MATH vs MS vs NU Stock Comparison

Metalpha Technology Holding, Morgan Stanley and Nu Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MS Morgan Stanley
$186.98 -4.7% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$293.92B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$80.16B
Div. yield
2.22%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins
NU Nu Holdings Ltd.
$12.40 -8.7% 1M -22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$59.93B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.34B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Morgan Stanley leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Morgan Stanley 6, Nu Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMATHMSNULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.70M $293.92B $59.93B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.4x 14.6x 16.6x MS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +16.2% +50.5% NU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 18.7% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 18.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -2.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 2.22% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -69.0% +12.6% -22.5% MS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.1%/yr +12.8%/yr — MS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.4% 28.4% 46.1% MS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 53/100 41/100 MS

Percentile Scorecard

MATHMSNU

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMATHMSNU
Valuation 60 #39 of 96 31 #248 of 360 10 #325 of 360
Growth – 94 #13 of 191 78 #42 of 191
Profitability – – 35 #109 of 168
Financial Health 26 #69 of 93 – 73 #48 of 175
Shareholder Returns – 34 #225 of 341 11 #304 of 341
Overall – 53 41
  • MATH ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • NU ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMATHMSNUSPY
1 month 0.0%-4.7%-8.7% -0.2%
3 months +3.2%-11.6%-15.5% +3.9%
6 months -10.2%-1.8%-14.5% +8.2%
Year to date -53.8%+5.3%-25.9% +12.9%
1 year -69.0%+12.6%-22.5% +12.3%
3 years -38.2%+165.6%+54.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -14.8%+38.5%+15.7% +23.3%
5 years -37.8%+82.4%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.1%+12.8%— +10.9%
10 years —+452.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+18.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMATHMSNUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.4%28.4%46.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.4%29.8%51.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.721.421.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.820.44-0.49 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.8%-35.3%-72.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.4%-18.2%-33.9% -1.2%
52-week high $3.17$228.55$18.76 $779.14
52-week low $0.75$154.37$11.60 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMATHMSNU
P/E now vs peer median 32.4xmedian 28.3x 14.6xmedian 12.1x 16.6xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.9x 3.7xmedian 3.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x —median 5.0x 11.3xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.1xmedian 16.0x -16.3xmedian 10.9x -44.0xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.4x —median 1.2x 4.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.54 0.47median 1.34 0.03median 1.34

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMATHMSNU
Revenue – $80.16B $19.34B
Gross profit – – $7.97B
Operating income – – $4.39B
Net income – – $3.61B
Free cash flow – – -$1.36B
EPS (diluted) – $12.65 $0.74
Cash & equivalents $3.94M – $13.55B
Total debt $132.64M – $14.55B
Shares (diluted) 64.62M 1.57B 4.91B
Enterprise value $20.89M $293.92B $3.91B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMATHMSNU
P/E 32.4x 14.6x 16.6x
P/FCF -3.1x -16.3x -44.0x
P/Operating cash flow – – -43.4x
P/S 1.2x 3.7x 3.1x
P/B 0.9x – 4.5x
P/Tangible book -0.6x – 4.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 11.3x
EV/EBIT – – 11.6x
EV/Revenue – 3.7x 2.6x
EV/FCF – – -37.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -36.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.47 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMATHMSNU
Revenue growth (1Y) – 16.2% 50.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 14.1% 45.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 42.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 48.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 38.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 132.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – – 56.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 260.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – 29.2% 56.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 30.9% 603.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -135.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -39.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -134.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -38.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMATHMSNU
Gross margin – – 41.2%
EBITDA margin – – 23.4%
Operating margin – – 22.7%
Pretax margin – – 22.7%
Net margin – – 18.7%
FCF margin – – -7.0%
Operating cash flow margin – – -7.1%
Return on equity – – 24.5%
Return on assets – 1.2% 4.0%
Return on invested capital – – 18.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMATHMSNU
Debt / assets 8.0% – 5.7%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -2.0x
Debt / FCF – – -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 89.1% – 84.0%
Equity / assets 10.9% – 16.0%
Interest coverage – – 1.2x
Current ratio 1.1x – –
Quick ratio 0.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMATHMSNU
Dividend yield – 2.2% –
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.2% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMATHMSNU
Forward P/E – 13.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $13.66FY2026 $-2.06FY2023
EPS growth, next FY – +33.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -4.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $80.05BFY2026 $42.10BFY2029
Revenue growth, next FY – +13.3%FY2026 +3,295.3%FY2029
Revenue growth, the year after – +13.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMATHMSNU
Held by institutions 0.9% 85.7% 59.8%
Institutions holding 14 2,742 854
Change in shares held, QoQ -55.7% +1.5% +0.3%
Institutions buying 7 1,468 442
Institutions selling 5 939 305
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.56 1.45

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MATHMSNU
MATH 1.00 0.07 0.01
MS 0.07 1.00 0.27
NU 0.01 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MATH, MS and NU?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) $45.70M, Morgan Stanley (MS) $293.92B, Nu Holdings (NU) $59.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, MATH, MS and NU?

Morgan Stanley (MS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 32.4x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.6x, Nu Holdings (NU) 16.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nu Holdings (NU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Morgan Stanley (MS) +16.2%, Nu Holdings (NU) +50.5%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Morgan Stanley (MS) returned the most: Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) -69.0%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.6%, Nu Holdings (NU) -22.5%. Over five years, Morgan Stanley (MS) compounded fastest (Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) -9.1%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 0.00%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 2.22%. Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) and Nu Holdings (NU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Morgan Stanley (MS) has been the steadiest (Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 84.4%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.4%, Nu Holdings (NU) 46.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MATH, MS and NU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Morgan Stanley (MS) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.