Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership Sells 318,791 Shares of Bank of America Corporation $BAC

Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership trimmed its holdings in shares of Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) by 2.8% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 10,881,052 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 318,791 shares during the quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership’s holdings in Bank of America were worth $530,451,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of BAC. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of Bank of America by 30.0% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 108,872 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,785,000 after buying an additional 25,143 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Bank of America by 40.5% in 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 purchasing an additional 6,174 shares during the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC raised its stake 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 purchasing 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 approximately $1,396,000. Finally, Vivaldi Capital Management LP grew its holdings in shares of Bank of America by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. Vivaldi Capital Management LP now owns 8,819 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $417,000 after purchasing an additional 355 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.71% of the company’s stock.

Bank of America Stock Down 0.5%

Bank of America stock opened at $61.30 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $435.02 billion, a PE ratio of 14.06, a P/E/G ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $56.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $53.29. Bank of America Corporation has a 1-year low of $44.75 and a 1-year high of $62.12.

Bank of America (NYSE:BACGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 14th. The financial services provider reported $1.21 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.13 by $0.08. Bank of America had a return on equity of 12.20% and a net margin of 17.56%.The business had revenue of $8.08 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $30.78 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.89 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Bank of America Corporation will post 4.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting Bank of America

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BAC has been the subject of several research reports. HSBC lifted their target price on shares of Bank of America from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Oppenheimer cut Bank of America from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Bank of America in a report on Friday, April 24th. Autonomous Res reduced their price target on Bank of America from $62.00 to $54.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on Bank of America from $71.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Twenty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $63.77.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In other Bank of America news, insider Geoffrey S. Greener sold 126,756 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 1,373,397 shares in the company, valued at $72,803,774.97. This represents a 8.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.27% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.

Further Reading

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

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