General Pension Society PZU Joint Stock Co Boosts Position in Bank of America Corporation $BAC

General Pension Society PZU Joint Stock Co grew its position in Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) by 39.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 605,896 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 170,784 shares during the quarter. Bank of America comprises about 7.3% of General Pension Society PZU Joint Stock Co’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position. General Pension Society PZU Joint Stock Co’s holdings in Bank of America were worth $29,537,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Bank of America by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 651,076,825 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $35,809,225,000 after purchasing an additional 23,351,183 shares during the period. Capital World Investors boosted its position in shares of Bank of America by 11.0% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 144,371,118 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $7,448,816,000 after buying an additional 14,275,810 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Bank of America during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $4,774,210,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in shares of Bank of America by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 57,619,317 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,169,062,000 after buying an additional 2,929,779 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Bank of America by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 53,783,821 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,958,110,000 after buying an additional 1,105,833 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 70.71% of the company’s stock.

Bank of America Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of NYSE BAC opened at $58.67 on Friday. Bank of America Corporation has a 52-week low of $44.75 and a 52-week high of $59.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $416.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.52, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.17. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $53.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $52.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.81.

Bank of America (NYSE:BACGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 15th. The financial services provider reported $1.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.11. Bank of America had a return on equity of 11.49% and a net margin of 16.78%.The company had revenue of $30.27 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $29.72 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.90 EPS. Bank of America’s quarterly revenue was up 10.7% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts expect that Bank of America Corporation will post 4.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Bank of America Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 5th were paid a dividend of $0.28 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 5th. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. Bank of America’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.72%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

BAC has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Argus raised their price target on Bank of America from $59.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Oppenheimer downgraded Bank of America from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Citigroup increased their target price on Bank of America from $62.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. HSBC boosted their target price on shares of Bank of America from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Evercore cut their price target on shares of Bank of America from $70.00 to $61.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 15th. Twenty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $61.60.

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Key Bank of America News

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Insider Buying and Selling at Bank of America

In related news, insider Geoffrey S. Greener sold 126,756 shares of Bank of America stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.01, for a total value of $6,719,335.56. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 1,373,397 shares in the company, valued at $72,803,774.97. The trade was a 8.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.27% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Bank of America

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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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