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BNY Mellon (BK) Beats on Q3 Earnings & Revenue Estimates

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Have you been eager to see how The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK - Free Report) performed in Q3 in comparison with the market expectations? Let’s quickly scan through the key facts from this New York-based financial services company’s earnings release this morning:

An Earnings Beat

BNY Mellon came out with adjusted earnings of 90 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 81 cents.

Improved top line was mainly responsible for earnings beat.    

How Was the Estimate Revision Trend?

You should note that the earnings estimate revisions for BNY Mellon depicted a bullish stance prior to the earnings release. The Zacks Consensus Estimate rose by a penny over the last 30 days.

BNY Mellon has a decent earnings surprise history. Before posting earnings beat in Q3, the company delivered positive surprises in all the prior four quarters, with an average beat of 5.2% in the trailing four quarters.

BANK OF NY MELL Price and EPS Surprise

 

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Higher than Expected Revenues

BNY Mellon posted total revenues of $3.93 billion, which came above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.85 billion. Also, it compared favorably with the year-ago figure of $3.80 billion.

Key Statistics
 

  • Provision for credit losses was a benefit of $19 million
  • Assets under custody and/or administration grew 7% year over year
  • Repurchased 11.6 million common shares for $464 million


What Zacks Rank Says

The estimate revisions that we discussed earlier have driven a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) for BNY Mellon. However, since the latest earnings performance is yet to be reflected in the estimate revisions, the rank is subject to change. While things apparently look favorable, it all depends on what sense the just-released report makes to the analysts.

(You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.)

Check back later for our full write up on this BNY Mellon earnings report!

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