BlackRock (BLK) Competitors

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 risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership.

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 Mellon	11.35%	12.68%	1.10%
BlackRock	31.21%	16.32%	5.19%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BK or BLK?

BlackRock received 223 more outperform votes than Bank of New York Mellon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.17% of users gave BlackRock an outperform vote while only 66.59% of users gave Bank of New York Mellon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bank of New York Mellon	Outperform Votes 905 66.59%	Underperform Votes 454 33.41%
BlackRock	Outperform Votes 1128 72.17%	Underperform Votes 435 27.83%

Which has better valuation & earnings, BK or BLK?

BlackRock has lower revenue, but higher 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bank of New York Mellon	$39.91B	1.59	$4.53B	$5.81	15.01
BlackRock	$20.41B	7.52	$6.37B	$42.00	23.58

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

85.3% of Bank of New York Mellon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of BlackRock shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Bank of New York Mellon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of BlackRock shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor BK or BLK?

In the previous week, BlackRock had 56 more articles in the media than Bank of New York Mellon. MarketBeat recorded 87 mentions for BlackRock and 31 mentions for Bank of New York Mellon. Bank of New York Mellon's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat BlackRock's score of 1.25 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	24 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BlackRock	59 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, BK or BLK?

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, BlackRock has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 2.2%. BlackRock pays an annual dividend of $20.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Bank of New York Mellon pays out 32.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock pays out 48.6% 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.

Do analysts recommend BK or BLK?

Bank of New York Mellon presently has a consensus price target of $88.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.92%. BlackRock has a consensus price target of $1,120.67, suggesting a potential upside of 13.14%. 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)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
BlackRock	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Summary

BlackRock beats Bank of New York Mellon on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.