How to buy Bank of America (BAC) stocks

Bank of America is a banks - diversified business based in the US. Bank of America shares (BAC) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $44.17 – a decrease of 3.28% over the previous week. Bank of America employs 213,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $94.6 billion.

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Bank of America stock price (NYSE: BAC)

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Bank of America stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$44.17
52-week range	$30.49 - $47.81
50-day moving average more info button	$44.44
200-day moving average more info button	$40.27
Wall St. target price	$49.13
PE ratio more info button	15.7609
Dividend yield more info button	$0.98 (2.39%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$2.76

Is it a good time to buy Bank of America stock?

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Bank of America price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $43.38 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-5.01%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-6.63%
3 months (2024-09-20)	7.72%
6 months (2024-06-21)	9.85%

1 year (2023-12-21)	30.66%
2 years (2022-12-21)	40.36%
3 years (2021-12-21)	6.22%
5 years (2019-12-20)	40.51%

Is Bank of America stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Bank of America stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Bank of America's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Bank of America's P/E ratio

Bank of America's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 16x. In other words, Bank of America shares trade at around 16x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're under-valued.

Bank of America's PEG ratio

Bank of America's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.996. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Bank of America's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Bank of America financials

Revenue TTM	$94.6 billion
Operating margin TTM	30.77%
Gross profit TTM	$92.4 billion
Return on assets TTM	0.73%
Return on equity TTM	8.09%
Profit margin	24.95%
Book value	$35.37
Market Capitalization more info button	$333.8 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Bank of America stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 36.63% of net profits

Recently Bank of America has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Bank of America shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Bank of America's case, that would currently equate to about $0.98 per share.

While Bank of America's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Bank of America may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Bank of America's most recent dividend payout was on 26 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 5 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Bank of America's stocks ever split?

Bank of America's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 29 August 2004 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Bank of America stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Bank of America stocks, which in turn could have impacted Bank of America's stock price.

Bank of America stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Bank of America's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $30.4941 up to $47.814. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Bank of America's is 1.325. This would suggest that Bank of America's stocks are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Bank of America overview

Bank of America Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides banking and financial products and services for individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses, institutional investors, large corporations, and governments worldwide. It operates in four segments: Consumer Banking, Global Wealth & Investment Management (GWIM), Global Banking, and Global Markets. The Consumer Banking segment offers traditional and money market savings accounts, certificates of deposit and IRAs, non-interest and interest-bearing checking accounts, and investment accounts and products; credit and debit cards; residential mortgages, and home equity loans; and direct and indirect loans, such as automotive, recreational vehicle, and consumer personal loans. The GWIM segment provides investment management, brokerage, banking, and trust and retirement products and services; wealth management solutions; and customized solutions, including specialty asset management services. The Global Banking segment offers lending products and services, including commercial loans, leases, commitment facilities, trade finance, and commercial real estate and asset-based lending; treasury solutions, such as treasury management, foreign exchange, short-term investing options, and merchant services; working capital management solutions; debt and equity underwriting and distribution, and merger-related and other advisory services; and fixed-income and equity research, and certain market-based services. The Global Markets segment provides market-making, financing, securities clearing, settlement, and custody services; securities and derivative products; and risk management products using interest rate, equity, credit, currency and commodity derivatives, foreign exchange, fixed-income, and mortgage-related products. Bank of America Corporation was founded in 1784 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Bank of America is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 10.075% of Bank of America stocks are held by insiders and 63.337% by institutions. How many people work for Bank of America?
Latest data suggests 213,000 work at Bank of America. When does the fiscal year end for Bank of America?
Bank of America's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Bank of America based?
Bank of America's address is: Bank of America Corporate Center, Charlotte, NC, United States, 28255 What is Bank of America's ISIN number?
Bank of America's international securities identification number is: US0605051046 What is Bank of America's CUSIP number?
Bank of America's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 638585109

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