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.
PROP
Prairie Operating Co.
There isn't enough reported data to score PROP 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.
PROP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Weak | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
PROP's profitability is currently weak. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like PROP.
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.
PROP PE Valuation
PROP has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for MS, with profitability improving.
PROP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong decline | |
| Growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect PROP's revenue to grow, but its earnings to decline. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
PROP Earnings Per Share
PROP and MS do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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 PROP on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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 PROP on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PROP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $129.5M | +67% |
| Q2 2026 | $98.9M | +45% |
| Q1 2026 | $83.4M | +514% |
| Q3 2023 | $458K | +5657% |
| Q2 2023 | $179.3K | +7.6% |
| Q3 2022 | $8K | -95% |
| Q2 2022 | $166.6K | -27% |
| Q1 2022 | $385.1K | +1.6% |
PROP's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $130M last quarter, up 67% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -52% | -87 points |
| Q2 2026 | 130% | +103 points |
| Q1 2026 | -229% | -242 points |
| Q4 2025 | 21% | N/A |
| Q3 2025 | 35% | N/A |
| Q2 2025 | 28% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | N/A |
| Q4 2023 | -807% | N/A |
PROP's operating margin was −52% last quarter, down 87 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.
PROP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $29.1M | -49% |
| Q1 2026 | $40M | +136% |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.7M | +$311.2K |
| Q4 2023 | -$4M | -$3.7M |
| Q3 2023 | -$2.9M | -$2.4M |
| Q4 2022 | -$306.1K | +$3M |
| Q3 2022 | -$448.3K | +$2.8M |
| Q4 2021 | -$3.3M | -$3.1M |
PROP's free cash flow was $170M over the past year, more than ten times what it generated the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like PROP.
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 PROP on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
PROP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +11% | +19.7M shares |
| 1 year | +366% | +161M shares |
PROP has 205M diluted shares, up 366% from a year ago, despite $1M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $59,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $89,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $24,000 |
PROP spent $1M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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 has the edge over PROP on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
PROP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 8.7x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 5.3x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 14.7x | High |
PROP's net debt is about 8.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA). Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like PROP.
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).
PROP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 36.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.4 | Oversold |
PROP's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (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.
PROP PE vs Financial Services Sector
PROP 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 PROP on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PROP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.40 | 7.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.56 | 34% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.11 | 67% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.70 | 86% below |
| 200 week MA | $5.60 | 93% below |
PROP is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 93% 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 PROP on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PROP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $29.4 | $17.7 | -40% |
| 2021 | $17.7 | $86.8 | +392% |
| 2022 | $86.8 | $2.09 | -98% |
| 2023 | $2.09 | $9.51 | +355% |
| 2024 | $9.51 | $7.19 | -24% |
| 2025 | $7.19 | $1.57 | -78% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.57 | $0.37 | -76% |
PROP's yearly returns have swung widely, from +392% in 2021 to −98% in 2022. It's down 76% so far in 2026.