State Street (STT) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BK or STT?

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

Do analysts prefer BK or STT?

Bank of New York Mellon currently has a consensus price target of $60.17, suggesting a potential downside of 0.24%. State Street has a consensus price target of $84.04, suggesting a potential upside of 12.41%. Given Bank of New York Mellon's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe State Street 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
State Street	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27

Which has more risk & volatility, BK or STT?

Bank of New York Mellon has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, State Street has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BK or STT?

Bank of New York Mellon has higher revenue and earnings than State Street. State Street 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	$33.81B	1.33	$3.29B	$4.10	14.71
State Street	$18.37B	1.23	$1.94B	$5.34	14.00

Is BK or STT 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
Bank of New York Mellon	9.48%	11.80%	1.02%
State Street	9.62%	12.03%	0.87%

Does the media refer more to BK or STT?

In the previous week, Bank of New York Mellon had 4 more articles in the media than State Street. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Bank of New York Mellon and 10 mentions for State Street. Bank of New York Mellon's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat State Street's score of 0.74 indicating that State Street 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
State Street	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BK or STT a better dividend stock?

Bank of New York Mellon pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 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 out 41.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. State Street pays out 51.7% 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.

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

85.3% of Bank of New York Mellon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of State Street shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Bank of New York Mellon shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of State Street shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Bank of New York Mellon beats State Street on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.