Boston Common Asset Management LLC reduced its holdings in Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC – Free Report) by 4.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 240,092 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 11,299 shares during the period. Boston Common Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Bank of America were worth $11,704,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of Bank of America by 30.0% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 108,872 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,785,000 after buying an additional 25,143 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its position in Bank of America by 40.5% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 21,401 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,013,000 after acquiring an additional 6,174 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC raised its position in Bank of America by 38.4% during the second quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 65,677 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,108,000 after acquiring an additional 18,227 shares in the last quarter. Nebula Research & Development LLC acquired a new position in Bank of America in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,396,000. Finally, Vivaldi Capital Management LP boosted its position in Bank of America by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter. Vivaldi Capital Management LP now owns 8,819 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $417,000 after purchasing an additional 355 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.71% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
BAC has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Daiwa Securities Group raised their price objective on shares of Bank of America from $58.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Bank of America from $62.00 to $66.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Bank of America from $58.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. HSBC upped their price objective on shares of Bank of America from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Oppenheimer lowered shares of Bank of America from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Twenty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $63.77.
Insider Activity
In other news, insider Geoffrey S. Greener sold 126,756 shares of Bank of America stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.01, for a total value of $6,719,335.56. Following the sale, the insider owned 1,373,397 shares in the company, valued at $72,803,774.97. This trade represents a 8.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.27% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
More Bank of America News
Here are the key news stories impacting Bank of America this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Bank of America declared regular cash dividends on multiple preferred stock series, reinforcing its continued capital return to shareholders. Bank of America Declares Preferred Stock Dividends Payable in August and September 2026
- Positive Sentiment: Multiple firms lifted their outlooks on BAC, including higher earnings estimates for FY2026 and FY2027, suggesting improving expectations for profitability. Bank of America stock page
- Positive Sentiment: Bank of America’s recent Q2 results were broadly strong, with the company topping estimates and benefiting from robust trading and deal activity, which has helped support investor confidence in the stock. BofA rides market whiplash to trading records, deal activity shines
- Neutral Sentiment: Bank of America also announced internal AI leadership appointments to accelerate AI adoption in its global markets business, a strategic move that could improve efficiency over time but is not an immediate earnings driver. BofA names senior executives to drive AI adoption in global markets-memo
Bank of America Trading Down 0.2%
Shares of BAC stock opened at $61.18 on Monday. Bank of America Corporation has a 1-year low of $44.75 and a 1-year high of $62.12. The company has a market cap of $434.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.03, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $55.30 and a 200-day simple moving average of $53.13.
Bank of America (NYSE:BAC – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 14th. The financial services provider reported $1.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.13 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $8.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $30.78 billion. Bank of America had a net margin of 17.56% and a return on equity of 12.20%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.89 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Bank of America Corporation will post 4.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Bank of America Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 5th were issued a dividend of $0.28 per share. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 5th. Bank of America’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.69%.
Bank of America Company Profile
Bank of America Corporation is a multinational financial services company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. It provides a broad array of banking, investment, asset management and related financial and risk management products and services to individual consumers, small- and middle-market businesses, large corporations, governments and institutional investors. The firm operates through consumer banking, global wealth and investment management, global banking and markets businesses, offering capabilities across lending, deposits, payments, advisory and capital markets.
Its consumer-facing offerings include checking and savings accounts, mortgages, home equity lending, auto loans, credit cards and small business banking, supported by a nationwide branch network and digital channels.
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