BK vs. FITB, NTRS, AMP, BAC, C, PRU, STT, USB, BLK, and TROW
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 Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Northern Trust (NTRS), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), Prudential Financial (PRU), State Street (STT), U.S. Bancorp (USB), BlackRock (BLK), and T. Rowe Price Group (TROW).
Bank of New York Mellon vs. Its Competitors
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) and Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of New York Mellon has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.3% of Bank of New York Mellon shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Bank of New York Mellon shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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.
In the previous week, Bank of New York Mellon had 7 more articles in the media than Fifth Third Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Bank of New York Mellon and 39 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp. Bank of New York Mellon's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Fifth Third Bancorp's score of 0.54 indicating that Bank of New York Mellon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Fifth Third Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $48.33, indicating a potential upside of 6.09%. Bank of New York Mellon has a consensus price target of $96.62, indicating a potential downside of 9.25%. 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.
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.
Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Bank of New York Mellon pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 46.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of New York Mellon pays out 32.4% 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. Fifth Third Bancorp has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Bank of New York Mellon has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.
Summary
Bank of New York Mellon beats Fifth Third Bancorp on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:BK) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff