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FBNC vs MS // ENTERPRISE SCALE & MARKET CAP
First Bancorp (NASDAQ) VS. Morgan Stanley (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FBNC 4
— MS 4
▲ ENTERPRISE SCALE & MARKET CAP LEADER: MS
LAST: $64.23 (+1.37%) • MKT CAP: $2.66B
market-cap
$2.66B
LAST: $190.00 (-0.07%) • MKT CAP: $298.41B
market-cap
$298.41B
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FBNC VS. MS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FBNC | MS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 6.70% | 3.00% | +3.70 | FBNC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 31.0x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.48% | -7.25% | +14.73 | FBNC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | 24.60% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 68.00% | 20.20% | +47.80 | FBNC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -3.60% | 5.50% | -9.10 | MS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.40% | 2.21% | -0.81 | MS | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 5/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 57.3 | 51.0 | +6.30 | FBNC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.04 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 22.2x | 16.5x | +5.70 | MS | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap ACTIVE | $2.66B | $298.41B | -$295.75B | MS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FBNC REV | MS REV | FBNC GROSS % | MS GROSS % | FBNC FCF | MS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $67.6M | $0 | — | — | $198.9M | -$17.89B |
| FY 2024 | $70.1M | $0 | — | — | $172.1M | $1.36B |
| FY 2023 | $32.8M | $0 | — | — | $131.4M | -$33.54B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FBNC // BETA —
MS // BETA 1.04