Financial Contrast: Global Capital Partners (OTCMKTS:GCPL) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC)

Global Capital Partners (OTCMKTS:GCPL) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Global Capital Partners and Bank of America”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Global Capital Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bank of America	$116.00 billion	3.30	$30.51 billion	$4.04	13.25

Bank of America has higher revenue and earnings than Global Capital Partners.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Global Capital Partners and Bank of America, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global Capital Partners	0	0	0	0	0.00
Bank of America	0	5	22	0	2.81

Bank of America has a consensus target price of $60.90, suggesting a potential upside of 13.75%. Given Bank of America’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bank of America is more favorable than Global Capital Partners.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

70.7% of Bank of America shares are held by institutional investors. 23.5% of Global Capital Partners shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Bank of America shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Global Capital Partners and Bank of America’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Capital Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bank of America	16.78%	11.49%	0.93%

Summary

Bank of America beats Global Capital Partners on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Global Capital Partners

Global Capital Partners, Inc. engages in the provision of investment banking and securities network. It operates an investment banking and brokerage firm, and also hold interests in an online trading firm and internet-based business. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

About Bank of America

Bank of America Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides banking and financial products and services for individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses, institutional investors, large corporations, and governments worldwide. It operates in four segments: Consumer Banking, Global Wealth & Investment Management (GWIM), Global Banking, and Global Markets. The Consumer Banking segment offers traditional and money market savings accounts, certificates of deposit and IRAs, non-interest and interest-bearing checking accounts, and investment accounts and products; credit and debit cards; residential mortgages, and home equity loans; and direct and indirect loans, such as automotive, recreational vehicle, and consumer personal loans. The GWIM segment provides investment management, brokerage, banking, and trust and retirement products and services; wealth management solutions; and customized solutions, including specialty asset management services. The Global Banking segment offers lending products and services, including commercial loans, leases, commitment facilities, trade finance, and commercial real estate and asset-based lending; treasury solutions, such as treasury management, foreign exchange, short-term investing options, and merchant services; working capital management solutions; debt and equity underwriting and distribution, and merger-related and other advisory services; and fixed-income and equity research, and certain market-based services. The Global Markets segment provides market-making, financing, securities clearing, settlement, and custody services; securities and derivative products; and risk management products using interest rate, equity, credit, currency and commodity derivatives, foreign exchange, fixed-income, and mortgage-related products. Bank of America Corporation was founded in 1784 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.