The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation · BK · FY2024 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2024
BNY posts strong Q3 growth as operating leverage holds
BNY's Q3 results support a constructive operating narrative: fee-related growth, higher market values and platform initiatives coincided with operating leverage. The main tests are sustaining expense discipline, navigating rate-sensitive net interest income and executing the Archer and platform integration plans.
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What changed
The quarter added evidence of continued operating leverage and scale: revenue grew 5% year over year, EPS rose 22%, assets under custody and administration passed $50 trillion, and management introduced the Archer acquisition and Alts Bridge initiatives.
Guidance delta
Management guidance sentiment was maintained, including the plan for flat reported expenses and capital returns above 100% of earnings.
Key takeaways
- Revenue grew 5% year over year, while EPS increased 22% and the pre-tax margin was 33%.
- Assets under custody and administration reached $52.1 trillion, up 14% year over year.
- Management highlighted the Archer acquisition, platform rollout and AI hub investment as strategic initiatives.
Management priorities
- Close the Archer acquisition before year-end.
- Expand the platform operating model and Alts Bridge across wealth platforms.
- Continue AI hub investment and cross-selling through the One BNY model.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of May 22, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | May 11, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 17, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 14, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 6, 2025 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 21, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 16, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 16, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 3, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 18, 2024 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 19, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 24, 2022 |
| Seaport Global | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 5, 2022 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 20, 2021 |
| Buckingham Research | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 17, 2020 |
| Raymond James | Strong Buy | Outperform | Upgrade | Dec 28, 2016 |
| CLSA | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 23, 2016 |
| Bernstein | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Aug 5, 2015 |
| Portales Partners | Sector Perform | Underperform | Upgrade | Apr 23, 2015 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 3, 2013 |
| Nomura | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 17, 2013 |
| ISI Group | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 17, 2013 |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 14, 2013 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $137.16. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Street | Analyst unavailable | $87 | $141.91 | -36.6% | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $148 | $135.09 | +7.9% | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $136 | $135.16 | -0.8% | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $139 | $135.88 | +1.3% | Apr 17, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Gerard Cassidy | $142 | $135.77 | +3.5% | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Barclays | Jason Goldberg | $149 | $134.84 | +8.6% | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $136 | $124.8 | -0.8% | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $132 | $123.72 | -3.8% | Jan 14, 2026 |
| New Street | David Konrad | $143 | $122.93 | +4.3% | Jan 14, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $130 | $122.93 | -5.2% | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $122 | $122.93 | -11.1% | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $134 | $121.31 | -2.3% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $143 | $117.04 | +4.3% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $124 | $114.72 | -9.6% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $118 | $104.21 | -14.0% | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $119 | $103.52 | -13.2% | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $109 | $106.72 | -20.5% | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $126 | $106.72 | -8.1% | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $120 | $106.72 | -12.5% | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $118 | $106.83 | -14.0% | Oct 2, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Glenn Schorr | $110 | $109.75 | -19.8% | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $116 | $109.53 | -15.4% | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | David Smith | $109 | $102.89 | -20.5% | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Betsy Graseck | $93 | $77.67 | -32.2% | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Betsy Graseck | $90 | $76.58 | -34.4% | Jan 3, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Glenn Schorr | $79 | $77.41 | -42.4% | Jan 2, 2025 |
| New Street | Betsy Graseck | $94 | $80.51 | -31.5% | Dec 9, 2024 |
| Seaport Global | Jim Mitchell | $83 | $75.64 | -39.5% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| New Street | Brian Bedell | $82 | $74.15 | -40.2% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| New Street | Jason Goldberg | $86 | $74.15 | -37.3% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| New Street | Vivek Juneja | $77 | $74.15 | -43.9% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Brian Bedell | $80 | $71.82 | -41.7% | Sep 23, 2024 |
| New Street | Brian Bedell | $80 | $71.82 | -41.7% | Sep 23, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Betsy Graseck | $65 | $64.69 | -52.6% | Jul 15, 2024 |
| UBS | Brennan Hawken | $62 | $61.3 | -54.8% | Jul 11, 2024 |
| New Street | David Konrad | $70 | $59.42 | -49.0% | Jun 27, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Stephen Biggar | $67 | $54.46 | -51.2% | Apr 18, 2024 |
| New Street | Ebrahim Poonawala | $66 | $54 | -51.9% | Apr 17, 2024 |
| New Street | Kenneth Leon | $63 | $54 | -54.1% | Apr 16, 2024 |
| New Street | Brian Bedell | $59 | $56.77 | -57.0% | Apr 5, 2024 |
| Seaport Global | Jim Mitchell | $70 | $57.66 | -49.0% | Apr 4, 2024 |
| New Street | Betsy Graseck | $62 | $56.04 | -54.8% | Jan 30, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $46 | $41.68 | -66.5% | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $48 | $42 | -65.0% | Jun 24, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Gerard Cassidy | $56 | $43.3 | -59.2% | Apr 25, 2022 |
| New Street | Analyst unavailable | $51.5 | $46.52 | -62.5% | Apr 19, 2022 |
| New Street | Analyst unavailable | $55 | $46.6 | -59.9% | Apr 19, 2022 |
| New Street | Analyst unavailable | $54 | $46.56 | -60.6% | Apr 19, 2022 |
| New Street | Analyst unavailable | $68 | $46.41 | -50.4% | Apr 19, 2022 |
| New Street | Analyst unavailable | $56 | $46.49 | -59.2% | Apr 19, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Keith Horowitz | $50 | $48.07 | -63.5% | Apr 11, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Brian Bedell | $62 | $48.07 | -54.8% | Apr 11, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Vivek Juneja | $59 | $47.76 | -57.0% | Apr 7, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Betsy Graseck | $58 | $49.45 | -57.7% | Apr 2, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Glenn Schorr | $68 | $58.89 | -50.4% | Jan 19, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Ken Usdin | $72 | $62.55 | -47.5% | Jan 18, 2022 |
| KBW | Michael Brown | $70 | $62.43 | -49.0% | Jan 10, 2022 |
| Barclays | Jason Goldberg | $74 | $58.17 | -46.0% | Jan 3, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Keith Horowitz | $70 | $59.02 | -49.0% | Oct 22, 2021 |
| Argus Research | Stephen Biggar | $55 | $48.54 | -59.9% | Jul 20, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation provides a range of financial products and services in the United States and internationally. It 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. This segment also provides trustee, paying agency, fiduciary, escrow and other financial, issuer, and support services for brokers and investors. The Market and Wealth Services segment offers clearing and custody, investment, wealth and retirement solutions, technology and enterprise data management, trading, and prime brokerage services.…
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