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BLK vs MS

A side-by-side look at BLK and MS, updated throughout the trading session.

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Performance, normalized

Z-scored closes: both paths on one scale, price levels aside.

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BLK vs MS: how they differ

BlackRock, Inc. (BLK) and Morgan Stanley (MS) are both in the Financial Services sector: BLK is classified in Asset Management, MS in Financial - Capital Markets. Both trade on NYSE.

BLK trades about 700 thousand shares a day on average, against 5.5 million for MS. BLK has the higher beta (1.42 against 1.21 for MS), meaning it has historically moved more with the broad market. Over the trailing twelve months, BLK paid $22.40 per share in dividends and MS paid $4.15 per share.

Figures as of October 25, 2026.

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The chart Z-score-normalizes each closing series, computing (close − mean) ÷ standard deviation over the window, so both paths share one scale regardless of price level, and correlation is computed on daily returns. Figures update throughout the trading session. Nothing on this page is financial advice.