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PIPR vs MS // NET PROFIT MARGIN
Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE) VS. Morgan Stanley (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PIPR 9
— MS 5
▲ NET PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: MS
LAST: $63.81 (-7.14%) • MKT CAP: $4.86B
net-margins
15.30%
LAST: $184.30 (-3.00%) • MKT CAP: $298.41B
net-margins
20.20%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PIPR VS. MS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PIPR | MS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 41.00% | 41.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 18.30% | 3.00% | +15.30 | PIPR | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 12.0x | 31.0x | -19.00 | PIPR | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 10.38% | -7.25% | +17.63 | PIPR | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 18.70% | 24.60% | -5.90 | MS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin ACTIVE | 15.30% | 20.20% | -4.90 | MS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 21.70% | 5.50% | +16.20 | PIPR | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.35% | 2.21% | +0.14 | PIPR | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.72 | 0.46 | +4.26 | PIPR | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 5/9 | +4.00 | PIPR | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.90% | 7.00% | -0.10 | PIPR | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 41.0 | 43.3 | -2.34 | MS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.99 | 1.04 | -0.05 | MS | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 14.5x | 16.5x | -2.00 | PIPR | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.86B | $298.41B | -$293.55B | MS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PIPR REV | MS REV | PIPR GROSS % | MS GROSS % | PIPR FCF | MS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.83B | $0 | 44.0% | — | $504.1M | -$17.89B |
| FY 2024 | $1.51B | $0 | 44.0% | — | $245.5M | $1.36B |
| FY 2023 | $1.30B | $0 | 44.0% | — | $217.1M | -$33.54B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PIPR // BETA 0.99
MS // BETA 1.04