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HBK Sorce Advisory LLC Makes New $3.61 Million Investment in Bank of America Corporation $BAC

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HBK Sorce Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 57,045 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $3,608,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Bank of America by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 651,076,825 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $35,809,225,000 after buying an additional 23,351,183 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Bank of America in the fourth quarter worth $4,774,210,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of Bank of America by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 57,619,317 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $3,169,062,000 after acquiring an additional 2,929,779 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Bank of America by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 53,783,821 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $2,958,110,000 after acquiring an additional 1,105,833 shares during the period. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG raised its stake in shares of Bank of America by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 47,172,503 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $2,594,488,000 after acquiring an additional 2,611,776 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.71% of the company's stock.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on BAC shares. UBS Group lifted their target price on Bank of America from $68.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Bank of America in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Bank of America from $59.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Daiwa Securities Group lifted their price objective on Bank of America from $58.00 to $61.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on Bank of America from $71.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Twenty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $64.08.

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Bank of America Stock Performance

Shares of BAC stock opened at $61.94 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $60.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $54.62. The company has a market cap of $433.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.21, a PEG ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.17. Bank of America Corporation has a 12 month low of $46.12 and a 12 month high of $65.22.

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

Bank of America Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 4th will be given a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 4th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. This is an increase from Bank of America's previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. Bank of America's payout ratio is currently 25.69%.

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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