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ACT vs MS // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Enact Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Morgan Stanley (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ACT 5
— MS 4
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: MS
LAST: $47.18 (-1.83%) • MKT CAP: $6.61B
dividend-safety
1.83%
LAST: $184.30 (-3.00%) • MKT CAP: $298.41B
dividend-safety
2.21%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ACT VS. MS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ACT | MS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 12.60% | 3.00% | +9.60 | ACT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 31.0x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 10.97% | -7.25% | +18.22 | ACT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | 24.60% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 54.60% | 20.20% | +34.40 | ACT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.80% | 5.50% | -2.70 | MS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 1.83% | 2.21% | -0.38 | MS | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 5/9 | -1.00 | MS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 56.3 | 51.0 | +5.30 | ACT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.04 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 9.1x | 16.5x | -7.40 | ACT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $6.61B | $298.41B | -$291.80B | MS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ACT REV | MS REV | ACT GROSS % | MS GROSS % | ACT FCF | MS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.24B | $0 | — | — | $724.5M | -$17.89B |
| FY 2024 | $1.20B | $0 | — | — | $686.3M | $1.36B |
| FY 2023 | $1.15B | $0 | — | — | $632.0M | -$33.54B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ACT // BETA —
MS // BETA 1.04