BK vs. BLK, AMP, STT, NTRS, TROW, ARCC, BEN, SEIC, IVZ, and AMG
Should you be buying Bank of New York Mellon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank of New York Mellon include BlackRock (BLK), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), State Street (STT), Northern Trust (NTRS), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), Ares Capital (ARCC), Franklin Resources (BEN), SEI Investments (SEIC), Invesco (IVZ), and Affiliated Managers Group (AMG). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.
Bank of New York Mellon vs. Its Competitors
Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK) and BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
BlackRock has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bank of New York Mellon. Bank of New York Mellon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackRock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
BlackRock has a net margin of 30.09% compared to Bank of New York Mellon's net margin of 11.78%. BlackRock's return on equity of 15.57% beat Bank of New York Mellon's return on equity.
Bank of New York Mellon pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. BlackRock pays an annual dividend of $20.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Bank of New York Mellon pays out 30.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock pays out 50.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Bank of New York Mellon has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and BlackRock has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Bank of New York Mellon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, BlackRock had 88 more articles in the media than Bank of New York Mellon. MarketBeat recorded 122 mentions for BlackRock and 34 mentions for Bank of New York Mellon. Bank of New York Mellon's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat BlackRock's score of 1.04 indicating that Bank of New York Mellon is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Bank of New York Mellon has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.
85.3% of Bank of New York Mellon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of BlackRock shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Bank of New York Mellon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of BlackRock shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Bank of New York Mellon presently has a consensus price target of $92.08, indicating a potential upside of 0.16%. BlackRock has a consensus price target of $1,110.92, indicating a potential upside of 3.49%. Given BlackRock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BlackRock is more favorable than Bank of New York Mellon.
Summary
BlackRock beats Bank of New York Mellon on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:BK) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
