Equities Analysts Set Expectations for BK Q4 Earnings

The Bank of New York Mellon Co. (NYSE:BK) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Bank of New York Mellon in a research report issued on Monday, January 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the bank will post earnings of $1.67 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.63. The consensus estimate for Bank of New York Mellon’s current full-year earnings is $5.84 per share.

BK has been the topic of several other reports. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Bank of New York Mellon from $94.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Barclays lifted their price objective on Bank of New York Mellon from $86.00 to $102.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday. Wolfe Research downgraded Bank of New York Mellon from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Bank of New York Mellon from $75.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, November 25th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $79.00 price objective on shares of Bank of New York Mellon in a research report on Monday, October 14th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $82.64.

Bank of New York Mellon Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE BK opened at $77.88 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $56.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.93, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.08. Bank of New York Mellon has a 52-week low of $52.21 and a 52-week high of $82.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 0.70. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $78.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $71.42.

Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK) last released its earnings results on Friday, October 11th. The bank reported $1.52 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $4.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.52 billion. Bank of New York Mellon had a net margin of 9.44% and a return on equity of 12.06%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Bank of New York Mellon

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Bank of New York Mellon by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 33,313,594 shares of the bank’s stock worth $2,393,915,000 after acquiring an additional 659,096 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its stake in shares of Bank of New York Mellon by 78.6% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 19,338,722 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,389,680,000 after purchasing an additional 8,512,404 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in Bank of New York Mellon by 4.2% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 10,416,436 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $623,891,000 after buying an additional 421,161 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc increased its holdings in Bank of New York Mellon by 1.2% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 8,058,064 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $482,597,000 after buying an additional 97,286 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Bank of New York Mellon by 6.7% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,252,925 shares of the bank’s stock worth $434,370,000 after buying an additional 454,151 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.31% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Bank of New York Mellon news, EVP J Kevin Mccarthy sold 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.31, for a total transaction of $1,907,750.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 75,404 shares in the company, valued at $5,754,079.24. This trade represents a 24.90 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Hanneke Smits sold 16,475 shares of Bank of New York Mellon stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.47, for a total value of $1,259,843.25. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 157,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,040,583.85. This trade represents a 9.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 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.