The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation delivered its 14th consecutive quarter of YoY revenue growth, with Q2 non-GAAP EPS up 27% and a 39.8% pre-tax margin. I maintain a Buy rating and raise my price target, citing pristine technical momentum, robust earnings growth, and positive Wall Street revisions. BNY's valuation is now fair at a 16x P/E multiple, but strong operating leverage, dividend growth, and bullish technicals support further upside.

The bank posted second-quarte net income of $1.7 billion, or $2.45 a share, up from $1.39 billion, or $1.93 a share, in the same quarter a year earlier.

BNY raised its 2026 revenue forecast above Wall Street expectations on Wednesday after posting record second-quarter revenue, driven by higher ​interest income, fees and rising equity markets that boosted the value of client assets.

US banks could deliver broad earnings beats as strong capital markets activity, resilient economic conditions and improving wealth management flows support second-half 2026 and fiscal 2027 earnings revisions, Bank of America analysts wrote in a note ahead of the sector's upcoming earnings reports. The firm wrote that it expects all eight major banks it covers, including JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM, XETRA:CMC), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC, XETRA:NWT), Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS, XETRA:GOS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (NYSE:BK, XETRA:BN9), State Street Corp (NYSE:STT) and Northern Trust Corp (NASDAQ:NTRS), to exceed both Bank of America and consensus earnings-per-share estimates.