VBNK vs BAC vs MS Stock Comparison

VersaBank, Bank Of America and Morgan Stanley Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VBNK VersaBank
$23.25 +0.8% 1M +96.7% 1Y
Market cap
$736.00M
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38M
Div. yield
0.00%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$50.57 -9.7% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$361.10B
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.10B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
8 wins
MS Morgan Stanley
$179.49 -9.5% 1M +12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$285.21B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$78.04B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bank Of America leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of America 8, VersaBank 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVBNKBACMSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $736.00M $361.10B $285.21B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.1x 11.2x 14.6x BAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.5x 11.1x 13.2x BAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.2% +9.7% +18.0% VBNK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.8% 26.5% 25.0% BAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.0% 13.1% 12.0% VBNK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.6x 2.9x BAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% BAC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +96.7% -2.3% +12.7% VBNK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.1%/yr +1.2%/yr +12.0%/yr VBNK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.3% 21.9% 28.5% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 13/100 69/100 39/100 BAC

Percentile Scorecard

VBNKBACMS

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

AxisVBNKBACMS
Valuation 5 #344 of 361 96 #16 of 361 7 #337 of 361
Growth 9 #313 of 344 80 #69 of 344 88 #44 of 344
Profitability 16 #293 of 348 71 #102 of 348 25 #263 of 348
Financial Health 23 #261 of 340 20 #271 of 340 2 #332 of 340
Shareholder Returns 13 #305 of 352 77 #82 of 352 75 #88 of 352
Overall 13 69 39
  • VBNK ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • BAC ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • MS ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVBNKBACMSSPY
1 month +0.8%-9.7%-9.5% -1.0%
3 months +17.1%-18.5%-16.3% +2.9%
6 months +28.0%-2.8%-4.6% +6.4%
Year to date +55.2%-8.1%+1.1% +11.4%
1 year +96.7%-2.3%+12.7% +13.1%
3 years +213.3%+98.5%+150.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +46.4%+25.7%+35.9% +21.5%
5 years +93.1%+6.3%+76.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.1%+1.2%+12.0% +10.9%
10 years —+203.4%+436.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+11.7%+18.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureVBNKBACMSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.3%21.9%28.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.9%25.7%29.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.790.731.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.46-0.100.45 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.4%-49.0%-35.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.0%-22.0%-21.5% -2.5%
52-week high $23.72$64.82$228.55 $779.14
52-week low $11.26$46.72$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.

MultipleVBNKBACMS
P/E now vs peer median 30.0xmedian 12.5x 11.3xmedian 12.5x 14.3xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 3.5x 2.9xmedian 3.5x 3.6xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 4.8x 1.4xmedian 4.8x 6.3xmedian 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 108.5xmedian 11.4x 3.7xmedian 11.4x -15.2xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.48 1.40median 1.48 0.49median 1.48

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 monthsVBNKBACMS
Revenue $107.38M $121.10B $78.04B
Net income $24.43M $33.66B $20.37B
Free cash flow $6.84M $94.74B -$18.58B
EPS (diluted) – $4.41 $12.46
Cash & equivalents $349.76M $229.75B $160.14B
Total debt $74.08M $399.84B $392.56B
Shares (diluted) – 7.29B 1.57B
Enterprise value -$910.88M -$2.01T -$223.89B

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
MetricVBNKBACMS
P/E 30.0x 11.3x 14.3x
P/FCF 108.5x 3.7x -15.2x
P/Operating cash flow 65.7x 3.7x -18.1x
P/S 6.9x 2.9x 3.6x
P/B 1.8x 1.2x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 1.2x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA – 1.4x 6.3x
EV/EBIT 2.7x 1.4x 6.7x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 1.4x 6.6x
EV/FCF 68.3x 1.8x -27.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.3x 1.8x -33.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.40 0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVBNKBACMS
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.2% 9.7% 18.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 6.4% 13.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 18.8% 20.5% 36.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 4.2% 26.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 27.5% 40.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 8.0% 29.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -90.0% 517.8% 11.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -58.5% 28.5% 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -93.9% 517.8% 11.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -64.9% 28.5% 25.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVBNKBACMS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 99.4% 104.2%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 33.2% 36.2% 33.5%
Net margin 22.8% 26.5% 25.0%
FCF margin 6.4% 78.2% -23.8%
Operating cash flow margin 10.5% 78.2% -20.0%
Return on equity 6.1% 11.2% 17.5%
Return on assets 0.5% 1.0% 1.3%
Return on invested capital 25.0% 13.1% 12.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 2.8x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 3.4% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVBNKBACMS
Debt / assets 1.5% 11.4% 23.4%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.3x 3.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.6x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 10.8x 4.2x -21.1x
Liabilities / assets 91.8% 91.4% 93.0%
Equity / assets 8.2% 8.6% 7.0%
Interest coverage 1.3x 1.6x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVBNKBACMS
Dividend yield 0.5% 2.3% 2.3%
Net buyback yield -0.8% 6.6% 2.6%
Shareholder yield -0.3% 8.9% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 9.5% 29.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 33.9% 10.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.9% 2.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -5.0% 3.5% –

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.

ConsensusVBNKBACMS
Forward P/E 19.5xFY2026 11.1xFY2026 13.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.19FY2026 $4.57FY2026 $13.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +43.4%FY2026 +19.9%FY2026 +33.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +69.7% +19.0% -4.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $113.69MFY2026 $127.89BFY2026 $79.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.9%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.9% -2.5% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVBNKBACMS
Held by institutions 36.8% 75.0% 85.7%
Institutions holding 51 3,612 2,740
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +0.7% +1.5%
Institutions buying 29 1,825 1,466
Institutions selling 13 1,342 939
Buyers to sellers 2.23 1.36 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.

VBNKBACMS
VBNK 1.00 0.17 0.16
BAC 0.17 1.00 0.66
MS 0.16 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VBNK, BAC and MS?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: VersaBank (VBNK) $736.00M, Bank Of America (BAC) $361.10B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $285.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, VBNK, BAC and MS?

Bank Of America (BAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (VersaBank (VBNK) 30.1x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.2x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bank Of America (BAC) is cheapest (VersaBank (VBNK) 19.5x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.1x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.2x). 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: VersaBank (VBNK) +28.2%, Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +18.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bank Of America (BAC) has the highest net margin (VersaBank (VBNK) 22.8%, Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 25.0%). On return on invested capital, VersaBank (VBNK) leads (VersaBank (VBNK) 25.0%, Bank Of America (BAC) 13.1%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year VersaBank (VBNK) returned the most: VersaBank (VBNK) +96.7%, Bank Of America (BAC) -2.3%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.7%. Over five years, VersaBank (VBNK) compounded fastest (VersaBank (VBNK) +14.1%/yr, Bank Of America (BAC) +1.2%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bank Of America (BAC) has the highest dividend yield: VersaBank (VBNK) 0.00%, Bank Of America (BAC) 0.03%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 0.00%. Morgan Stanley (MS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (VersaBank (VBNK) 39.3%, Bank Of America (BAC) 21.9%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VBNK, BAC 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, Bank Of America (BAC) leads on 8. 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.