ZACKSยท2025-09-02 14:41Group 1 - The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) is outperforming the Finance sector with a year-to-date return of approximately 37.5%, compared to the sector's average return of 12.9% [4] - The Zacks Consensus Estimate for BK's full-year earnings has increased by 5% over the past quarter, indicating improved analyst sentiment and earnings outlook [4] - BK belongs to the Banks - Major Regional industry, which has an average gain of 12.1% this year, further highlighting its strong performance [6] Group 2 - The Finance sector includes 869 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of 1, indicating strong overall performance [2] - Royal Bank (RY), another stock in the Finance sector, has a year-to-date return of 20.6% and a Zacks Rank of 2 (Buy) [5] - The Banks - Foreign industry, which includes Royal Bank, has 67 stocks and has returned +34.7% since the beginning of the year, but is ranked 78 in the Zacks Industry Rank [7]