S Harris Financial Group LLC Makes New $834,000 Investment in Bank of America Corporation $BAC

S Harris Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 15,171 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $834,000. Bank of America comprises approximately 0.8% of S Harris Financial Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest position.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Abound Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Bank of America during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Legacy Bridge LLC boosted its holdings in Bank of America by 182.3% in the fourth quarter. Legacy Bridge LLC now owns 511 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 330 shares during the last quarter. Wiser Advisor Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Bank of America during the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. CrossGen Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Bank of America in the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Bank of America during the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.71% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Bank of America

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Evercore decreased their price objective on shares of Bank of America from $70.00 to $61.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Bank of America from $58.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. HSBC upped their price target on shares of Bank of America from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Oppenheimer raised their target price on Bank of America from $58.00 to $61.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Bank of America from $57.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Twenty-two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $61.06.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Bank of America news, insider Geoffrey S. Greener sold 126,756 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.01, for a total value of $6,719,335.56. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 1,373,397 shares in the company, valued at $72,803,774.97. This trade represents a 8.45% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.27% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Bank of America Trading Up 0.1%

Bank of America stock opened at $56.26 on Friday. Bank of America Corporation has a 12 month low of $44.75 and a 12 month high of $57.98. 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 stock has a market cap of $399.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.93, a P/E/G ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.18. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $52.91 and its 200-day simple moving average is $52.54.

Bank of America (NYSE:BACGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $30.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $29.72 billion. Bank of America had a net margin of 16.78% and a return on equity of 11.49%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.90 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Bank of America Corporation will post 4.45 EPS 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 given a dividend of $0.28 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 5th. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. Bank of America’s payout ratio is currently 27.72%.

Bank of America 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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Bank of America (NYSE:BAC)

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