MS vs VBNK vs MUFG Stock Comparison

Morgan Stanley, VersaBank and Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MS Morgan Stanley
$190.30 -1.7% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$299.14B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$80.16B
Div. yield
2.18%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
VBNK VersaBank
$22.42 -0.6% 1M +87.1% 1Y
Market cap
$716.22M
P/E
28.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38M
Div. yield
0.48%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Morgan Stanley leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Morgan Stanley 4, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 4, VersaBank 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSVBNKMUFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $299.14B $716.22M $254.80B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.9x 28.9x 16.2x MS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.9x 18.7x 12.6x MUFG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.2% +28.2% -12.0% VBNK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 22.8% 47.7% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 25.0% 3.6% VBNK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.18% 0.48% 1.44% MS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.2% +87.1% +42.3% VBNK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.1%/yr +13.3%/yr +31.3%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 39.5% 26.3% MUFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 19/100 37/100 MS

Percentile Scorecard

MSVBNKMUFG

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

AxisMSVBNKMUFG
Valuation 28 #260 of 361 5 #344 of 361 20 #289 of 361
Growth 93 #13 of 172 11 #153 of 172 81 #33 of 172
Profitability – 26 #111 of 149 61 #59 of 149
Financial Health – 31 #110 of 158 7 #147 of 158
Shareholder Returns 33 #226 of 338 22 #264 of 338 16 #283 of 338
Overall 51 19 37
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • VBNK ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MUFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMSVBNKMUFGSPY
1 month -1.7%-0.6%-8.1% +0.9%
3 months -6.3%+15.9%-2.2% +5.9%
6 months +1.7%+26.4%+23.1% +8.5%
Year to date +7.2%+49.7%+35.4% +13.3%
1 year +15.2%+87.1%+42.3% +12.4%
3 years +170.3%+203.8%+160.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +39.3%+44.9%+37.6% +23.5%
5 years +85.2%+86.4%+289.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.1%+13.3%+31.3% +11.0%
10 years +467.7%—+319.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +19.0%—+15.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMSVBNKMUFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%39.5%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.9%35.5%26.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.430.780.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.532.201.61 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.3%-51.4%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-5.5%-11.1% -0.9%
52-week high $228.55$23.72$24.14 $779.14
52-week low $154.37$11.26$14.88 $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.

MultipleMSVBNKMUFG
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 12.1x 28.9xmedian 12.1x 16.2xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.4x 6.7xmedian 3.4x 8.1xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.1x —median 5.1x —median 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.3xmedian 10.8x 104.7xmedian 10.8x —median 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 1.8xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.48median 1.32 —median 1.32 0.27median 1.32

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 monthsMSVBNKMUFG
Revenue $80.16B $107.38M $31.62B
Gross profit – – $29.85B
Operating income – – $18.02B
Net income – $24.43M $13.97B
Free cash flow – $6.84M –
EPS (diluted) $12.65 – $1.32
Cash & equivalents – $349.76M –
Total debt – $74.08M $494.43B
Shares (diluted) 1.57B – 11.40B
Enterprise value $299.14B -$930.65M -$77.44B

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
MetricMSVBNKMUFG
P/E 14.9x 28.9x 16.2x
P/FCF -16.3x 104.7x –
P/Operating cash flow – 63.4x –
P/S 3.7x 6.7x 8.1x
P/B – 1.8x 2.4x
P/Tangible book – 1.8x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – 2.5x 5.5x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 4.1x 3.1x
EV/FCF – 64.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 39.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.48 – 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSVBNKMUFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.2% 28.2% -12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 11.6% -2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 38.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 24.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – 18.8% 62.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -3.2% 32.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.2% – 104.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.9% – 59.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -90.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -58.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -93.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -64.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSVBNKMUFG
Gross margin – – 94.4%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – 57.0%
Pretax margin – 33.2% 59.6%
Net margin – 22.8% 47.7%
FCF margin – 6.4% –
Operating cash flow margin – 10.5% –
Return on equity – 6.1% 11.7%
Return on assets 1.2% 0.5% 0.5%
Return on invested capital – 25.0% 3.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.5x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSVBNKMUFG
Debt / assets – 1.5% 4.7%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – 10.8x –
Liabilities / assets – 91.8% 96.0%
Equity / assets – 8.2% 4.0%
Interest coverage – 1.3x 0.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSVBNKMUFG
Dividend yield 2.2% 0.5% 1.4%
Net buyback yield – -0.8% –
Shareholder yield 2.2% -0.3% 1.4%
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.

ConsensusMSVBNKMUFG
Forward P/E 13.9xFY2026 18.7xFY2026 12.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.66FY2026 $1.20FY2026 $1.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.8%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.2% +69.2% +0.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $80.05BFY2026 $114.67MFY2026 $44.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.3% +41.9% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSVBNKMUFG
Held by institutions 85.7% 36.8% 3.0%
Institutions holding 2,743 51 574
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +0.8% -0.1%
Institutions buying 1,469 29 324
Institutions selling 939 13 160
Buyers to sellers 1.56 2.23 2.03

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.

MSVBNKMUFG
MS 1.00 0.15 0.46
VBNK 0.15 1.00 0.09
MUFG 0.46 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MS, VBNK and MUFG?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Morgan Stanley (MS) $299.14B, VersaBank (VBNK) $716.22M, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $254.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, MS, VBNK and MUFG?

Morgan Stanley (MS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.9x, VersaBank (VBNK) 28.9x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 16.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) is cheapest (Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.9x, VersaBank (VBNK) 18.7x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.6x). 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) +16.2%, VersaBank (VBNK) +28.2%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (VersaBank (VBNK) 22.8%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%). On return on invested capital, VersaBank (VBNK) leads (VersaBank (VBNK) 25.0%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year VersaBank (VBNK) returned the most: Morgan Stanley (MS) +15.2%, VersaBank (VBNK) +87.1%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +42.3%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (Morgan Stanley (MS) +13.1%/yr, VersaBank (VBNK) +13.3%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +31.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Morgan Stanley (MS) has the highest dividend yield: Morgan Stanley (MS) 2.18%, VersaBank (VBNK) 0.48%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 1.44%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has been the steadiest (Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.5%, VersaBank (VBNK) 39.5%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.