Bank of New York Mellon (BK) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FITB or BK?

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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Bank of New York Mellon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FITB or BK a better dividend stock?

Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. 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 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.

Is FITB or BK 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
Fifth Third Bancorp	17.97%	13.31%	1.15%
Bank of New York Mellon	12.27%	13.46%	1.16%

Which has more risk and volatility, FITB or BK?

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

Does the media refer more to FITB or BK?

In the previous week, Bank of New York Mellon had 16 more articles in the media than Fifth Third Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Bank of New York Mellon and 15 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp. Fifth Third Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Bank of New York Mellon's score of 1.40 indicating that Fifth Third Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fifth Third Bancorp	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Bank of New York Mellon	25 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, FITB or BK?

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
Fifth Third Bancorp	$13.28B	2.06	$2.31B	$3.22	12.70
Bank of New York Mellon	$39.91B	1.79	$4.53B	$6.55	15.23

Do analysts recommend FITB or BK?

Fifth Third Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $47.80, suggesting a potential upside of 16.84%. Bank of New York Mellon has a consensus target price of $94.38, suggesting a potential downside of 5.41%. Given Fifth Third Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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
Fifth Third Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Bank of New York Mellon	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Summary

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