q4 2018 | $48.4M |
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.
NTB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -6.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -7.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -5.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -7.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2021 | -8.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2020 | -14.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2019 | -10.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2018 | -7.9x | Net Cash |
NTB has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like NTB.
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).
NTB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.3 | Oversold |
NTB's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
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.
NTB PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | NTB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 10x | 13x | 21% below |
| PE % | 68 | 63 | 5 pts above |
NTB has the edge over MS on valuation relative to its sector.
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.
NTB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $57.6 | 2.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $59.5 | 5.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $55.9 | 0.7% above |
| 100 week MA | $48.7 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $40.2 | 40% above |
NTB has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 40% above its 200-week average.
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.
NTB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $36.9 | $31.2 | -16% |
| 2021 | $31.2 | $38.0 | +22% |
| 2022 | $38.0 | $30.0 | -21% |
| 2023 | $30.0 | $32.0 | +6.8% |
| 2024 | $32.0 | $36.8 | +15% |
| 2025 | $36.8 | $50.5 | +37% |
| 2026 YTD | $50.5 | $56.3 | +11% |
NTB has the edge over MS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.