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ESS vs MS // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Essex Property Trust Inc. (NYSE) VS. Morgan Stanley (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ESS 9
— MS 6
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: ESS
LAST: $264.18 (-0.39%) • MKT CAP: $17.06B
gross-margins
96.00%
LAST: $184.30 (-3.00%) • MKT CAP: $298.41B
gross-margins
41.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ESS VS. MS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ESS | MS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 96.00% | 41.00% | +55.00 | ESS | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 8.30% | 3.00% | +5.30 | ESS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 22.3x | 31.0x | -8.70 | ESS | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 6.29% | -7.25% | +13.54 | ESS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 75.00% | 24.60% | +50.40 | ESS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 68.00% | 20.20% | +47.80 | ESS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -8.60% | 5.50% | -14.10 | MS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.21% | -2.21 | MS | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.07 | 0.46 | +1.61 | ESS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | ESS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.50% | 7.00% | -0.50 | ESS | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 40.9 | 43.3 | -2.37 | MS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.87 | 1.04 | -0.17 | MS | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 22.6x | 16.5x | +6.10 | MS | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $17.06B | $298.41B | -$281.34B | MS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ESS REV | MS REV | ESS GROSS % | MS GROSS % | ESS FCF | MS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $9.4M | $0 | 14060.1% | — | $1.07B | -$17.89B |
| FY 2024 | $10.3M | $0 | 12105.7% | — | $1.07B | $1.36B |
| FY 2023 | $11.1M | $0 | 44.0% | — | $979.6M | -$33.54B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ESS // BETA 0.87
MS // BETA 1.04