Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. Has $5.97 Million Stock Position in Bank of America Corporation $BAC

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. reduced its position in Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) by 91.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 122,490 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 1,270,715 shares during the period. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.’s holdings in Bank of America were worth $5,969,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of BAC. Abound Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Bank of America in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Wiser Advisor Group LLC acquired a new stake in Bank of America in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Legacy Bridge LLC lifted its position in Bank of America by 182.3% during the 4th quarter. Legacy Bridge LLC now owns 511 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 330 shares during the last quarter. CrossGen Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Bank of America during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new position in Bank of America during the fourth quarter worth $32,000. 70.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Bank of America

In related news, insider Geoffrey S. Greener sold 126,756 shares of the company’s 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 transaction, the insider directly 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.27% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Bank of America Stock Performance

BAC opened at $61.62 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.83. Bank of America Corporation has a 52-week low of $44.75 and a 52-week high of $62.03. The firm has a market cap of $437.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.17. The business’s fifty day moving average is $54.93 and its 200-day moving average is $53.05.

Bank of America (NYSE:BACGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 14th. The financial services provider reported $1.21 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.08. Bank of America had a return on equity of 12.20% and a net margin of 17.56%.The firm had revenue of $8.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $30.78 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.89 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts expect that Bank of America Corporation will post 4.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Bank of America Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 5th were issued a $0.28 dividend. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 5th. Bank of America’s payout ratio is presently 27.72%.

Key Bank of America News

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Bank of America in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on shares of Bank of America from $59.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Bank of America from $64.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Bank of America from $67.00 to $69.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Oppenheimer lowered shares of Bank of America from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Twenty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $63.77.

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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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Bank of America (NYSE:BAC)

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