The Goldman Sachs Group (GS) Competitors $581.93 +0.55 (+0.09%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends GS vs. MS, SCHW, RJF, LPLA, SF, EVR, LAZ, PIPR, BGC, and OPYShould you be buying The Goldman Sachs Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Goldman Sachs Group include Morgan Stanley (MS), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Raymond James (RJF), LPL Financial (LPLA), Stifel Financial (SF), Evercore (EVR), Lazard (LAZ), Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR), BGC Group (BGC), and Oppenheimer (OPY). These companies are all part of the "investment banking & brokerage" industry. The Goldman Sachs Group vs. Morgan Stanley Charles Schwab Raymond James LPL Financial Stifel Financial Evercore Lazard Piper Sandler Companies BGC Group Oppenheimer The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and community ranking. Do insiders & institutionals believe in GS or MS? 71.2% of The Goldman Sachs Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of The Goldman Sachs Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer GS or MS? In the previous week, The Goldman Sachs Group had 17 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley. MarketBeat recorded 90 mentions for The Goldman Sachs Group and 73 mentions for Morgan Stanley. The Goldman Sachs Group's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Morgan Stanley's score of 0.92 indicating that The Goldman Sachs Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment The Goldman Sachs Group 40 Very Positive mention(s) 21 Positive mention(s) 23 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Morgan Stanley 39 Very Positive mention(s) 11 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, GS or MS? The Goldman Sachs Group has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer GS or MS? The Goldman Sachs Group currently has a consensus target price of $535.75, suggesting a potential downside of 7.94%. Morgan Stanley has a consensus target price of $112.94, suggesting a potential downside of 14.24%. Given The Goldman Sachs Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe The Goldman Sachs Group is more favorable than Morgan Stanley.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score The Goldman Sachs Group 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.74Morgan Stanley 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GS or MS? The Goldman Sachs Group received 70 more outperform votes than Morgan Stanley when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.18% of users gave The Goldman Sachs Group an outperform vote while only 60.17% of users gave Morgan Stanley an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe Goldman Sachs GroupOutperform Votes131260.18% Underperform Votes86839.82% Morgan StanleyOutperform Votes124260.17% Underperform Votes82239.83% Is GS or MS more profitable? Morgan Stanley has a net margin of 10.64% compared to The Goldman Sachs Group's net margin of 9.89%. Morgan Stanley's return on equity of 12.58% beat The Goldman Sachs Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Goldman Sachs Group9.89% 11.39% 0.72% Morgan Stanley 10.64%12.58%0.95% Is GS or MS a better dividend stock? The Goldman Sachs Group pays an annual dividend of $12.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Morgan Stanley pays an annual dividend of $3.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. The Goldman Sachs Group pays out 35.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Morgan Stanley pays out 56.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. The Goldman Sachs Group has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Morgan Stanley has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GS or MS? Morgan Stanley has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The Goldman Sachs Group. The Goldman Sachs Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Morgan Stanley, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe Goldman Sachs Group$108.42B1.68$8.52B$34.0817.08Morgan Stanley$54.61B3.89$9.09B$6.5720.04 SummaryThe Goldman Sachs Group beats Morgan Stanley on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Angel PublishingTesla Execs are Freaking OutIt’s so revolutionary that tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, and NVIDIA are all lining up to get their hands on it. And Elon Musk has completely restructured Tesla to chase this opportunity. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you don’t want to miss.Click here to get the details. Get The Goldman Sachs Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricThe Goldman Sachs GroupSecurity brokers & dealers IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$182.67B$30.71B$10.35B$19.85BDividend Yield2.02%2.19%10.18%3.52%P/E Ratio17.0817.9349.6042.73Price / Sales1.685.813,386.8319.27Price / Cash14.4821.9330.6817.86Price / Book1.802.892.895.52Net Income$8.52B$932.00M$994.27M$986.45M7 Day Performance-1.11%0.88%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance12.37%6.53%7.13%1.05%1 Year Performance73.71%51.77%24.11%24.67% The Goldman Sachs Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.9827 of 5 stars$581.93+0.1%$535.75-7.9%+71.4%$182.67B$108.42B17.0845,300Short Interest ↓MSMorgan Stanley4.8926 of 5 stars$131.69-0.4%$112.94-14.2%+65.2%$212.16B$54.61B20.0480,000SCHWCharles Schwab4.7754 of 5 stars$80.46+0.3%$74.18-7.8%+42.2%$142.71B$18.84B31.4333,000Insider TradePositive NewsRJFRaymond James4.8086 of 5 stars$162.18-0.3%$140.91-13.1%+56.1%$33.49B$14.92B16.7018,000Analyst RevisionPositive NewsLPLALPL Financial4.7592 of 5 stars$317.05+0.8%$286.92-9.5%+40.8%$23.55B$10.05B23.848,400Positive NewsSFStifel Financial4.7532 of 5 stars$113.42+0.2%$103.17-9.0%+84.3%$11.58B$4.35B20.519,000EVREvercore4.4666 of 5 stars$301.43+0.2%$270.40-10.3%+107.3%$11.48B$2.43B38.692,195Insider TradeNegative NewsLAZLazard4.638 of 5 stars$54.95-0.1%$53.00-3.5%+105.0%$6.20B$2.52B21.893,291PIPRPiper Sandler Companies3.5883 of 5 stars$334.13-0.4%$193.00-42.2%+118.0%$5.94B$1.35B35.701,725Positive NewsBGCBGC Group3.2885 of 5 stars$10.13-2.2%N/A+128.7%$4.86B$2.15B40.523,895News CoverageOPYOppenheimer2.9497 of 5 stars$60.12+0.1%N/A+51.7%$621.05M$1.37B9.352,942 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Morgan Stanley Competitors Charles Schwab Competitors Raymond James Competitors LPL Financial Competitors Stifel Financial Competitors Evercore Competitors Lazard Competitors Piper Sandler Companies Competitors BGC Group Competitors Oppenheimer Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:GS) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUnveiled: NVIDIA’s "Secret Royalty" ProgramDid you know that there's an investment that will give you the opportunity to collect "royalties" every time N...Behind the Markets | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. 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