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WAL vs MS // OPERATING MARGIN
Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE) VS. Morgan Stanley (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WAL 6
— MS 5
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: WAL
LAST: $77.80 (+2.42%) • MKT CAP: $8.49B
operating-margins
75.00%
LAST: $190.00 (-0.07%) • MKT CAP: $298.41B
operating-margins
24.60%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WAL VS. MS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WAL | MS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 2.90% | 3.00% | -0.10 | MS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 27.8x | 31.0x | -3.20 | WAL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -18.00% | -7.25% | -10.75 | MS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 75.00% | 24.60% | +50.40 | WAL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 68.00% | 20.20% | +47.80 | WAL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 99.70% | 5.50% | +94.20 | WAL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.21% | -2.21 | 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 | 56.0 | 51.0 | +5.00 | WAL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.96 | 1.04 | -0.08 | MS | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 7.4x | 16.5x | -9.10 | WAL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $8.49B | $298.41B | -$289.92B | MS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WAL REV | MS REV | WAL GROSS % | MS GROSS % | WAL FCF | MS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $135.8M | $0 | — | — | -$2.69B | -$17.89B |
| FY 2024 | $68.0M | $0 | — | — | -$2.75B | $1.36B |
| FY 2023 | $98.6M | $0 | — | — | -$333.0M | -$33.54B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WAL // BETA 0.96
MS // BETA 1.04