Pacific Sage Partners LLC Takes Position in Bank of America Corporation $BAC

Pacific Sage Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 12,980 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $740,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in BAC. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Bank of America in the 4th quarter worth $4,774,210,000. Capital International Investors bought a new position in Bank of America during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,357,461,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its holdings in Bank of America by 640.5% in the third quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 46,516,728 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,399,798,000 after purchasing an additional 40,235,201 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Bank of America by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 651,076,825 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $35,809,225,000 after buying an additional 23,351,183 shares during the period. Finally, Cardano Risk Management B.V. boosted its stake in Bank of America by 914.5% in the fourth quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 25,095,260 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,380,239,000 after acquiring an additional 22,621,546 shares during the period. 70.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Bank of America Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of NYSE BAC opened at $63.17 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 0.83. The stock has a market cap of $441.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.49, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.17. Bank of America Corporation has a 52 week low of $46.12 and a 52 week high of $65.22. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $60.35 and a 200 day simple moving average of $54.56.

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 14th. The financial services provider reported $1.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.13 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $31.56 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $30.78 billion. Bank of America had a net margin of 17.56% and a return on equity of 12.20%. Bank of America’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.89 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Bank of America Corporation will post 4.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Bank of America Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 4th will be given a $0.32 dividend. This is a positive change from Bank of America’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 4th. Bank of America’s payout ratio is 25.69%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

BAC has been the subject of several recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $75.00 price target on shares of Bank of America in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Evercore set a $63.00 price objective on Bank of America and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Bank of America from $68.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on Bank of America from $67.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on shares of Bank of America from $71.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Twenty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Bank of America has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $64.08.

Key Bank of America News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America and PNC tied for first place in Keynova Group’s 2026 Mortgage-Home Equity Scorecard for digital customer experience. The recognition supports BAC’s technology investments and its competitive position in mortgage and home-equity services. Home Lenders Enhance Digital Impact with Accelerated Closing and Funding, Relationship Value-Adds and Visual Consumer-Education Content
• Positive Sentiment: BAC appointed new leadership for its Asia-Pacific industrials investment-banking group, including Yuta Komori as chair and Meng Gao and Masashi Toda as co-heads. The move could support future advisory and capital-markets growth in the region. Bank of America names new Asia Pacific industrials banking leadership team
• Neutral Sentiment: Bank of America’s market strategists continued to attract attention with views on artificial-intelligence spending, bond-market risks, gold and global economic conditions. These calls may enhance the firm’s research profile but are not direct earnings catalysts for BAC.
• Negative Sentiment: A Seeking Alpha analysis maintained a “Hold” view, arguing that BAC’s current valuation already assumes approximately a 16% terminal return on tangible common equity. With shares trading well above their 200-day average and near the 52-week high, investors may be demanding strong future profitability. Bank of America: Current Price Already Requires A 16 Percent Terminal ROTCE
• Negative Sentiment: Bank of America was among six financial institutions agreeing to an $86.4 million settlement resolving allegations of Mexican bond-market manipulation. Although the cost is spread across the banks, the agreement adds legal and regulatory expense and reputational risk. Major US Banks Agree to $86.4M Settlement in Mexican Bond-Rigging Case
• Negative Sentiment: Barclays appointed Mike Joo, who is joining from Bank of America, as an investment-bank co-CEO. The departure creates a potential leadership and talent-retention concern for BAC’s investment-banking franchise. Barclays names investment bank co-CEOs

Bank of America Profile

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.