Bank of New York Mellon (BK) Competitors

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

Is BK or FITB a better dividend stock?

Bank of New York Mellon pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Bank of New York Mellon pays out 30.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 47.0% 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. Bank of New York Mellon has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Fifth Third Bancorp has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Is BK or FITB more profitable?

Fifth Third Bancorp has a net margin of 17.65% compared to Bank of New York Mellon's net margin of 11.78%. Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity of 13.64% beat Bank of New York Mellon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bank of New York Mellon	11.78%	12.96%	1.14%
Fifth Third Bancorp	17.65%	13.64%	1.14%

Do analysts recommend BK or FITB?

Bank of New York Mellon presently has a consensus price target of $92.08, indicating a potential downside of 3.10%. Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus price target of $47.53, indicating a potential upside of 11.13%. Given Fifth Third Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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
Bank of New York Mellon	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Fifth Third Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84

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

85.3% of Bank of New York Mellon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Bank of New York Mellon shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer BK or FITB?

In the previous week, Bank of New York Mellon had 42 more articles in the media than Fifth Third Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Bank of New York Mellon and 14 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp. Bank of New York Mellon's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Fifth Third Bancorp's score of 1.07 indicating that Bank of New York Mellon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bank of New York Mellon	33 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fifth Third Bancorp	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, BK or FITB?

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
Bank of New York Mellon	$39.91B	1.70	$4.53B	$6.14	15.48
Fifth Third Bancorp	$13.28B	2.15	$2.31B	$3.15	13.58

Which has more volatility & risk, BK or FITB?

Bank of New York Mellon has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bank of New York Mellon and Fifth Third Bancorp tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.