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BUSE vs MS // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
First Busey Corporation (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. Morgan Stanley (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: BUSE 6
— MS 3
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $28.81 (-2.24%) • MKT CAP: $2.45B
valuation
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LAST: $184.30 (-3.00%) • MKT CAP: $298.41B
valuation
31.0x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (BUSE VS. MS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | BUSE | MS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.50% | 3.00% | +2.50 | BUSE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | 31.0x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.05% | -7.25% | +14.30 | BUSE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | 24.60% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 18.80% | 20.20% | -1.40 | MS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 55.70% | 5.50% | +50.20 | BUSE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.71% | 2.21% | +1.50 | BUSE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 5/9 | +1.00 | BUSE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 48.0 | 51.0 | -3.00 | MS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.04 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 15.2x | 16.5x | -1.30 | BUSE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.45B | $298.41B | -$295.96B | MS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | BUSE REV | MS REV | BUSE GROSS % | MS GROSS % | BUSE FCF | MS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $719.6M | $0 | — | — | $173.0M | -$17.89B |
| FY 2024 | $462.3M | $0 | — | — | $171.8M | $1.36B |
| FY 2023 | $441.8M | $0 | — | — | $173.4M | -$33.54B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
BUSE // BETA —
MS // BETA 1.04