Bank of New York Mellon Corp vs British American Tobacco PLC — how do they compare? Bank of New York Mellon Corp trades at $161.36 (market cap $108.78B), while British American Tobacco PLC trades at $56.94 (market cap $122.36B). The key difference: Bank of New York Mellon Corp and British American Tobacco PLC are close in size by market cap, and British American Tobacco PLC pays the higher dividend (5.88%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BNY | BTI | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $108.78B | $122.36B |
Sector | Financials | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $162.35 | $66.70 |
52-Week Low | $101.00 | $50.39 |
Dividend Yield | 1.38% | 5.88% |
Enterprise Value | — | $166.31B |
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BNY Mellon is a global investment company involved in managing and servicing financial assets throughout the investment lifecycle. The bank provides financial services for institutions, corporations, and individual investors and delivers investment management and investment services in 35 countries and more than 100 markets. BNY Mellon is the largest global custody bank in the world, with about $41.1 trillion in under custody and administration (as of Dec. 31, 2020), and can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute, or restructure investments. BNY Mellon's asset-management division manages about $2.2 trillion in assets.
Read more on BNY →Following the acquisition of Reynolds American, British American Tobacco is neck-and-neck with Philip Morris International to be the largest listed global tobacco company--slightly larger than PMI on net revenue, but slightly smaller on total tobacco volume. British American's Global Drive Brands are Dunhill, Kent, Pall Mall, Lucky Strike, and Rothmans, and it also owns Newport and Camel in the U.S. The firm also sells vapor e-cigarettes, including its Vype brand, heated tobacco, with Glo, as well as roll- your-own and smokeless tobacco products. The company holds 31% of ITC Limited, the leading Indian cigarette-maker.
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