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Trivium Point Advisory LLC Takes Position in Bank of America Corporation $BAC

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Trivium Point Advisory LLC acquired a new position in Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 11,875 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $677,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in BAC. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Bank of America by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 651,076,825 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $35,809,225,000 after acquiring an additional 23,351,183 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Bank of America during the fourth quarter worth about $4,774,210,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in 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 valued at $3,169,062,000 after purchasing an additional 2,929,779 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Bank of America by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 53,783,821 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $2,958,110,000 after purchasing an additional 1,105,833 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG grew its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 2,611,776 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.71% of the company's stock.

Bank of America Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of BAC stock opened at $61.94 on Friday. 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 PE ratio of 14.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.17. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $60.49 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $54.62. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23.

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. The company had revenue of $31.56 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 revenue for the quarter was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.89 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that Bank of America Corporation will post 4.68 earnings per share for the current year.

Bank of America Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 25th. Investors 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. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 4th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. Bank of America's dividend payout ratio is presently 25.69%.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on BAC shares. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Bank of America from $67.00 to $69.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Argus set a $70.00 target price on shares of Bank of America in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Bank of America from $71.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of Bank of America from $58.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of Bank of America from $67.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Twenty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target 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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Bank of America (NYSE:BAC)

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