Bank of America Corporation $BAC Shares Bought by Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC

Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) by 527.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 36,133 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 30,377 shares during the quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Bank of America were worth $1,864,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in Bank of America by 30.0% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 108,872 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,785,000 after acquiring an additional 25,143 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in Bank of America by 40.5% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 21,401 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,013,000 after purchasing an additional 6,174 shares in the last quarter. Fiera Capital Corp acquired a new position in shares of Bank of America during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $442,000. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Bank of America by 4.2% in the second quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 52,061 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,464,000 after purchasing an additional 2,118 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Meridian Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Bank of America by 7.9% in the second quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 37,717 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,785,000 after purchasing an additional 2,756 shares in the last quarter. 70.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Bank of America Stock Performance

NYSE:BAC opened at $46.72 on Monday. Bank of America Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $33.06 and a fifty-two week high of $57.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 0.80. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $52.52 and a 200 day moving average price of $52.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $335.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.20, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.28.

Bank of America (NYSE:BACGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 14th. The financial services provider reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.96 by $0.02. Bank of America had a return on equity of 11.07% and a net margin of 16.23%.The company had revenue of $4.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $27.73 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.82 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts forecast that Bank of America Corporation will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Bank of America Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 27th. Investors of record on Friday, March 6th will be issued a $0.28 dividend. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 6th. Bank of America’s payout ratio is currently 29.24%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on BAC shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Bank of America from $58.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Argus upped their target price on Bank of America from $58.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Oppenheimer raised their target price on Bank of America from $55.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Truist Financial reduced their price target on Bank of America from $62.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Bank of America from $68.00 to $64.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Twenty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $60.30.

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Insider Activity at Bank of America

In other Bank of America news, insider Bernard A. Mensah sold 94,000 shares of Bank of America stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.94, for a total value of $4,412,360.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 170,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,988,436.96. The trade was a 35.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Thomas M. Scrivener sold 50,000 shares of Bank of America stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.82, for a total value of $2,491,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 227,973 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,357,614.86. This represents a 17.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 227,832 shares of company stock worth $11,094,960. 0.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.

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

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