State Street (STT) Competitors

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

Is STT or BK more profitable?

State Street has a net margin of 12.14% compared to Bank of New York Mellon's net margin of 11.35%. Bank of New York Mellon's return on equity of 12.68% beat State Street's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
State Street	12.14%	12.60%	0.83%
Bank of New York Mellon	11.35%	12.68%	1.10%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, STT or BK?

Bank of New York Mellon has higher revenue and earnings than State Street. State Street 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
State Street	$13.07B	1.89	$2.69B	$8.91	9.60
Bank of New York Mellon	$18.55B	3.01	$4.53B	$6.14	12.66

Is STT or BK a better dividend stock?

State Street pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Bank of New York Mellon pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. State Street pays out 34.1% 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. State Street has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Bank of New York Mellon has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer STT or BK?

Bank of New York Mellon received 221 more outperform votes than State Street when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.47% of users gave Bank of New York Mellon an outperform vote while only 55.94% of users gave State Street an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
State Street	Outperform Votes 687 55.94%	Underperform Votes 541 44.06%
Bank of New York Mellon	Outperform Votes 908 66.47%	Underperform Votes 458 33.53%

Which has more risk and volatility, STT or BK?

State Street has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 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.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in STT or BK?

87.4% of State Street shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.3% of Bank of New York Mellon shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of State Street shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Bank of New York Mellon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer STT or BK?

State Street presently has a consensus target price of $102.15, indicating a potential upside of 19.40%. Bank of New York Mellon has a consensus target price of $91.31, indicating a potential upside of 17.45%. Given State Street's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe State Street is more favorable than Bank of New York Mellon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
State Street	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Bank of New York Mellon	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Does the media favor STT or BK?

In the previous week, State Street had 39 more articles in the media than Bank of New York Mellon. MarketBeat recorded 82 mentions for State Street and 43 mentions for Bank of New York Mellon. Bank of New York Mellon's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat State Street's score of 0.57 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
State Street	28 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	26 Neutral mention(s)	12 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bank of New York Mellon	31 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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