Bank Of New York Mellon Stock Hold Recommendation Reiterated (BK)

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK) has been reiterated by TheStreet Ratings as a hold with a ratings score of C+ . The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its attractive valuation levels, expanding profit margins and increase in stock price during the past year. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including feeble growth in the company's earnings per share, deteriorating net income and disappointing return on equity.

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Highlights from the ratings report include:

• The gross profit margin for BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP is currently very high, coming in at 96.80%. It has increased from the same quarter the previous year. Along with this, the net profit margin of 12.40% is above that of the industry average.
• Compared to where it was 12 months ago, the stock is up, but it has so far lagged the appreciation in the S&P 500. Despite the fact that it has already risen in the past year, there is currently no conclusive evidence that warrants the purchase or sale of this stock.
• The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed against the S&P 500 and did not exceed that of the Capital Markets industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 36.6% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from $735.00 million to $466.00 million.
• Net operating cash flow has significantly decreased to $260.00 million or 54.46% when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, when comparing to the industry average, the firm's growth rate is much lower.

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, a financial services company, provides various products and services worldwide. The company offers a range of equity, fixed income, cash, and alternative/overlay products, as well as distributes investment management products. The company has a P/E ratio of 12.2, equal to the average financial services industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Bank of New York Mellon has a market cap of $26.6 billion and is part of the financial sector and financial services industry. Shares are up 13.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday.

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--Written by a member of TheStreet Ratings Staff.

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