Bank of New York Mellon (BK) Competitors

Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK) and Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BK or FITB?

85.3% of Bank of New York Mellon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Bank of New York Mellon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BK or FITB a better dividend stock?

Bank of New York Mellon pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Bank of New York Mellon pays out 32.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 46.0% 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 increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Fifth Third Bancorp has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer BK or FITB?

Bank of New York Mellon presently has a consensus target price of $95.08, suggesting a potential downside of 7.28%. Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus target price of $47.80, suggesting a potential upside of 6.72%. Given Fifth Third Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fifth Third Bancorp is more favorable than Bank of New York Mellon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bank of New York Mellon	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Fifth Third Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Which has more risk & volatility, BK or FITB?

Bank of New York Mellon has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BK or FITB?

In the previous week, Bank of New York Mellon had 8 more articles in the media than Fifth Third Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Bank of New York Mellon and 25 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp. Fifth Third Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Bank of New York Mellon's score of 1.48 indicating that Fifth Third Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bank of New York Mellon	28 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fifth Third Bancorp	21 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, BK or FITB?

Bank of New York Mellon has higher revenue and earnings than Fifth Third Bancorp. Fifth Third Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank of New York Mellon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bank of New York Mellon	$39.91B	1.81	$4.53B	$6.55	15.66
Fifth Third Bancorp	$13.28B	2.23	$2.31B	$3.22	13.91

Is BK or FITB more profitable?

Fifth Third Bancorp has a net margin of 17.97% compared to Bank of New York Mellon's net margin of 12.27%. Bank of New York Mellon's return on equity of 13.46% beat Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bank of New York Mellon	12.27%	13.46%	1.16%
Fifth Third Bancorp	17.97%	13.31%	1.15%

Summary

Bank of New York Mellon beats Fifth Third Bancorp on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.