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Bank of America Corp (BAC) is a publicly traded diversified banking business based in the US which employs around 213,500 staff. Bank of America is listed on the NYSE and traded in US dollars. Its current price of $42.62 is 8.0% up on its price a month ago ($39.45).
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Alternative ways to invest in Bank of America
Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including Bank of America), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.
Bank of America is a major part of the NYSE, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).
| ETF | Icon | 5-year performance (to August 2024) | 1-year performance (to August 2024) | Link to invest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invesco S&P 500 (SPXP) |  | 94.07% | 22.23% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap (XSPX) |  | 93.77% | 22.24% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| iShares Core S&P 500 (CSP1) |  | 91.84% | 21.98% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| HSBC S&P 500 (HSPX) |  | 80.38% | 20.63% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| Vanguard S&P 500 (VUSA) |  | 79.29% | 20.60% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPX5) |  | 79.17% | 20.61% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
Is it a good time to buy Bank of America stock?
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Technical analysis
View Bank of America's price performance, share price volatility, historical data and technicals.
Use our graph to track the performance of BAC stock over time.
Historical closes compared with the last close of $42.62
| 1 week (2024-10-21) | 0.05% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-09-28) | 8.04% |
| 3 months (2024-07-28) | 2.95% |
| 6 months (2024-04-28) | 14.09% |
| 1 year (2023-10-28) | 71.47% |
| 2 years (2022-10-28) | 27.38% |
| 3 years (2021-10-28) | -3.01% |
| 5 years (2019-10-28) | 52.14% |
The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.
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Is Bank of America under- or over-valued?
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Bank of America P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.
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 15x. In other words, Bank of America's shares trade at around 15x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of November 09, 2023 (20.44). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
However, Bank of America's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.
- Citigroup (C.US): 18.00
- HSBC (HSBA.LSE): 7.66
- Morgan Stanley (MS.US): 18.11
- Goldman Sachs Group (GS.US): 15.15
Bank of America's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.9262. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.
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 share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
However, it's sensible to consider Bank of America's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.
- Citigroup (C.US): 0.70
- HSBC (HSBA.LSE): 6.00
- Morgan Stanley (MS.US): 3.43
- Goldman Sachs Group (GS.US): 3.50
Bank of America's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $0 billion (£0 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of Bank of America's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
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