State Street (STT) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, BK or STT?

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
Bank of New York Mellon	$33.81B	1.32	$3.29B	$4.10	14.54
State Street	$18.37B	1.24	$1.94B	$5.34	14.16

Does the media favor BK or STT?

In the previous week, State Street had 1 more articles in the media than Bank of New York Mellon. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for State Street and 7 mentions for Bank of New York Mellon. State Street's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Bank of New York Mellon's score of 0.96 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
State Street	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend BK or STT?

Bank of New York Mellon currently has a consensus target price of $60.17, indicating a potential upside of 0.93%. State Street has a consensus target price of $84.04, indicating a potential upside of 11.18%. Given Bank of New York Mellon's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe State Street 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
State Street	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27

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

85.3% of Bank of New York Mellon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of State Street shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Bank of New York Mellon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of State Street shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BK or STT more profitable?

State Street has a net margin of 9.62% compared to State Street's net margin of 9.48%. Bank of New York Mellon's return on equity of 12.03% beat State Street's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bank of New York Mellon	9.48%	11.80%	1.02%
State Street	9.62%	12.03%	0.87%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BK or STT?

Bank of New York Mellon received 220 more outperform votes than State Street when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.15% of users gave Bank of New York Mellon an outperform vote while only 56.50% of users gave State Street an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bank of New York Mellon	Outperform Votes 881 67.15%	Underperform Votes 431 32.85%
State Street	Outperform Votes 661 56.50%	Underperform Votes 509 43.50%

Is BK or STT a better dividend stock?

Bank of New York Mellon pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. State Street pays an annual dividend of $2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Bank of New York Mellon pays out 41.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. State Street pays out 51.7% 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 increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and State Street has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

Which has more risk & volatility, BK or STT?

Bank of New York Mellon has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, State Street has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bank of New York Mellon beats State Street on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.