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What Bank of America (BAC) Investors Need to Know

Bank of America moved -0.3% this afternoon session, trading between a high of $28.97 and a low of $28.53 per share. Yesterday the stock finished at $28.65 per share, compared to an average analyst target price of $35.2.

Bank of America Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides banking and financial products and services for individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses, institutional investors, large corporations, and governments worldwide. The large-cap major banks company is based in the United States, and over the last twelve months it has returned a dividend yield of 3.1%. Bank of America has trailing twelve months earnings per share (EPS) of 3.48, which at today's prices amounts to a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.2.

Based on its expected future earnings growth, the company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 2.17. Usually a PEG ratio between 0 and 1 indicates a potentially undervalued company.

Snapshot of Bank of America's Operating Margins:

Date Reported Total Revenue ($ k) Operating Expenses ($ k) Operating Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2023-02-22 94,950,000 33 -13.16
2022-02-22 89,113,000 38 72.73
2021-02-24 85,528,000 22 -38.89
2020-02-19 91,244,000 36 -5.26
2019-02-26 91,020,000 38 15.15
2018-02-22 87,352,000 33

Bank of America's net margins are averaging 27.833333333333332%, which is comparable to the Banking industry average of 26.96%. We also note a relatively high coefficient of variability of 55.8%. The firm's margins exhibit a relatively stable growth trend of -0.2%.

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