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Sifting through countless of stocks in the Capital Markets industry can be tedious, and sometimes two stocks are just too similar to judge which is the better investment. If you’re on the fence about investing in Morgan Stanley or S&P Global Inc. because you’re not sure how they measure up, it’s important to compare them on a few factors before making your decision.
Read on to learn how Morgan Stanley and S&P Global Inc. compare based on key financial metrics to determine which better meets your investment needs.
About Morgan Stanley and S&P Global Inc.
Morgan Stanley, a financial holding company, provides various financial products and services to governments, financial institutions, and individuals in the Americas, Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment Management segments. It offers capital raising and financial advisory services, including services related to the underwriting of debt, equity, and other securities, as well as advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and project finance. It also provides equity and fixed income products comprising sales, financing, prime brokerage, and market-making services; Asia wealth management; business-related investments services; originating corporate and commercial real estate loans, secured lending facilities, and extending securities; and research. In addition, the company offers financial advisor-led brokerage, custody, and administrative and investment advisory services; self-directed brokerage services; financial and wealth planning services; stock plan administration; securities-based lending, residential and commercial real estate loans, and other lending products; banking; and retirement plan services. Further, it provides equity, fixed income, alternatives and solutions, and liquidity and overlay services to benefit/defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, government entities, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, third-party fund sponsors, corporations, and individuals. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
S&P Global Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics, and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity, and automotive markets. It operates through five segments: S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Commodity Insights, S&P Global Mobility, and S&P Dow Jones Indices. The S&P Global Market Intelligence segment provides multi-asset-class data and analytics integrated with purpose-built workflow solutions. This segment offers Desktop, a product suite that provides data, analytics, and third-party research for global finance and corporate professionals; data and advisory solutions for research, reference data, market data, derived analytics, and valuation services; enterprise solutions, such as software and workflow solutions; and credit and risk solutions for selling ratings’ credit ratings and related data and research, analytics, and financial risk solutions. The S&P Global Ratings segment operates as an independent provider of credit ratings, research, and analytics offering investors and other market participants information, ratings, and benchmarks. The S&P Global Commodity Insights segment provides information and benchmark prices for the commodity and energy markets. The S&P Global Mobility segment offers solutions serving the full automotive value chain, including vehicle manufacturers (original equipment manufacturers), automotive suppliers, mobility service providers, retailers, consumers, and finance and insurance companies. The S&P Dow Jones Indices segment operates as an index provider that maintains various valuation and index benchmarks for investment advisors, wealth managers, and institutional investors. It has operations in the United States, European region, Asia, and internationally. S&P Global Inc. was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Latest Capital Markets and Morgan Stanley, S&P Global Inc. Stock News
As of March 31, 2025, Morgan Stanley had a $188.2 billion market capitalization, compared to the Capital Markets median of $3.2 million. Morgan Stanley’s stock is down 8.1% in 2025, down 7.7% in the previous five trading days and up 24.78% in the past year.
Currently, Morgan Stanley’s price-earnings ratio is 14.7. Morgan Stanley’s trailing 12-month revenue is $61.5 billion with a 21.8% net profit margin. Year-over-year quarterly sales growth most recently was 24.9%. Analysts expect adjusted earnings to reach $8.603 per share for the current fiscal year. Morgan Stanley currently has a 3.2% dividend yield.
As of March 31, 2025, S&P Global Inc. had a $156.4 billion market cap, putting it in the 99th percentile of all stocks. S&P Global Inc.’s stock is up 2.3% in 2025, down 0.7% in the previous five trading days and up 20.17% in the past year.
Currently, S&P Global Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 41.1. S&P Global Inc.’s trailing 12-month revenue is $14.2 billion with a 27.1% net profit margin. Year-over-year quarterly sales growth most recently was 14.0%. Analysts expect adjusted earnings to reach $17.215 per share for the current fiscal year. S&P Global Inc. currently has a 0.8% dividend yield.
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