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MA vs MS

A side-by-side look at MA 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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MA vs MS: how they differ

Mastercard Incorporated (MA) and Morgan Stanley (MS) are both in the Financial Services sector: MA is classified in Financial - Credit Services, MS in Financial - Capital Markets. Both trade on NYSE.

MA trades about 3.1 million shares a day on average, against 5.5 million for MS. MS has the higher beta (1.21 against 0.76 for MA), meaning it has historically moved more with the broad market. Over the trailing twelve months, MA paid $3.48 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.