Performance Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 103,917 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $5,921,000.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Abound Financial LLC bought a new position in Bank of America during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Wiser Advisor Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Bank of America in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. CrossGen Wealth LLC bought a new position in Bank of America during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Joseph Group Capital Management acquired a new position in Bank of America in the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in Bank of America by 199.1% during the first quarter. Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. now owns 658 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 438 shares during the last quarter. 70.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Evercore set a $63.00 price objective on shares of Bank of America and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Bank of America from $58.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Bank of America from $67.00 to $69.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Bank of America from $61.00 to $67.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a $75.00 price target on shares of Bank of America in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Twenty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $64.08.
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Bank of America Stock Down 1.9%
Shares of Bank of America stock opened at $61.94 on Friday. The business's fifty day moving average price is $60.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $54.62. 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 company has a market capitalization 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 1-year low of $46.12 and a 1-year high of $65.22.
Bank of America (NYSE:BAC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 14th. The financial services provider reported $1.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.13 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $31.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $30.78 billion. Bank of America had a return on equity of 12.20% and a net margin of 17.56%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.89 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Bank of America Corporation will post 4.68 EPS for the current year.
Bank of America Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 25th. Investors of record on Friday, September 4th will be given a $0.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 4th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. This is a boost from Bank of America's previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. Bank of America's payout ratio is currently 25.69%.
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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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