The Goldman Sachs Group (GS) Competitors $566.10 +12.11 (+2.19%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends GS vs. MS, SCHW, RJF, LPLA, EVR, SF, 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), Evercore (EVR), Stifel Financial (SF), 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 Evercore Stifel Financial 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 better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility and risk, GS or MS? The Goldman Sachs Group has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GS or MS? 71.2% of The Goldman Sachs Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of The Goldman Sachs Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Morgan Stanley shares are held 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 favor GS or MS? In the previous week, Morgan Stanley had 56 more articles in the media than The Goldman Sachs Group. MarketBeat recorded 113 mentions for Morgan Stanley and 57 mentions for The Goldman Sachs Group. The Goldman Sachs Group's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Morgan Stanley's score of 0.22 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 13 Very Positive mention(s) 22 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Morgan Stanley 19 Very Positive mention(s) 27 Positive mention(s) 25 Neutral mention(s) 24 Negative mention(s) 15 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has better valuation & earnings, GS or MS? Morgan Stanley has higher revenue and 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$50.96B3.49$8.52B$34.0816.61Morgan Stanley$54.61B3.64$9.09B$6.5718.79 Do analysts prefer GS or MS? The Goldman Sachs Group currently has a consensus target price of $559.75, suggesting a potential downside of 1.12%. Morgan Stanley has a consensus target price of $121.80, suggesting a potential downside of 1.33%. Given The Goldman Sachs Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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) 7 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65Morgan Stanley 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.35 Does the MarketBeat Community favor GS or MS? The Goldman Sachs Group received 72 more outperform votes than Morgan Stanley when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.94% of users gave The Goldman Sachs Group an outperform vote while only 59.90% of users gave Morgan Stanley an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe Goldman Sachs GroupOutperform Votes132759.94% Underperform Votes88740.06% Morgan StanleyOutperform Votes125559.90% Underperform Votes84040.10% 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 3.0%. 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. SummaryThe Goldman Sachs Group beats Morgan Stanley on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchMedia Humiliated: Demo of Elon’s Tech Proves They’re WrongElon Musk believes his new AI product will be worth an incredible $9 trillion. But the mainstream media is not buying it.Click here to watch this demo and decide for yourself. 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$177.70B$29.53B$10.30B$19.19BDividend Yield2.05%2.26%10.51%3.57%P/E Ratio16.6117.4446.8741.24Price / Sales3.495.233,168.2317.58Price / Cash14.4522.2730.7121.28Price / Book1.752.762.695.32Net Income$8.52B$932.00M$1.03B$989.67M7 Day Performance-3.30%-3.39%-2.68%-3.59%1 Month Performance-2.72%-2.93%-2.17%-2.48%1 Year Performance49.95%36.56%11.67%13.87% The Goldman Sachs Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.9367 of 5 stars$566.10+2.2%$559.75-1.1%+50.0%$177.70B$50.96B16.6145,300High Trading VolumeMSMorgan Stanley4.7116 of 5 stars$128.56+0.9%$121.80-5.3%+35.4%$207.11B$54.61B19.5580,000SCHWCharles Schwab4.4377 of 5 stars$78.51-1.3%$79.75+1.6%+10.7%$139.72B$18.84B31.0733,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionRJFRaymond James4.7822 of 5 stars$160.08-0.3%$142.45-11.0%+38.3%$32.66B$14.92B16.4119,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLPLALPL Financial4.688 of 5 stars$330.76+0.2%$305.17-7.7%+48.0%$24.77B$11.52B24.838,400Analyst UpgradeEVREvercore3.8951 of 5 stars$297.00+0.5%$282.40-4.9%+66.4%$11.31B$2.43B37.942,195Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageSFStifel Financial4.5503 of 5 stars$109.82-0.7%$105.57-3.9%+56.6%$11.24B$4.69B20.009,000News CoverageLAZLazard3.4314 of 5 stars$53.61+1.2%$53.43-0.3%+49.2%$6.05B$3.08B21.123,291Analyst DowngradePIPRPiper Sandler Companies3.468 of 5 stars$321.03+0.6%$193.00-39.9%+72.6%$5.71B$1.35B34.281,725Analyst UpgradePositive NewsBGCBGC Group2.5551 of 5 stars$9.12+0.9%N/A+97.5%$4.38B$2.15B36.163,895OPYOppenheimer2.3684 of 5 stars$62.89+0.2%N/A+54.8%$649.72M$1.37B9.822,942 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Morgan Stanley Competitors Charles Schwab Competitors Raymond James Competitors LPL Financial Competitors Evercore Competitors Stifel Financial 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 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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