Northern Trust (NTRS) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend NTRS or BK?

Northern Trust presently has a consensus target price of $112.85, suggesting a potential upside of 12.23%. Bank of New York Mellon has a consensus target price of $89.71, suggesting a potential upside of 6.00%. Given Northern Trust's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Northern Trust is more favorable than Bank of New York Mellon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northern Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.15
Bank of New York Mellon	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NTRS or BK?

Bank of New York Mellon has higher revenue and earnings than Northern Trust. Northern Trust 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
Northern Trust	$8.29B	2.37	$2.03B	$9.78	10.28
Bank of New York Mellon	$18.26B	3.33	$4.53B	$5.81	14.57

Does the media prefer NTRS or BK?

In the previous week, Bank of New York Mellon had 5 more articles in the media than Northern Trust. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Bank of New York Mellon and 27 mentions for Northern Trust. Bank of New York Mellon's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Northern Trust's score of 1.41 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
Northern Trust	22 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bank of New York Mellon	28 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NTRS or BK more profitable?

Northern Trust has a net margin of 12.77% compared to Bank of New York Mellon's net margin of 11.35%. Northern Trust's return on equity of 13.74% beat Bank of New York Mellon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern Trust	12.77%	13.74%	1.03%
Bank of New York Mellon	11.35%	12.68%	1.10%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NTRS or BK?

Bank of New York Mellon received 506 more outperform votes than Northern Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.45% of users gave Bank of New York Mellon an outperform vote while only 41.01% of users gave Northern Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Northern Trust	Outperform Votes 399 41.01%	Underperform Votes 574 58.99%
Bank of New York Mellon	Outperform Votes 905 66.45%	Underperform Votes 457 33.55%

Is NTRS or BK a better dividend stock?

Northern Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Bank of New York Mellon pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Northern Trust pays out 30.7% 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. Bank of New York Mellon has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Northern Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, NTRS or BK?

Northern Trust has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of New York Mellon has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

83.2% of Northern Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.3% of Bank of New York Mellon shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Northern Trust 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Bank of New York Mellon beats Northern Trust on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.