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Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI Invests $16.79 Million in Bank of America Corporation $BAC

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Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI bought a new position in Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 294,639 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $16,789,000.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Handelsbanken Fonder AB boosted its holdings in Bank of America by 53.0% during the 4th quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 4,629,553 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $254,625,000 after acquiring an additional 1,603,080 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc grew its holdings in Bank of America by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 45,411,913 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $2,497,655,000 after acquiring an additional 1,487,809 shares in the last quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD boosted its stake in shares of Bank of America by 34.3% during the fourth quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD now owns 2,175,401 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $119,647,000 after purchasing an additional 555,063 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Bank of America by 217.4% during the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 327,949 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $18,037,000 after buying an additional 224,627 shares during the period. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new position in Bank of America in the first quarter worth approximately $67,507,000. Institutional investors own 70.71% of the company's stock.

Bank of America Stock Performance

Shares of BAC stock opened at $61.94 on Friday. The business's 50 day moving average is $60.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $54.62. Bank of America Corporation has a 12-month low of $46.12 and a 12-month high of $65.22. The company has a market capitalization of $433.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23.

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 14th. The financial services provider reported $1.21 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.08. Bank of America had a net margin of 17.56% and a return on equity of 12.20%. The company had revenue of $31.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $30.78 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.89 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that Bank of America Corporation will post 4.68 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Bank of America Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 4th will be paid a $0.32 dividend. This is a boost from Bank of America's previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 4th. Bank of America's dividend payout ratio is presently 25.69%.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on BAC shares. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Bank of America from $58.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Oppenheimer cut shares of Bank of America from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Daiwa Securities Group lifted their target price on Bank of America from $58.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Bank of America from $62.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Bank of America from $62.50 to $68.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Twenty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $64.08.

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About Bank of America

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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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