Assetmark Inc. Has $35.98 Million Position in Bank of America Corporation $BAC

Assetmark Inc. trimmed its stake in Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) by 27.4% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 738,069 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 278,601 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc.’s holdings in Bank of America were worth $35,981,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Bank of America by 30.0% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 108,872 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,785,000 after purchasing an additional 25,143 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Bank of America by 40.5% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 21,401 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,013,000 after acquiring an additional 6,174 shares during the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Bank of America by 38.4% during the second quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 65,677 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,108,000 after acquiring an additional 18,227 shares during the period. Nebula Research & Development LLC purchased a new position in Bank of America in the second quarter worth $1,396,000. Finally, Vivaldi Capital Management LP grew its stake in Bank of America by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter. Vivaldi Capital Management LP now owns 8,819 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $417,000 after purchasing an additional 355 shares during the period. 70.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Bank of America Stock Performance

NYSE:BAC opened at $61.18 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $55.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is $53.15. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23. The stock has a market cap of $434.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.17. Bank of America Corporation has a twelve month low of $44.75 and a twelve month high of $62.12.

Bank of America (NYSE:BACGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 14th. The financial services provider reported $1.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.13 by $0.08. Bank of America had a net margin of 17.56% and a return on equity of 12.20%. The company had revenue of $8.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $30.78 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.89 EPS. Bank of America’s revenue was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts predict that Bank of America Corporation will post 4.64 EPS for the current year.

Bank of America Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 5th were issued a dividend of $0.28 per share. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 5th. Bank of America’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.72%.

Key Bank of America News

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Insider Activity at Bank of America

In other news, insider Geoffrey S. Greener sold 126,756 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $72,803,774.97. The trade was a 8.45% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.27% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on BAC shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Bank of America from $57.50 to $62.50 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. Oppenheimer cut Bank of America from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. HSBC boosted their price target on shares of Bank of America from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Autonomous Res dropped their price objective on Bank of America from $62.00 to $54.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Bank of America from $67.00 to $69.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Twenty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $63.77.

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About Bank of America

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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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