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Comparison · seed-0.6 · 2026-08-29

Wells Fargo (WFC) vs Morgan Stanley (MS)

Wells Fargo (WFC) and Morgan Stanley (MS) side by side: both in Financials, both listed on New York Stock Exchange. Wells Fargo is the larger of the two by approximate market capitalization (about 1.1×).

FieldWells FargoMorgan Stanley
Legal nameWells Fargo & CompanyMorgan Stanley
TickerWFCMS
ExchangeNew York Stock Exchange XNYSNew York Stock Exchange XNYS
JurisdictionUnited StatesUnited States
SectorFinancialsFinancials
IndustryBankingInvestment banking & wealth management
Market cap ≈$270bn$250bn
Founded18521935
Reporting currencyUSDUSD
LEIPBLD0EJDB5FWOLXP3B76IGJSJL3JD5P30I6NJZ34
ISINUS9497461015US6174464486
FIGIBBG001S5XF23BBG001S9V5Z3
Index membershipS&P 500S&P 500
Held by (covered funds)

Wells Fargo

One of the four largest US banks, focused on consumer and commercial banking; its Federal Reserve asset cap imposed after the fake-accounts scandal was lifted in 2025.

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Morgan Stanley

Global investment bank that has shifted toward fee-based wealth and asset management, overseeing several trillion dollars in client assets alongside its institutional securities arm.

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What they share

Same indices: S&P 500

Approximate reference values (seed-0.6 · 2026-08-29) — not real-time, not investment advice. Both sides as data: /api/v1/companies/wells-fargo · /api/v1/companies/morgan-stanley