Is BNY Mellon Stock Fairly Priced?

BNY Mellon stock (NYSE: BK) has lost 5% YTD as compared to the 15% rise in the S&P500 index over the same period. Further, at its current price of $44 per share, it is trading approximately 19% below its fair value of $54 – Trefis’ estimate for BNY Mellon’s valuation.

Interestingly, BNY Mellon stock had a Sharpe Ratio of almost zero since early 2017, which is lower than 0.6 for the S&P 500 Index over the same period. This compares with the Sharpe of 1.3 for the Trefis Reinforced Value portfolio. Sharpe is a measure of return per unit of risk, and high-performance portfolios can provide the best of both worlds.