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Bank of America (BAC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$47.92 +0.98 (+2.09%)
Closing price 08/18/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$47.82 -0.10 (-0.21%)
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About Bank of America Stock (NYSE:BAC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$46.79
$48.04
50-Day Range
$44.04
$48.94
52-Week Range
$33.06
$49.31
Volume
43.11 million shs
Average Volume
32.43 million shs
Market Capitalization
$354.94 billion
P/E Ratio
14.01
Dividend Yield
2.34%
Price Target
$50.13
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Bank of America Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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97th Percentile Overall Score

BAC MarketRank™: 

Bank of America scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 119th out of 1,884 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Bank of America has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.77, and is based on 17 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Bank of America has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Bank of America's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Bank of America are expected to grow by 17.84% in the coming year, from $3.70 to $4.36 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Bank of America is 14.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.67.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Bank of America is 14.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.54.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Bank of America has a PEG Ratio of 1.82. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Bank of America has a P/B Ratio of 1.35. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Bank of America's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.25% of the float of Bank of America has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Bank of America has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Bank of America has recently increased by 5.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Bank of America pays a meaningful dividend of 2.18%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Bank of America has been increasing its dividend for 11 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Bank of America is 32.75%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Bank of America will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.69% next year. This indicates that Bank of America will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Bank of America's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.25% of the float of Bank of America has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Bank of America has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Bank of America has recently increased by 5.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Bank of America has a news sentiment score of 0.85. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 90 news articles for Bank of America this week, compared to 88 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 79 people have searched for BAC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    60 people have added Bank of America to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 88% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Bank of America insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $6,762,178.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.30% of the stock of Bank of America is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    70.71% of the stock of Bank of America is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Bank of America's insider trading history.
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BAC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Bank of America's stock was trading at $43.95 at the start of the year. Since then, BAC shares have increased by 9.0% and is now trading at $47.92.

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 16th. The financial services provider reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.03. Bank of America's revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Bank of America's Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, July 23rd 2025, which allows the company to buy back $40,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 11.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Bank of America subsidiaries include Merrill Lynch, Countrywide Financial Corporation, Catahoula-LaSalle Bank, U.S. Trust Company of Delaware, HealthLogic Systems, MBNA, National Processing, and more.

Bank of America's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (8.63%), Berkshire Hathaway Inc (8.17%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.00%) and Norges Bank (1.45%). Insiders that own company stock include Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Dean C Athanasia, Matthew M Koder, James P Demare, Bernard A Mensah, Lindsay D Hans and Of America Corp /De/ Bank.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of BAC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Bank of America investors own include Salesforce (CRM), Chevron (CVX), Home Depot (HD), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), CocaCola (KO) and Citigroup (C).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/27 Dividend
6/06/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/27 Dividend
6/06/2025
Dividend Payable
6/27/2025
Last Earnings
7/16/2025
Today
8/18/2025
Record date for 9/26 Dividend
9/05/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/26 Dividend
9/05/2025
Dividend Payable
9/26/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/21/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - INVEST BKRS
Sub-Industry
Banking
Current Symbol
NYSE:BAC
CIK
70858
Employees
213,000
Year Founded
1998

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$57.00
Low Price Target
$42.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+4.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.77
Research Coverage
22 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.42
Trailing P/E Ratio
14.01
Forward P/E Ratio
12.95
P/E Growth
1.82
Net Income
$27.13 billion
Net Margins
14.81%
Pretax Margin
15.96%
Return on Equity
10.25%
Return on Assets
0.84%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.14
Current Ratio
0.80
Quick Ratio
0.79

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$192.43 billion
Price / Sales
1.84
Cash Flow
$3.93 per share
Price / Cash Flow
12.19
Book Value
$35.50 per share
Price / Book
1.35

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
7,406,950,000
Free Float
7,384,726,000
Market Cap
$354.94 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.31

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This page (NYSE:BAC) was last updated on 8/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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