SAN vs VBNK vs MS Stock Comparison

Banco Santander, VersaBank and Morgan Stanley Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SAN Banco Santander, S.A.
$11.46 -14.2% 1M +12.9% 1Y
Market cap
$168.34B
P/E
9.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.89B
Div. yield
2.53%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 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
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

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Banco Santander leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Banco Santander 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.

QuestionSANVBNKMSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $168.34B $693.54M $291.97B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.1x 28.0x 14.8x SAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.5x 18.1x 13.6x SAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.2% +28.2% +18.0% VBNK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.2% 22.8% 25.0% SAN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 25.0% 12.0% VBNK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -37.5x — 2.9x SAN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.53% 0.50% 2.32% SAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.9% +82.9% +13.3% VBNK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.3%/yr +12.1%/yr +12.6%/yr SAN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.3% 39.7% 28.7% MS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 19/100 14/100 39/100 MS

Percentile Scorecard

SANVBNKMS

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

AxisSANVBNKMS
Valuation 12 #316 of 359 7 #333 of 359 6 #338 of 359
Growth 40 #206 of 340 8 #312 of 340 87 #44 of 340
Profitability 7 #320 of 343 16 #289 of 343 24 #261 of 343
Financial Health 0 #338 of 338 23 #259 of 338 2 #330 of 338
Shareholder Returns 36 #224 of 351 13 #306 of 351 75 #87 of 351
Overall 19 14 39
  • SAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • VBNK ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSANVBNKMSSPY
1 month -14.2%-3.1%-2.4% -2.3%
3 months -20.7%+10.8%-12.1% -0.7%
6 months -0.8%+21.5%-1.2% +4.8%
Year to date -2.3%+44.9%+4.6% +10.3%
1 year +12.9%+82.9%+13.3% +10.3%
3 years +200.8%+183.4%+143.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +44.4%+41.6%+34.6% +20.1%
5 years +196.9%+77.1%+81.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +24.3%+12.1%+12.6% +10.1%
10 years +152.8%—+464.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year +9.7%—+18.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSANVBNKMSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.3%39.7%28.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.1%35.8%30.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.710.801.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.372.090.46 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.0%-51.4%-35.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.8%-8.5%-18.7% -3.5%
52-week high $15.03$23.72$228.55 $779.14
52-week low $10.01$11.26$154.37 $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.

MultipleSANVBNKMS
P/E now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 12.7x 28.0xmedian 12.7x 14.8xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 3.5x 6.5xmedian 3.5x 3.7xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -41.0xmedian 4.9x —median 4.9x 6.4xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 11.4x 101.3xmedian 11.4x -15.7xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 1.2x 2.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 1.46 —median 1.46 0.50median 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 monthsSANVBNKMS
Revenue $71.89B $107.38M $78.04B
Gross profit -$3.71B – –
Operating income -$51.48B – –
Net income $20.00B $24.43M $20.37B
Free cash flow $6.31B $6.84M -$18.58B
EPS (diluted) $1.26 – $12.46
Cash & equivalents – $349.76M $160.14B
Total debt $1.88T $74.08M $392.56B
Shares (diluted) 14.98B – 1.57B
Enterprise value -$509.25B -$953.34M -$217.12B

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
MetricSANVBNKMS
P/E 9.1x 28.0x 14.8x
P/FCF 26.7x 101.3x -15.7x
P/Operating cash flow 26.7x 61.3x -18.7x
P/S 2.3x 6.5x 3.7x
P/B 12.0x 1.7x 2.5x
P/Tangible book -10.8x 1.7x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA -41.0x – 6.4x
EV/EBIT -38.0x 2.4x 6.8x
EV/Revenue 27.2x 3.9x 6.7x
EV/FCF 310.1x 61.1x -28.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 310.1x 37.0x -33.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 – 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSANVBNKMS
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.2% 28.2% 18.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 11.6% 13.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -100.7% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 21.2% 18.8% 36.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.5% -3.2% 26.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -91.6% – 40.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.8% – 29.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -62.3% -90.0% 11.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.5% -58.5% 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -62.3% -93.9% 11.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.5% -64.9% 25.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSANVBNKMS
Gross margin -5.2% – –
EBITDA margin -66.4% – 104.2%
Operating margin -71.6% – –
Pretax margin 31.9% 33.2% 33.5%
Net margin 26.2% 22.8% 25.0%
FCF margin 8.8% 6.4% -23.8%
Operating cash flow margin 8.8% 10.5% -20.0%
Return on equity 117.4% 6.1% 17.5%
Return on assets 0.6% 0.5% 1.3%
Return on invested capital – 25.0% 12.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 0.5x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.0% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSANVBNKMS
Debt / assets 78.8% 1.5% 23.4%
Debt / equity 133.6x 0.2x 3.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -37.5x – 2.9x
Debt / FCF 297.7x 10.8x -21.1x
Liabilities / assets 99.4% 91.8% 93.0%
Equity / assets 0.6% 8.2% 7.0%
Interest coverage – 1.3x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSANVBNKMS
Dividend yield 2.5% 0.5% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – -0.8% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 2.5% -0.3% 4.8%
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.

ConsensusSANVBNKMS
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 18.1xFY2026 13.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.09FY2026 $1.20FY2026 $13.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% +69.2% -4.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.20BFY2026 $114.67MFY2026 $80.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.5%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.8% +41.9% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSANVBNKMS
Held by institutions 3.4% 36.8% 85.7%
Institutions holding 662 51 2,745
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +0.8% +1.5%
Institutions buying 405 29 1,470
Institutions selling 149 13 940
Buyers to sellers 2.72 2.23 1.56

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.

SANVBNKMS
SAN 1.00 0.18 0.50
VBNK 0.18 1.00 0.16
MS 0.50 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SAN, VBNK and MS?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Banco Santander (SAN) $168.34B, VersaBank (VBNK) $693.54M, Morgan Stanley (MS) $291.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, SAN, VBNK and MS?

Banco Santander (SAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Banco Santander (SAN) 9.1x, VersaBank (VBNK) 28.0x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Banco Santander (SAN) is cheapest (Banco Santander (SAN) 10.5x, VersaBank (VBNK) 18.1x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.6x). 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: Banco Santander (SAN) +11.2%, VersaBank (VBNK) +28.2%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +18.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Banco Santander (SAN) has the highest net margin (Banco Santander (SAN) 26.2%, VersaBank (VBNK) 22.8%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 25.0%). On return on invested capital, VersaBank (VBNK) leads (VersaBank (VBNK) 25.0%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year VersaBank (VBNK) returned the most: Banco Santander (SAN) +12.9%, VersaBank (VBNK) +82.9%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +13.3%. Over five years, Banco Santander (SAN) compounded fastest (Banco Santander (SAN) +24.3%/yr, VersaBank (VBNK) +12.1%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Banco Santander (SAN) has the highest dividend yield: Banco Santander (SAN) 2.53%, VersaBank (VBNK) 0.50%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 2.32%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Morgan Stanley (MS) has been the steadiest (Banco Santander (SAN) 35.3%, VersaBank (VBNK) 39.7%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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