Bank of America Corporation $BAC Shares Bought by AMF Tjanstepension AB

AMF Tjanstepension AB grew its position in shares of Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) by 2.9% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 9,562,619 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 266,030 shares during the quarter. Bank of America makes up approximately 3.1% of AMF Tjanstepension AB’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. AMF Tjanstepension AB’s holdings in Bank of America were worth $466,178,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Abound Financial LLC purchased a new position in Bank of America during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Wiser Advisor Group LLC purchased a new stake in Bank of America in the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Legacy Bridge LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 330 shares during the period. CrossGen Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Bank of America in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Bank of America during the fourth quarter worth approximately $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.71% of the company’s stock.

Bank of America Stock Up 0.0%

BAC stock opened at $59.67 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $423.49 billion, a PE ratio of 14.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a fifty day moving average of $54.50 and a 200-day moving average of $52.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.81. Bank of America Corporation has a one year low of $44.75 and a one year high of $60.83.

Bank of America (NYSE:BACGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 15th. The financial services provider reported $1.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.11. The business 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 business’s revenue was up 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.90 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Bank of America Corporation will post 4.51 EPS for the current year.

Bank of America Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 5th were given a dividend of $0.28 per share. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 5th. Bank of America’s payout ratio is presently 27.72%.

Bank of America News Summary

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

Insider Activity at Bank of America

In other news, insider Geoffrey S. Greener sold 126,756 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 1,373,397 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $72,803,774.97. This represents a 8.45% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of Bank of America from $58.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted 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. Evercore set a $63.00 target price on shares of Bank of America and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Bank of America from $61.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group raised their price target on Bank of America from $58.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Twenty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $62.19.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on BAC

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.

Further Reading

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

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