Futu vs Morgan Stanley
FUTU and MS side by side, both in security brokers, dealers, and flotation. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FUTU and MS compare
Futu grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (68.1% versus 18.0% for Morgan Stanley).
Futu keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 49.6% compared with 25.8% at Morgan Stanley.
Morgan Stanley pays a dividend yielding 2.3%; Futu does not pay one.
Morgan Stanley scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 16 for Futu), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FUTU | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $289B |
| Share price | $98.45 | $184.30 |
| Change, 1 year | −50.2% | 12.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 74.3% | 84.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.37 | 1.20 |
| Employees | 3,540 | 83K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 | 17 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 14.9× |
| P/S | – | 3.7× |
| P/B | – | 2.5× |
| PEG | – | 0.81 |
| Fair value | – | $190.74 |
| Margin of safety | – | 3.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 68.1% (better) | 18.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 47.2% (better) | 7.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 108% (better) | 36.6% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 106% (better) | 40.1% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 51.4% (better) | 9.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 87.1% | – |
| Operating margin | 61.6% | – |
| Net margin | 49.6% (better) | 25.8% |
| FCF margin | 178% | – |
| Return on equity | 33.3% (better) | 18.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 63.4% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.19 | – |
| Altman Z-score | – | 0.26 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.3% |
| Payout ratio | 19.0% | 33.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 12 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 22.4% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 2.3% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 4.1% | 85.9% |
| Held by insiders | 25.0% | 24.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$51.7M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 1.2% |
Go deeper
- FUTU stock overview
- FUTU income statement
- FUTU valuation and score
- MS stock overview
- MS income statement
- MS valuation and score
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