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

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$51.26 -0.05 (-0.09%)
Closing price 05/8/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$51.37 +0.11 (+0.21%)
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About Bank of America Stock (NYSE:BAC)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$51.10
$53.01
50-Day Range
$46.72
$54.31
52-Week Range
$41.69
$57.55
Volume
35.81 million shs
Average Volume
33.31 million shs
Market Capitalization
$363.79 billion
P/E Ratio
12.69
Dividend Yield
2.18%
Price Target
$61.06
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Bank of America Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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100th Percentile Overall Score

BAC MarketRank™: 

Bank of America scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 7th out of 875 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 2.81, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 22 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Bank of America has a consensus price target of $61.06, representing about 19.1% upside from its current price of $51.26.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Bank of America has been the subject of 18 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 13.45% in the coming year, from $4.46 to $5.06 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Bank of America is 12.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.45.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Bank of America is 12.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.35.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Bank of America has a PEG Ratio of 0.87. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • 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

    1.42% 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 2.94, 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 decreased by 3.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Bank of America pays a meaningful dividend of 2.12%, 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 27.72%. 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 22.13% 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.
  • News Sentiment

    Bank of America has a news sentiment score of 0.92. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 98 news articles for Bank of America this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    184 people have searched for BAC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 18% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    57 people have added Bank of America to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 128% 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 $17,814,296.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.27% 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 $54.98 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, BAC stock has decreased by 6.8% and is now trading at $51.2630.

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 15th. The financial services provider reported $1.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.11. Bank of America's quarterly revenue was up 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Bank of America's Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program on Wednesday, July 23rd 2025, which authorizes the company to repurchase $40,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 11.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Bank of America subsidiaries include these companies: 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 shareholders include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.57%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.44%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.26%) and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.21%). Insiders that own company stock include Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Geoffrey S Greener, Dean C Athanasia, James P Demare, Thomas M Scrivener, Bernard A Mensah, Lindsay D Hans and Of America Corp /De/ Bank.
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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 3/27 Dividend
3/06/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/27 Dividend
3/06/2026
Dividend Payable
3/27/2026
Last Earnings
4/15/2026
Today
5/11/2026
Record date for 6/26 Dividend
6/05/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/26 Dividend
6/05/2026
Dividend Payable
6/26/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/14/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

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
$71.00
Low Price Target
$54.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+19.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.81
Research Coverage
27 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$4.04
Trailing P/E Ratio
12.69
Forward P/E Ratio
11.49
P/E Growth
0.87
Net Income
$30.51 billion
Net Margins
16.78%
Pretax Margin
20.62%
Return on Equity
11.49%
Return on Assets
0.93%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.18
Current Ratio
0.81
Quick Ratio
0.81

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$115.12 billion
Price / Sales
3.16
Cash Flow
$4.37 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.72
Book Value
$37.97 per share
Price / Book
1.35

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
7,096,591,000
Free Float
7,077,430,000
Market Cap
$363.79 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.21

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This page (NYSE:BAC) was last updated on 5/11/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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