Bank of New York Mellon (BK) Competitors

State Street (NYSE:STT) 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 analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, profitability and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to STT or BK?

In the previous week, State Street had 9 more articles in the media than Bank of New York Mellon. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for State Street and 9 mentions for Bank of New York Mellon. State Street's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Bank of New York Mellon's score of 0.60 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
State Street	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bank of New York Mellon	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

87.4% of State Street shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.3% of Bank of New York Mellon shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of State Street 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, STT or BK?

State Street has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of New York Mellon has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is STT or BK a better dividend stock?

State Street pays an annual dividend of $2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Bank of New York Mellon pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. State Street pays out 51.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of New York Mellon pays out 41.0% 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. State Street has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Bank of New York Mellon has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Do analysts recommend STT or BK?

State Street presently has a consensus price target of $84.04, suggesting a potential upside of 11.58%. Bank of New York Mellon has a consensus price target of $60.17, suggesting a potential upside of 4.62%. Given Bank of New York Mellon's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe State Street is more favorable than Bank of New York Mellon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
State Street	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27
Bank of New York Mellon	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Which has better valuation and earnings, STT or BK?

Bank of New York Mellon has higher revenue and earnings than State Street. Bank of New York Mellon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than State Street, 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
State Street	$18.37B	1.24	$1.94B	$5.34	14.10
Bank of New York Mellon	$33.81B	1.28	$3.29B	$4.10	14.03

Does the MarketBeat Community favor STT or BK?

Bank of New York Mellon received 220 more outperform votes than State Street when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.15% of users gave Bank of New York Mellon an outperform vote while only 56.50% of users gave State Street an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
State Street	Outperform Votes 661 56.50%	Underperform Votes 509 43.50%
Bank of New York Mellon	Outperform Votes 881 67.15%	Underperform Votes 431 32.85%

Is STT or BK more profitable?

State Street has a net margin of 9.62% compared to State Street's net margin of 9.48%. Bank of New York Mellon's return on equity of 12.03% beat State Street's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
State Street	9.62%	12.03%	0.87%
Bank of New York Mellon	9.48%	11.80%	1.02%

Summary

State Street and Bank of New York Mellon tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.