MV Capital Management Inc. Invests $929,000 in Bank of America Corporation $BAC

MV Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 16,892 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $929,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. DecisionMap Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Bank of America by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. DecisionMap Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,061 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $223,000 after buying an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp grew its holdings in shares of Bank of America by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp now owns 4,964 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $273,000 after acquiring an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Holistic Financial Partners increased its position in shares of Bank of America by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Holistic Financial Partners now owns 7,896 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $434,000 after acquiring an additional 183 shares during the last quarter. Operose Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Bank of America by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 20,409 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,123,000 after acquiring an additional 185 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Asahi Life Asset Management CO. LTD. raised its holdings in Bank of America by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Asahi Life Asset Management CO. LTD. now owns 19,847 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,092,000 after acquiring an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.71% of the company’s stock.

Bank of America Price Performance

Shares of BAC opened at $56.26 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $52.82 and its 200-day moving average is $52.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $399.27 billion, a PE ratio of 13.93, a PEG ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.18. Bank of America Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $44.75 and a fifty-two week high of $57.98.

Bank of America (NYSE:BACGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 15th. The financial services provider reported $1.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.11. Bank of America had a net margin of 16.78% and a return on equity of 11.49%. The business had revenue of $30.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $29.72 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.90 EPS. Bank of America’s revenue was up 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts forecast that Bank of America Corporation will post 4.45 EPS for the current year.

Bank of America Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed 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 is Friday, June 5th. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. Bank of America’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.72%.

Key Bank of America News

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Insider Activity

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 transaction of $6,719,335.56. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 1,373,397 shares in the company, valued at $72,803,774.97. The trade was a 8.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.27% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. Truist Financial raised their price target on Bank of America from $57.00 to $61.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Bank of America from $61.50 to $57.50 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Bank of America from $62.00 to $63.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Argus boosted their target price on shares of Bank of America from $59.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price target on shares of Bank of America from $53.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Twenty-two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $61.06.

Check Out Our Latest Analysis on BAC

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.

Further Reading

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

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