Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ lifted its holdings in The Bank of New York Mellon Co. (NYSE:BK – Free Report) by 5.3% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 669,889 shares of the bank’s stock after purchasing an additional 33,833 shares during the period. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ’s holdings in Bank of New York Mellon were worth $40,120,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of BK. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Bank of New York Mellon by 6.1% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 74,501,451 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $3,877,801,000 after buying an additional 4,293,751 shares during the period. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in shares of Bank of New York Mellon by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 19,793,539 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,030,254,000 after purchasing an additional 144,162 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in Bank of New York Mellon by 2.2% in the second quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 8,192,345 shares of the bank’s stock worth $490,640,000 after purchasing an additional 179,503 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management increased its holdings in Bank of New York Mellon by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 7,569,133 shares of the bank’s stock worth $453,315,000 after purchasing an additional 286,820 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in Bank of New York Mellon by 6.7% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,252,925 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $434,370,000 after purchasing an additional 454,151 shares in the last quarter. 85.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Bank of New York Mellon Trading Up 0.9 %
NYSE:BK opened at $71.71 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $53.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60, a PEG ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.08. The Bank of New York Mellon Co. has a 52 week low of $39.66 and a 52 week high of $71.92. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $65.83 and a 200 day moving average of $60.53.
Bank of New York Mellon Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.47 per share. This is a positive change from Bank of New York Mellon’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 22nd. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.62%. Bank of New York Mellon’s payout ratio is presently 43.52%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on BK shares. Evercore ISI increased their price target on Bank of New York Mellon from $61.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Monday, July 15th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $75.00 target price (up from $70.00) on shares of Bank of New York Mellon in a report on Monday, July 15th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Bank of New York Mellon from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Bank of New York Mellon from $65.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 30th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on shares of Bank of New York Mellon from $63.00 to $66.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 15th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Bank of New York Mellon currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $66.59.
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Insider Transactions at Bank of New York Mellon
In other Bank of New York Mellon news, VP Hanneke Smits sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.11, for a total transaction of $961,650.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 173,930 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,150,652.30. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.
About Bank of New York Mellon
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation provides a range of financial products and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Securities Services, Market and Wealth Services, Investment and Wealth Management, and other segments. The Securities Services segment offers custody, trust and depositary, accounting, exchange-traded funds, middle-office solutions, transfer agency, services for private equity and real estate funds, foreign exchange, securities lending, liquidity/lending services, and data analytics.
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