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Samsung Securities vs Morgan Stanley: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Samsung Securities (016360) and Morgan Stanley (MS) compare, as of Sep 24, 2026.

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Morgan Stanley as the more attractively valued of the two: Samsung Securities trades at KRW 91,100 versus a fair value of KRW 75,573 (-17%), while Morgan Stanley trades at $198 versus $313 (+58%).
Samsung Securities
016360.KO · KRW · Financials
-17%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceKRW 91,100
Fair ValueKRW 75,573
Quality53/100
Morgan Stanley
MS · USD · Financials
+58%
upside to fair value
undervalued
Price$198
Fair Value$313
Quality67/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Samsung SecuritiesMorgan Stanley
Valuation
n/aP/E (TTM)18.1×
n/aP/S (TTM)4.79×
n/aP/B3.14×
n/aEV/EBITDA22.1×
n/aPEG2.64×
−17.0%Fair value upside+57.6%
4.4%Dividend yield2.0%
KRW 4,000Dividend per share$4.00
Profitability
29%Operating margin41%
8.82×EBIT margin trend (5Y)0.66×
16%Return on equity16%
2%Return on assets1%
Growth
129%Revenue growth (YoY)16%
21.9%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)22.5%
11.1%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)18.3%
+19.1%Value creation/yr+8.3%
Balance & size
1.4×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)0.4×
0.26×Debt / equity3.13×
$7BMarket cap$351B
expensiveGrowth qualitymixed

Samsung Securities leads: 6 to 5 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Samsung Securitiesof which business quality 51 · market factors 43 Morgan Stanleyof which business quality 62 · market factors 58
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
37
31
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
39
56
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
0
100
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
99
26
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
61
82
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
34
57
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
42
57
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
55
62
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
82
96

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familySamsung SecuritiesPrice KRW 91,100Morgan StanleyPrice $198
DCF Modelsn/a+106%above the price$408
Earnings-Basedn/a+8%close to the price$214
Dividend Discountn/a-60%below the price$79.85
Multiples-16%below the priceKRW 76,796-40%below the price$119
Asset-Based-34%below the priceKRW 60,533-76%below the price$47.42
Growth DCFn/a+229%above the price$653
Economic Profitn/a-52%below the price$95.82
Minimum-34%below the priceKRW 60,533-76%below the price$47.42
Maximum-16%below the priceKRW 76,796+229%above the price$653
Median-25%below the priceKRW 68,664-40%below the price$119
Geometric mean-25%below the priceKRW 68,181-20%below the price$158

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Samsung Securities: 2 of 2 models see the stock below the current price.

Morgan Stanley: 7 of 13 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Samsung Securities
Price KRW 91,100
Fair Value KRW 75,573
Bear KRW 56,680Bull KRW 94,466
Morgan Stanley
Price $198
Fair Value $313
Bear $104Bull $427

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Samsung Securities · Financials

Quality score53 · below median
Fair value upside-17% · below median

Morgan Stanley · Financials

Quality score67 · Top 25%
Fair value upside+58% · Top 25%

Bottom line

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Morgan Stanley as the more attractively valued of the two: Samsung Securities trades at KRW 91,100 versus a fair value of KRW 75,573 (-17%), while Morgan Stanley trades at $198 versus $313 (+58%).

Morgan Stanley has the higher quality score (67/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.