GLOBALT Investments LLC GA Raises Stock Position in Bank of America Corporation $BAC

GLOBALT Investments LLC GA lifted its stake in shares of Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) by 8.9% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 235,767 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 19,349 shares during the quarter. Bank of America makes up approximately 0.5% of GLOBALT Investments LLC GA’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. GLOBALT Investments LLC GA’s holdings in Bank of America were worth $12,967,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Wiser Advisor Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Bank of America during the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Legacy Bridge LLC increased its position in shares of Bank of America by 182.3% during the fourth quarter. Legacy Bridge LLC now owns 511 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 330 shares during the period. Collier Financial purchased a new position in shares of Bank of America during the third quarter worth approximately $30,000. Joseph Group Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Bank of America during the fourth quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, HFM Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Bank of America by 566.0% during the fourth quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 626 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 532 shares in the last quarter. 70.71% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Bank of America news, insider James P. Demare sold 83,832 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.00, for a total value of $4,191,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 307,240 shares in the company, valued at $15,362,000. This trade represents a 21.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Geoffrey S. Greener sold 126,756 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.01, for a total transaction of $6,719,335.56. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 1,373,397 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $72,803,774.97. This trade represents a 8.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 354,588 shares of company stock valued at $17,814,296 in the last ninety days. 0.27% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Key Bank of America News

Here are the key news stories impacting Bank of America this week:

  • Positive Sentiment: Bank of America is being highlighted as a potential beneficiary of a “higher-for-longer” or steeper yield-curve environment, which could support lending margins and fixed-rate asset repricing for large banks. Article Title
  • Positive Sentiment: Investors are also viewing Bank of America as one of the better-value large banks, with commentary pointing to its relatively attractive valuation and Buffett-backed reputation as reasons it could hold up well versus peers. Article Title
  • Neutral Sentiment: Analysts are also using Bank of America’s research platform to make calls on other stocks, including Alphabet, Taiwan Semiconductor, ASML, Nvidia, Akamai, IQVIA, and VNET. These notes reinforce BofA’s influence on markets, but they do not directly change BAC’s fundamentals. Article Title
  • Negative Sentiment: Evercore lowered its price target on Bank of America from $70 to $61, which is a modest caution signal even though the firm kept an Outperform rating. Article Title

Bank of America Price Performance

Shares of BAC opened at $49.77 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $353.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.21. Bank of America Corporation has a twelve month low of $42.35 and a twelve month high of $57.55. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The company has a 50 day moving average of $50.40 and a two-hundred day moving average of $52.44.

Bank of America (NYSE:BACGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 15th. The financial services provider reported $1.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $30.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $29.72 billion. Bank of America had a net margin of 16.78% and a return on equity of 11.49%. Bank of America’s revenue was up 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.90 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that Bank of America Corporation will post 4.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Bank of America Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 5th will be paid a $0.28 dividend. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 5th. Bank of America’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.72%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on BAC shares. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Bank of America from $67.00 to $61.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Oppenheimer increased their price objective on shares of Bank of America from $58.00 to $61.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on shares of Bank of America from $63.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of Bank of America from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Bank of America in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Twenty-two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $61.06.

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Bank of America Company Profile

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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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