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.
OXSQ
Oxford Square Capital Corp.
There isn't enough reported data to score OXSQ 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.
OXSQ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
OXSQ's profitability is currently healthy, but its revenue is under pressure. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like OXSQ.
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.
OXSQ PE Valuation
OXSQ has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
MS has the edge over OXSQ on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
OXSQ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Decline | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect OXSQ's revenue to grow, but its earnings and profitability to decline.
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% |
OXSQ has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 29% for MS versus OXSQ up 256%.
OXSQ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.18 | -44% |
| Q3 2023 | -$0.09 | +$1.16 |
| Q2 2023 | -$0.42 | +$0.38 |
| Q1 2023 | -$1.42 | -810% |
| Q4 2022 | -$1.71 | -314% |
| Q3 2022 | -$1.25 | -178% |
| Q2 2022 | -$0.80 | -145% |
| Q1 2022 | $0.20 | -90% |
| Q4 2021 | $0.80 | +7900% |
OXSQ has returned to profit: it earned $0.32 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
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% |
OXSQ has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 12% for MS versus up 31% for OXSQ.
| 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.
OXSQ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $12.9M | +31% |
| Q4 2022 | $11.9M | +17% |
| Q2 2022 | $9.9M | +27% |
| Q1 2022 | $9.9M | +5.4% |
| Q4 2021 | $10.2M | -76% |
| Q3 2021 | $9.8M | +19% |
| Q2 2021 | $7.8M | -67% |
| Q1 2021 | $9.4M | -14% |
OXSQ's revenue is recovering but still below its 2020 peak: $13M last quarter, up 31% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 84% | +9.2 points |
| Q4 2022 | 81% | +6 points |
| Q2 2022 | 75% | +8.3 points |
| Q1 2022 | 74% | +2.8 points |
| Q4 2021 | 75% | -19 points |
| Q3 2021 | 72% | -2.9 points |
| Q2 2021 | 67% | -21 points |
| Q1 2021 | 72% | -7.4 points |
OXSQ's operating margin was 84% last quarter, up 8.7 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 has the edge over OXSQ on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
OXSQ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $116.4K | +$20.1M |
| Q2 2026 | -$14.1M | -$12.4M |
| Q1 2026 | -$14.4M | -340% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.9M | +$8.1M |
| Q3 2025 | -$19.9M | -481% |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.7M | -126% |
| Q1 2025 | $6M | -70% |
| Q4 2024 | -$6.2M | -162% |
OXSQ's free cash flow was −$26M over the past year, against −$22M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like OXSQ.
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 OXSQ on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
OXSQ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +12% | +12M shares |
| 1 year | +52% | +38M shares |
| 3 years | +120% | +60.7M shares |
| 5 years | +124% | +61.7M shares |
| Available history | +126% | +62.1M shares |
OXSQ has 111M diluted shares, up 52% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
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.
OXSQ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 10.5x | High |
| Q4 2022 | 13.4x | High |
| Q3 2022 | 15.3x | High |
| Q2 2022 | 5.5x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 6.3x | High |
| Q4 2021 | 6.6x | High |
| Q3 2021 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2021 | 2.1x | Moderate |
OXSQ's net debt is about 11 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 6.3 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like OXSQ.
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).
OXSQ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 20.2 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 10.3 | Oversold |
OXSQ's weekly RSI is 20 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 10 (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.
OXSQ PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | OXSQ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
OXSQ has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 OXSQ on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
OXSQ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.13 | 29% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.30 | 38% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.55 | 48% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.93 | 59% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.48 | 68% below |
OXSQ is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 68% below 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 the edge over OXSQ on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
OXSQ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.40 | $3.06 | -43% |
| 2021 | $3.06 | $4.08 | +33% |
| 2022 | $4.08 | $3.00 | -26% |
| 2023 | $3.00 | $2.86 | -4.7% |
| 2024 | $2.86 | $2.46 | -14% |
| 2025 | $2.46 | $1.72 | -30% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.72 | $0.80 | -53% |
OXSQ has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 53% so far in 2026.