MS vs VBNK vs JPM Stock Comparison

Morgan Stanley, VersaBank and Jpmorgan Chase Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MS Morgan Stanley
$185.74 -2.4% 1M +13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$291.97B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$78.04B
Div. yield
2.32%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins
VBNK VersaBank
$21.71 -3.1% 1M +82.9% 1Y
Market cap
$693.54M
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38M
Div. yield
0.50%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins
JPM Jpmorgan Chase & Co
$340.75 +2.5% 1M +9.5% 1Y
Market cap
$905.78B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$199.41B
Div. yield
1.80%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Jpmorgan Chase leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Jpmorgan Chase 6, Morgan Stanley 3, VersaBank 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSVBNKJPMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $291.97B $693.54M $905.78B JPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.8x 28.0x 14.4x JPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.6x 18.1x 14.1x MS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.0% +28.2% +13.5% VBNK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.0% 22.8% 31.9% JPM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.0% 25.0% 15.8% VBNK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x — 2.8x JPM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.32% 0.50% 1.80% MS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.3% +82.9% +9.5% VBNK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.6%/yr +12.1%/yr +14.9%/yr JPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.7% 39.7% 22.2% JPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 14/100 33/100 MS

Percentile Scorecard

MSVBNKJPM

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

AxisMSVBNKJPM
Valuation 6 #338 of 359 7 #333 of 359 3 #349 of 359
Growth 87 #44 of 340 8 #312 of 340 27 #247 of 340
Profitability 24 #261 of 343 16 #289 of 343 54 #159 of 343
Financial Health 2 #330 of 338 23 #259 of 338 8 #311 of 338
Shareholder Returns 75 #87 of 351 13 #306 of 351 73 #95 of 351
Overall 39 14 33
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • VBNK ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • JPM ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMSVBNKJPMSPY
1 month -2.4%-3.1%+2.5% -2.3%
3 months -12.1%+10.8%-3.4% -0.7%
6 months -1.2%+21.5%+10.8% +4.8%
Year to date +4.6%+44.9%+5.8% +10.3%
1 year +13.3%+82.9%+9.5% +10.3%
3 years +143.6%+183.4%+138.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year +34.6%+41.6%+33.6% +20.1%
5 years +81.0%+77.1%+99.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year +12.6%+12.1%+14.9% +10.1%
10 years +464.2%—+396.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year +18.9%—+17.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMSVBNKJPMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.7%39.7%22.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.3%35.8%24.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.440.800.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.462.090.43 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.3%-51.4%-40.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.7%-8.5%-6.7% -3.5%
52-week high $228.55$23.72$365.23 $779.14
52-week low $154.37$11.26$282.84 $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.

MultipleMSVBNKJPM
P/E now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 12.7x 28.0xmedian 12.7x 14.4xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.5x 6.5xmedian 3.5x 4.5xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 4.9x —median 4.9x 7.5xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -15.7xmedian 11.4x 101.3xmedian 11.4x -5.6xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 1.46 —median 1.46 0.97median 1.46

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 monthsMSVBNKJPM
Revenue $78.04B $107.38M $199.41B
Net income $20.37B $24.43M $65.07B
Free cash flow -$18.58B $6.84M -$162.53B
EPS (diluted) $12.46 – $23.62
Cash & equivalents $160.14B $349.76M –
Total debt $392.56B $74.08M $532.95B
Shares (diluted) 1.57B – 2.69B
Enterprise value -$217.12B -$953.34M $905.78B

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
MetricMSVBNKJPM
P/E 14.8x 28.0x 14.4x
P/FCF -15.7x 101.3x -5.6x
P/Operating cash flow -18.7x 61.3x -5.6x
P/S 3.7x 6.5x 4.5x
P/B 2.5x 1.7x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 1.7x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 6.4x – 7.5x
EV/EBIT 6.8x 2.4x 7.9x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 3.9x 7.2x
EV/FCF -28.2x 61.1x -8.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -33.6x 37.0x -8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 – 0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSVBNKJPM
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.0% 28.2% 13.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 11.6% 10.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 36.7% 18.8% 15.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.0% -3.2% 10.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 40.3% – 19.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.4% – 14.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.8% -90.0% -9.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.6% -58.5% -159.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.3% -93.9% -9.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.1% -64.9% -159.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSVBNKJPM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 104.2% – 96.0%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 33.5% 33.2% 42.1%
Net margin 25.0% 22.8% 31.9%
FCF margin -23.8% 6.4% -81.5%
Operating cash flow margin -20.0% 10.5% -81.5%
Return on equity 17.5% 6.1% 17.6%
Return on assets 1.3% 0.5% 1.3%
Return on invested capital 12.0% 25.0% 15.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 0.5x -2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSVBNKJPM
Debt / assets 23.4% 1.5% 10.6%
Debt / equity 3.3x 0.2x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x – 2.8x
Debt / FCF -21.1x 10.8x -3.3x
Liabilities / assets 93.0% 91.8% 92.5%
Equity / assets 7.0% 8.2% 7.5%
Interest coverage 1.5x 1.3x 1.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSVBNKJPM
Dividend yield 2.3% 0.5% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 2.5% -0.8% 3.4%
Shareholder yield 4.8% -0.3% 5.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 9.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 33.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -2.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -5.0% –

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.

ConsensusMSVBNKJPM
Forward P/E 13.6xFY2026 18.1xFY2026 14.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.66FY2026 $1.20FY2026 $24.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.8%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.2% +69.2% +2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $80.05BFY2026 $114.67MFY2026 $213.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.3% +41.9% -2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSVBNKJPM
Held by institutions 85.7% 36.8% 73.0%
Institutions holding 2,745 51 5,086
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +0.8% +1.1%
Institutions buying 1,470 29 2,489
Institutions selling 940 13 2,062
Buyers to sellers 1.56 2.23 1.21

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.

MSVBNKJPM
MS 1.00 0.16 0.62
VBNK 0.16 1.00 0.18
JPM 0.62 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MS, VBNK and JPM?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Morgan Stanley (MS) $291.97B, VersaBank (VBNK) $693.54M, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) $905.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, MS, VBNK and JPM?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.8x, VersaBank (VBNK) 28.0x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 14.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Morgan Stanley (MS) is cheapest (Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.6x, VersaBank (VBNK) 18.1x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 14.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

VersaBank (VBNK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Morgan Stanley (MS) +18.0%, VersaBank (VBNK) +28.2%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +13.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) has the highest net margin (Morgan Stanley (MS) 25.0%, VersaBank (VBNK) 22.8%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 31.9%). On return on invested capital, VersaBank (VBNK) leads (Morgan Stanley (MS) 12.0%, VersaBank (VBNK) 25.0%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 15.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year VersaBank (VBNK) returned the most: Morgan Stanley (MS) +13.3%, VersaBank (VBNK) +82.9%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +9.5%. Over five years, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) compounded fastest (Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.6%/yr, VersaBank (VBNK) +12.1%/yr, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +14.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Morgan Stanley (MS) has the highest dividend yield: Morgan Stanley (MS) 2.32%, VersaBank (VBNK) 0.50%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 1.80%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) has been the steadiest (Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.7%, VersaBank (VBNK) 39.7%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 22.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MS, VBNK and JPM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 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.