Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC Takes $2.16 Million Position in Bank of America Corporation $BAC

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 41,441 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,159,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Handelsbanken Fonder AB grew its position in Bank of America by 53.0% in the 4th quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 4,629,553 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $254,625,000 after acquiring an additional 1,603,080 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its holdings in Bank of America by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 45,411,913 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,497,655,000 after buying an additional 1,487,809 shares in the last quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD boosted its position in Bank of America by 34.3% in the 4th quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD now owns 2,175,401 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $119,647,000 after buying an additional 555,063 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Bank of America by 217.4% in the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 327,949 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $18,037,000 after acquiring an additional 224,627 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Bank of America in the first quarter worth $67,507,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.71% of the company’s stock.

Bank of America News Summary

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BAC has been the topic of several analyst reports. Barclays increased their price objective on Bank of America from $71.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Evercore set a $63.00 target price on Bank of America and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Bank of America from $67.00 to $69.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Citigroup increased their price target on Bank of America from $62.00 to $66.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Bank of America from $58.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Twenty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Bank of America currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $64.08.

Bank of America Stock Performance

NYSE BAC opened at $63.17 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.82. Bank of America Corporation has a 1 year low of $46.12 and a 1 year high of $65.22. The company has a market capitalization of $441.73 billion, a PE ratio of 14.49, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a fifty day moving average of $60.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $54.56.

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

Bank of America Increases Dividend

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

Bank of America Company 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.