Bank of New York Mellon Corp vs KB Financial Group, Inc. — how do they compare? Bank of New York Mellon Corp trades at $161.02 (market cap $108.78B), while KB Financial Group, Inc. trades at $117.53 (market cap $41.21B). The key difference: Bank of New York Mellon Corp is far larger — about 2.6× KB Financial Group, Inc.'s market cap, and KB Financial Group, Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.67%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BNY | KB | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $108.78B | $41.21B |
Sector | Financials | Financials |
52-Week High | $162.35 | $124.01 |
52-Week Low | $101.00 | $77.50 |
Dividend Yield | 1.38% | 2.67% |
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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 →KB Financial is the parent company of KB Kookmin Bank, Korea's largest commercial bank, with a 13.1% share of loans as of 2021. Its predecessor banks were established in the 1960s as government policy banks and privatized in the 1990s. Its credit card subsidiary KB Kookmin Card is the number-three player behind Shinhan Card and Samsung Card. KB has in recent years expanded its nonbank business by buying LIG Insurance and Hyundai Securities, making KB a top-five player in nonlife insurance and in securities, and most recently by buying Prudential Life Insurance Korea. It also has KB Capital, which provides leasing and installment finance.
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