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 better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk.

Do analysts recommend FITB or BK?

Fifth Third Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $50.35, suggesting a potential upside of 24.75%. Bank of New York Mellon has a consensus price target of $106.77, suggesting a potential upside of 0.06%. Given Fifth Third Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Bank of New York Mellon	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Which has preferable earnings and 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	$8.45B	3.16	$2.31B	$3.22	12.53
Bank of New York Mellon	$18.97B	3.97	$4.53B	$6.55	16.29

Is FITB or BK a better dividend stock?

Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. 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 49.7% 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 raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Bank of New York Mellon has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility and risk, FITB or BK?

Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of New York Mellon has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FITB or BK?

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

Does the media refer more to FITB or BK?

In the previous week, Bank of New York Mellon had 34 more articles in the media than Fifth Third Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 60 mentions for Bank of New York Mellon and 26 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp. Bank of New York Mellon's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Fifth Third Bancorp's score of 0.96 indicating that Bank of New York Mellon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fifth Third Bancorp	16 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bank of New York Mellon	37 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

Summary

Bank of New York Mellon beats Fifth Third Bancorp on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.