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Bank of America Corporation

$BAC·$448B·Banks - Diversified·Financial Services
$61.94-0.6%YTD+14.3%1Y+22.8%
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BABAC
$BACBank of America Corporation
$61.94-0.61%356 posts+8%
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Today's AI verdict on what's driving $BAC, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-29

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Bank of America near 52-week highs with the bank-stablecoin consortium starting up and steady beats — quality mega-bank compounder.

Bank of America is the second-largest US bank by deposits — Consumer Banking, Global Wealth (Merrill), Global Banking, and Global Markets. The setup is a real-business quality name pushing to fresh 52-week highs on stacked positive catalysts.

  • The core P&L is fine: Q1 revenue was $30.27B, Q2 EPS beat at $1.21 vs $1.13 consensus, and the sell side models FY26 EPS at ~$4.63 rising to ~$5.24 in 2027 and ~$5.87 in 2028 — mid-teens EPS growth on a mega-bank base at 12.3x trailing earnings (still cheap versus historical average).
  • The stablecoin-consortium story is a real new revenue vector: BAC, JPM, WFC, and Santander are advancing a joint global stablecoin consortium — a coordinated bank move that is bearish for Circle (which sold off on the news) and directly bullish for the mega-banks because it captures a payment-rails opportunity the crypto side had claimed.
  • Institutional adds are stacking: Ancora Advisors disclosed a fresh $40.77M position, Algert Global opened a new stake, and the AI-led branch expansion is beginning to show up in efficiency — the tape is bidding BAC as a quality-plus-AI-efficiency compounder rather than a rate-cycle beta.

The setup is a real-business quality name accelerating at 85% of its 52-week range with a specific stablecoin-consortium catalyst — the October 14 Q3 print is the referee, and the market needs continued NII stability, updated efficiency-ratio color from AI investments, and any concrete stablecoin timeline. A clean beat plus a named stablecoin launch date extends the accelerating trajectory; a NIM compression or a soft credit-cost print would cool the tape from the 52-week high.

Agrees with X sentimentThe bullish X read on the emerging bank-stablecoin story (BAC/JPM/WFC/Santander joint consortium), the SEC subpoena regarding Situational Awareness AI hedge-fund near-collapse (as background regulatory noise), and the steady bullish flow scanners is factually consistent with the reports. The stablecoin consortium is genuinely bearish for Circle (which sold off) and bullish for the banks; the odd $1,293 price glitch is a data anomaly to ignore.

What to watch: The October 14 Q3 earnings — need continued NII stability, updated efficiency-ratio color from AI investments, any concrete stablecoin timeline, and reiterated FY26 EPS guide toward $4.63. A NIM compression or a soft credit-cost print cools the tape from the 52-week high; a clean beat plus a named stablecoin launch date extends the accelerating trajectory.

On the calendar: 2026-10-14 — Q3 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Neutral sentiment22 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-31

Tone is neutral and news-driven. The conversation is scattered across the stablecoin consortium with JPM and WFC (framed as banks co-opting what they had lobbied against), an SEC subpoena tied to the Situational Awareness AI hedge-fund near-collapse, a data-feed glitch that briefly printed BAC at $1,293, and unusual options flow. A few technicians flag an Elliott wave setup, and a JPM-vs-BAC comparison plays the valuation discount as BAC-favorable.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

One of the largest US banks providing consumer banking, wealth management, and investment banking to individuals and institutions.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Banks - Diversified sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $BAC.

Banks - Diversified · Financial Services

Net interest margin is the primary earnings lever; the rate curve shape determines the spread between deposit costs and loan yields. Credit quality in commercial real estate remains the headline risk — office exposure is the most closely watched segment.

What this means for $BAC

Partial — insurance earnings follow combined ratio and investment income dynamics, partially correlated to industry macro; Operating globally through its various subsidiaries, Bank of America Corporation.

Top industry ETF

$KBESPDR S&P Bank ETF
+17.4%YTD
+11.9%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
12.3How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
4.6%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
22.9%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
14.8%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
2.2Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
10.5%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
63.2%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
1.3Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 14, 2026$1.21$1.13+7.1%
Q1 2026Apr 15, 2026$1.11$1.01+9.9%
Q4 2025Jan 14, 2026$0.98$0.96+2.3%
Q3 2025Oct 15, 2025$1.06$0.95+11.3%
Next earningsWed, Oct 14·consensus EPS $1.18

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$30.3B-35.6%95.6%34.4%$1.12$41.8B
Q4 FY25$49.7B+5.8%60.1%25.0%$0.99$-22.9B
Q3 FY25$48.2B-1.3%55.6%19.6%$1.08$46.9B
Q2 FY25$46.7B-3.8%53.3%16.5%$0.90$-9.1B

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 9 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$123.9B$122.5B – $126.6B$4.63$4.54 – $4.979
FY27$130.2B$127.3B – $134.3B$5.24$5.09 – $5.409
FY28$135.9B$131.6B – $138.4B$5.87$5.51 – $6.153
FY29$133.4B$130.6B – $136.6B$6.82$6.64 – $7.032

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.5×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.83%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+1.1%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+13.3%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMega float · 7.1B shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.6% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.175-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellMay 5Geoffrey S GreenerChief Risk Officer126.8K sh$6.7MSellMar 12Bernard A MensahPresident94.0K sh$4.4MSellMar 5Sheri B. BronsteinChief People Officer60.0K sh$3.0MSellMar 5Thomas M ScrivenerChief Operations Executive50.0K sh$2.5M
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentAug 26SC 13D/A
AI summary

Bank of America Corporation (BAC) filed Amendment No. 4 to its Schedule 13D on August 24, 2026, disclosing its position in the PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund II's Remarketable Variable Rate MuniFund Term Preferred shares (CUSIP 72200Y508). BAC is acting as a holder of this preferred closed-end fund security, not as an equity issuer. The amendment reflects an updated holding or change in terms for this niche fixed-income instrument. This is a routine institutional reporting update with limited broader market significance.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentAug 26SC 13D/A
AI summary

Bank of America Corporation filed Amendment No. 5 to its Schedule 13D on August 24, 2026, for the PIMCO Municipal Income Fund II Remarketable Variable Rate MuniFund Term Preferred (CUSIP 72200W882). Similar to Amendment No. 4 filed the same day for a related PIMCO fund, BofA is updating its position disclosure for this preferred closed-end fund security. These are not equity positions in BAC common stock — BAC is the Schedule 13D filer as a holder of PIMCO preferred shares. Both amendments are routine institutional reporting updates.

3New insider — initial holdingsJul 223
AI summary

Bank of America Corp/DE, BofA Securities Inc., and Bank of America NA jointly filed an initial Form 3 as 10%+ owners of Bluejay Diagnostics, Inc. (BJDX) as of July 20, 2026. The three entities collectively report beneficial ownership of only 8 shares of common stock, held indirectly by subsidiaries BANA and BofA Securities via short-term stock borrowings. The trivially small share count is a technical regulatory disclosure — not a strategic position — and carries no investment significance.

8-KPress release / Reg FDJul 148-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Bank of America (BAC) — 8-K (Items 2.02, 7.01) furnishing Q2 2026 earnings results and investor materials announced on July 14, 2026. Disclosed via press releases and exhibits furnished under Regulation FD. Material — major bank quarterly earnings disclosure; furnished not filed.

3New insider — initial holdingsJul 103
AI summary

Bank of America Corp (along with affiliated entities BofA Securities Inc. and Bank of America NA) filed a Form 3 as a 10%+ holder of Bluejay Diagnostics, Inc. (BJDX), disclosing indirect beneficial ownership of 8 shares of BJDX common stock as of July 7, 2026. The minimal share count (8 shares) suggests the holding arises from a technical reporting obligation (e.g., a lending, custody, or derivative arrangement) rather than a strategic investment. Routine and immaterial to either issuer.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentJun 22SC 13D/A
AI summary

Bank of America Corporation and Banc of America Preferred Funding Corporation filed Amendment No. 15 to their Schedule 13D for Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund preferred shares, reporting 7,995 preferred shares owned (shared voting and dispositive), representing 52.3% of the class. This amendment was filed solely because the total outstanding preferred shares of the fund decreased to 15,276 shares as of June 17, 2026, passively increasing BAC's percentage even though its absolute share count is unchanged. Routine administrative 13D update — BAC's position did not change in size, only the issuer's total outstanding preferred share count decreased.

3New insider — initial holdingsJun 153
AI summary

Bank of America Corporation, jointly with subsidiaries BofA Securities Inc. and Bank of America N.A., filed an initial Form 3 disclosing beneficial ownership of 57 shares of Aditxt, Inc. (ADTX) common stock as of June 10, 2026, held indirectly through subsidiaries. The filing notes these shares may reflect short-term stock borrowings, and the group expressly disclaims that the filing constitutes an admission of acting as a group for Section 13(d) purposes. This is a technical/custodial disclosure rather than a strategic position — Bank of America holds a trivial and transient interest in this micro-cap issuer.

8-KShareholder voteMay 68-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Bank of America Corporation (BAC) filed an 8-K reporting results of its annual shareholders' meeting under Item 5.07. The filing is primarily XBRL-formatted tabular vote data covering director elections, auditor ratification, executive compensation advisory vote, and any shareholder proposals. All management-supported proposals passed as expected at the major bank. Detailed vote tallies are included in the structured data exhibits.

+ 74 other (53 13Gs · 6 SC 13D/As · 4 proxys · 2 13Fs) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

BAC Records 9% Y/Y Growth in NII in 1H26: Will the Uptrend Continue?zacks.com·16h agoCorient Private Wealth LP Makes New $9.31 Million Investment in Bank of America Corporation $BACdefenseworld.net·22h agoArcher Investment Corp Takes $1.68 Million Position in Bank of America Corporation $BACdefenseworld.net·1d agoBank of America Corporation $BAC is Basswood Capital Management L.L.C.’s 3rd Largest Positiondefenseworld.net·3d agoBerkshire Hathaway Inc Has $27.54 Billion Stock Holdings in Bank of America Corporation $BACdefenseworld.net·3d ago

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