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 superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the media refer more to NTRS or BK?

In the previous week, Bank of New York Mellon had 46 more articles in the media than Northern Trust. MarketBeat recorded 75 mentions for Bank of New York Mellon and 29 mentions for Northern Trust. Northern Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Bank of New York Mellon's score of 0.98 indicating that Northern Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Northern Trust	21 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bank of New York Mellon	40 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend NTRS or BK?

Northern Trust currently has a consensus price target of $112.31, suggesting a potential upside of 25.81%. Bank of New York Mellon has a consensus price target of $89.64, suggesting a potential upside of 15.32%. 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

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%

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 3.4%. Bank of New York Mellon pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Northern Trust pays out 30.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of New York Mellon pays out 30.6% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, NTRS or BK?

Northern Trust has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of New York Mellon has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, 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	2.11	$2.03B	$9.78	9.13
Bank of New York Mellon	$18.26B	3.06	$4.53B	$6.14	12.66

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NTRS or BK?

Bank of New York Mellon received 508 more outperform votes than Northern Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.47% of users gave Bank of New York Mellon an outperform vote while only 40.86% of users gave Northern Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Northern Trust	Outperform Votes 400 40.86%	Underperform Votes 579 59.14%
Bank of New York Mellon	Outperform Votes 908 66.47%	Underperform Votes 458 33.53%

Do insiders and institutionals 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. 0.8% 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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