** BNY BK.N on Wednesday beat fourth-quarter profit
estimates, helped by higher investment services fees from its
clients
** Median PT of 18 brokerages covering stock is $92 - LSEG
data
HAS ROOM FOR PROFIT GROWTH
** BofA Global Research ("buy," PT: $95) says BNY is still
in early to middle innings of transformation that has potential
to drive better-than-expected growth and profit
** "We view BK as a capital light business model with strong
ROTCE generation which should support healthy capital return,"
BofA says
** KBW ("outperform," PT: $96) sees momentum in servicing
income and cost control driving results, with recent earnings
outcomes projected to drive growth and indicate further upside
potential
** RBC ("sector perform," PT: $90) says with non-interest
expense having fallen, investors are seeing evidence of
successful execution of co's business strategy
** Barclays ("overweight," PT: $104) says BNY's growth could
be driven by net interest income, controlled expenses and stable
deposits
(Reporting by Rashika Singh in Bengaluru)
((rashika.singh@thomsonreuters.com))