Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC Reduces Position in Bank of America Corporation $BAC

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC cut its holdings in shares of Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) by 16.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 134,691 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 26,450 shares during the quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC’s holdings in Bank of America were worth $7,408,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of BAC. Wiser Advisor Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Bank of America during the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Legacy Bridge LLC increased its position in shares of Bank of America by 182.3% in the fourth quarter. Legacy Bridge LLC now owns 511 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 330 shares during the last quarter. Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Bank of America in the fourth quarter worth approximately $32,000. HFM Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Bank of America by 566.0% in the fourth quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 626 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 532 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Coston McIsaac & Partners increased its position in shares of Bank of America by 90.2% in the fourth quarter. Coston McIsaac & Partners now owns 662 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 314 shares during the last quarter. 70.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Bank of America Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSE BAC opened at $53.62 on Tuesday. Bank of America Corporation has a one year low of $43.66 and a one year high of $57.55. 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’s 50 day simple moving average is $51.73 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $52.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $380.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.27, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.19.

Bank of America (NYSE:BACGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 15th. The financial services provider reported $1.11 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $29.72 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.90 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts expect that Bank of America Corporation will post 4.45 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Bank of America Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared 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. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 5th. Bank of America’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.72%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

BAC has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of Bank of America from $67.00 to $61.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of Bank of America from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Bank of America from $62.00 to $63.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Bank of America from $58.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Bank of America from $61.50 to $57.50 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Twenty-two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Bank of America has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $61.06.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Geoffrey S. Greener sold 126,756 shares of the 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $72,803,774.97. This represents a 8.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Bernard A. Mensah sold 94,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.94, for a total value of $4,412,360.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 170,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,988,436.96. This trade represents a 35.58% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

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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