Three big bank names have taken three wildly different paths through 2026, and the gap between the winner and the loser comes down to a business model difference that most investors overlook when picking financial stocks.

STT stock hit an all-time high yesterday, after surging 73.7% over the past year. With improving NII, strong fee income and solid earnings growth, is it a buy?

Wall Street has issued downbeat forecasts for the stocks in this article. These predictions are rare - financial institutions typically hesitate to say bad things about a company because it can jeopardize their other revenue-generating business lines like M&A advisory.

Companies that consistently increase their sales, margins, or returns on capital are usually rewarded with the best returns, and those that can do all three for years on end are almost always the legendary stocks that return 100 times your money.

BNY (BNY) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.

BNY (NYSE:BNY) has appointed Vikram Malhotra, former Chairman of the Americas at McKinsey & Company, as an independent director to the Board of Directors. Malhotra joins BNY with extensive experience advising large financial institutions on leadership, growth and risk topics. The appointment adds another external voice to BNY's board, expanding independent oversight and boardroom diversity. Investors may see this as relevant for future discussions on strategy, capital allocation and risk...

Bank of New York Mellon Corporation stock has delivered a very large 3 year return, yet the latest valuation work suggests the shares may now be trading at a premium to their intrinsic value estimate and do not look like a clear bargain on broader checks. BNY has returned about 297.3% over the last 3 years, which puts extra focus on whether the current share price is running ahead of the fundamentals. The recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling on BNY’s destruction of evidence may weigh on...

In early August 2026, Bank of New York Mellon Corporation completed three senior unsecured variable-rate note offerings totaling US$2.50 billions, with maturities in 2030 and 2034, alongside a newly announced digital asset custody and staking collaboration with Galaxy Digital Inc. The combination of fresh funding through medium-term notes and the build-out of integrated digital asset custody and staking infrastructure highlights BNY’s push to support institutional clients across both...

Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY) has just raised fresh funding in the bond market, completing three senior unsecured note offerings. Together these fixed income deals total US$2.5b, with maturities stretching to 2034. See our latest analysis for Bank of New York Mellon. Against this backdrop of new bond issuance, BNY’s momentum in the equity market remains strong, with the share price at US$162.93 and a 39.21% year to date share price return, alongside a 62.66% one year total...

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JPMorgan's APAC corporate banking revenues rise over 20% as AI, data centers and intra-Asia trade create growth opportunities, supporting 2027 growth.

Bank of New York Mellon has significantly outperformed the broader market over the past year, and analysts remain moderately optimistic about its growth prospects.