BlackRock (BLK) Competitors $916.38 +23.84 (+2.67%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BLK vs. BK, AMP, STT, TROW, NTRS, ARCC, BEN, SEIC, IVZ, and MAINShould you be buying BlackRock stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock include Bank of New York Mellon (BK), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), State Street (STT), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), Northern Trust (NTRS), Ares Capital (ARCC), Franklin Resources (BEN), SEI Investments (SEIC), Invesco (IVZ), and Main Street Capital (MAIN). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. BlackRock vs. Bank of New York Mellon Ameriprise Financial State Street T. Rowe Price Group Northern Trust Ares Capital Franklin Resources SEI Investments Invesco Main Street Capital Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK) and BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, community ranking and risk. Is BK or BLK more profitable? BlackRock has a net margin of 31.21% compared to Bank of New York Mellon's net margin of 11.35%. BlackRock's return on equity of 16.32% beat Bank of New York Mellon's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bank of New York Mellon11.35% 12.68% 1.10% BlackRock 31.21%16.32%5.19% Do analysts prefer BK or BLK? Bank of New York Mellon currently has a consensus target price of $91.31, indicating a potential upside of 15.36%. BlackRock has a consensus target price of $1,077.08, indicating a potential upside of 17.74%. Given BlackRock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BlackRock 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) 5 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64BlackRock 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BK or BLK? BlackRock has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of New York Mellon. Bank of New York Mellon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackRock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBank of New York Mellon$18.55B3.06$4.53B$6.1412.89BlackRock$20.96B6.78$6.37B$41.1622.23 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BK or BLK? 85.3% of Bank of New York Mellon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of BlackRock shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Bank of New York Mellon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of BlackRock shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BK or BLK? BlackRock received 227 more outperform votes than Bank of New York Mellon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.79% of users gave BlackRock an outperform vote while only 66.47% of users gave Bank of New York Mellon an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBank of New York MellonOutperform Votes90866.47% Underperform Votes45833.53% BlackRockOutperform Votes113571.79% Underperform Votes44628.21% Is BK or BLK a better dividend stock? Bank of New York Mellon pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. BlackRock pays an annual dividend of $20.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Bank of New York Mellon pays out 30.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock pays out 50.6% 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 and BlackRock has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Bank of New York Mellon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more risk & volatility, BK or BLK? Bank of New York Mellon has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to BK or BLK? In the previous week, BlackRock had 26 more articles in the media than Bank of New York Mellon. MarketBeat recorded 62 mentions for BlackRock and 36 mentions for Bank of New York Mellon. Bank of New York Mellon's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat BlackRock's score of 1.17 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 28 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BlackRock 46 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryBlackRock beats Bank of New York Mellon on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BlackRock News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BLK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BLK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRockSecurity brokers & dealers IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$141.97B$29.21B$11.14B$18.91BDividend Yield2.41%2.79%5.93%4.16%P/E Ratio21.7713.7822.0732.34Price / Sales6.785.1325.7128.34Price / Cash22.2022.5317.6017.53Price / Book3.442.572.634.45Net Income$6.37B$1.49B$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance4.45%3.99%2.39%3.20%1 Month Performance-5.13%-7.04%-2.35%-5.90%1 Year Performance19.97%25.16%535.91%3.61% BlackRock Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BLKBlackRock4.882 of 5 stars$916.38+2.7%$1,077.08+17.5%+16.7%$142.27B$20.96B21.8219,800Analyst ForecastInsider TradePositive NewsBKBank of New York Mellon4.9672 of 5 stars$74.39-2.0%$91.31+22.7%+35.3%$53.41B$18.55B12.8051,700Ex-DividendShort Interest ↓Positive NewsAMPAmeriprise Financial4.4834 of 5 stars$451.65-2.8%$517.44+14.6%+15.8%$43.27B$17.26B13.6613,500Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpSTTState Street4.9127 of 5 stars$80.41-1.0%$102.69+27.7%+15.0%$23.21B$13.07B9.7642,200Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.6327 of 5 stars$83.67-2.8%$96.00+14.7%-22.6%$18.59B$7.09B9.137,870Positive NewsNTRSNorthern Trust4.3507 of 5 stars$86.52-2.0%$113.08+30.7%+7.6%$16.93B$8.29B8.8523,600Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsARCCAres Capital2.6553 of 5 stars$19.81-2.9%$22.61+14.1%0.0%$13.56B$1.71B8.092,550Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageBENFranklin Resources3.8043 of 5 stars$17.31-1.7%$18.96+9.5%-27.4%$9.09B$8.74B26.639,800SEICSEI Investments4.7686 of 5 stars$69.59-2.9%$86.80+24.7%+9.0%$8.83B$2.13B15.744,840Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageIVZInvesco4.9134 of 5 stars$12.44-2.8%$17.03+36.9%-7.4%$5.57B$6.07B10.548,610Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageMAINMain Street Capital1.4813 of 5 stars$51.67-3.1%$52.60+1.8%+10.1%$4.58B$601.25M9.3690 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BK Competitors AMP Competitors STT Competitors TROW Competitors NTRS Competitors ARCC Competitors BEN Competitors SEIC Competitors IVZ Competitors MAIN Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BLK) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJames Altucher: Do not invest in AI unless…I made millions during the crypto boom. 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