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.
PTIV
Pineapple Financial Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score PTIV 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.
PTIV Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
PTIV's revenue and profitability are currently under pressure. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like PTIV.
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.
PTIV PE Valuation
PTIV 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.
PTIV Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for PTIV to show an outlook.
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 stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 29% for MS versus PTIV down 205%.
PTIV Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$10.05 | -$0.45 |
| Q1 2026 | -$12.04 | -$1.04 |
| Q4 2025 | -$12.63 | -$1.43 |
| Q3 2025 | -$10.44 | +$0.96 |
| Q2 2025 | -$9.60 | -$0.74 |
| Q1 2025 | -$11.00 | -$2.34 |
| Q4 2024 | -$11.20 | -$2.72 |
| Q3 2024 | -$11.40 | -$4.24 |
PTIV lost $10.05 per share over the past year, about the same as its loss 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% |
MS has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 12% for MS versus down 17% for PTIV.
| 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.
PTIV Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $622.5K | -17% |
| Q1 2026 | $707.3K | -4.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $721.7K | -5.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $727.4K | +1.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $746.9K | +1.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $743.3K | -5.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $766.1K | +35% |
| Q3 2024 | $717.6K | +27% |
PTIV's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $622,502 last quarter, down 17% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 4005% | +4099 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2519% | -2438 points |
| Q4 2025 | -909% | -819 points |
| Q3 2025 | -132% | +60 points |
| Q2 2025 | -93% | +28 points |
| Q1 2025 | -81% | +3.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -91% | +67 points |
| Q3 2024 | -191% | -76 points |
PTIV's operating margin was 4005% last quarter, up 4099 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2021.
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 |
PTIV has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is down 92% versus its history, compared with MS at down 492%.
PTIV Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | -$507.6K | -$242.9K |
| Q3 2024 | -$264.7K | +$309.2K |
| Q2 2024 | $122.7K | +$442.2K |
| Q1 2024 | -$546.5K | +$554.5K |
| Q4 2023 | -$1M | +$174.7K |
| Q3 2023 | -$573.9K | +$143.5K |
| Q2 2023 | -$319.5K | +$754.4K |
PTIV's free cash flow was −$5M over the past year, against −$2M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like PTIV.
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 PTIV on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
PTIV Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +58% | +9.4M shares |
| 1 year | +5568% | +25.1M shares |
| 3 years | +6670% | +25.2M shares |
PTIV has 26M diluted shares, up 5568% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
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.
PTIV Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -5.8x | Net Cash |
PTIV has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like PTIV.
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).
PTIV Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 3.9 | Oversold |
PTIV's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 4 (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.
PTIV PE vs Financial Services Sector
PTIV 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 stronger trend alignment. MS is above 3 of 5 weekly averages versus PTIV above 0 of 4.
PTIV Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.86 | 19% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.95 | 26% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.07 | 35% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.12 | 78% below |
PTIV is in a downtrend: it's below all four of its weekly moving averages, and 78% below its 100-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 PTIV on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PTIV Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $37.2 | $35.8 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | $35.8 | $8.82 | -75% |
| 2025 | $8.82 | $1.93 | -78% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.93 | $0.70 | -64% |
PTIV has finished every year since 2023 lower, and it's down 64% so far in 2026.