Bank of New York Mellon vs Northern Trust
BNY and NTRS side by side, both in commercial banks. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BNY and NTRS compare
Bank of New York Mellon is the larger company, worth 3.2 times as much as Northern Trust ($99.8B against $30.9B).
On earnings, Northern Trust is cheaper: it trades at 13.2× trailing earnings, against 16.3× for Bank of New York Mellon.
Bank of New York Mellon grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (11.2% versus −0.65% for Northern Trust).
Bank of New York Mellon keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 29.8% compared with 28.8% at Northern Trust.
Both pay dividends: Bank of New York Mellon yields 1.1% and Northern Trust 1.9%.
Bank of New York Mellon scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 11 for Northern Trust), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BNY | NTRS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $99.8B | $30.9B |
| Share price | $147.11 | $169.16 |
| Change, 1 year | 37.4% | 32.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 150% | 36.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.91 | 1.13 |
| Employees | 48K | 24K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 11 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 4 | 4 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 16.3× | 13.2× (better) |
| P/S | 4.5× | 3.7× (better) |
| P/B | 2.3× (better) | 2.3× |
| P/FCF | 14.0× (better) | 17.8× |
| PEG | 0.44 (better) | 1.05 |
| FCF yield | 7.2% (better) | 5.6% |
| Fair value | $100.33 | $140.60 |
| Margin of safety | −46.6% | −20.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 11.2% (better) | −0.65% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.9% | 5.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 24.8% | 40.6% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 30.6% | 49.3% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 14.1% (better) | 9.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 29.8% (better) | 28.8% |
| FCF margin | 32.5% (better) | 20.6% |
| Return on equity | 15.0% | 18.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.16 | – |
| Altman Z-score | 0.32 | 0.32 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | 1.9% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 23.9% | 24.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | 15 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 10.0% (better) | 2.1% |
| Buyback yield | 4.1% | 4.6% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 5.2% | 6.6% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 86.2% | 84.6% |
| Held by insiders | 0.27% | 1.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$12.6M (better) | −$14.7M |
| Superinvestors holding | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.2% | – |
Go deeper
- BNY stock overview
- BNY income statement
- BNY valuation and score
- NTRS stock overview
- NTRS income statement
- NTRS valuation and score
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