Bank Of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) Builds Momentum, Valuation Points To Near-Term Upside

Technical momentum accelerated into the close while free cash flow and payout metrics leave fundamental upside for valuation to re-rate; expect near-term consolidation around support before continuation of the current bias.

Recent News

April 23, 2026 — Company announced redemption of $3.0 billion of 3.559% senior notes due April 2027. April 23, 2026 — Board declared a regular quarterly common-stock cash dividend of $0.28 per share, payable June 26, 2026. March–June 2026 — Board authorized and declared several preferred-stock dividend payments for April–August schedules. June 4, 2026 — Bank of America announced plans to launch a cross-border real-time payments solution for corporate and institutional clients. June 23, 2026 — Extended relationship with Volvo Car Financial Services through 2030. May–June 2026 — Company public notices and consumer media reported branch closures around the Juneteenth holiday schedule.

Technical Analysis

ADX at 38.12 indicates a strong underlying trend; the directional structure supports continuation as DI+ sits at 32.71 and shows an increasing trend while DI- at 10.35 declines — that directional split conveys bullish directional strength that favors further upside relative to the current valuation.

MACD reads 1.49 with the MACD line above the signal at 1.15 and the MACD trend increasing; the recent cross above the signal line constitutes a bullish momentum confirmation that aligns with short‑term upside bias.

MRO at 20.15 and increasing signals the price sits above model target levels and raises the prospect of a near-term pullback toward value-based support; the oscillator’s positive reading implies that any consolidation would likely relieve extension rather than invalidate the bullish setup.

RSI at 61.68 and increasing shows persistent buying pressure without extreme overbought readings; that momentum supports a controlled advance while leaving room for further gains before exhaustion.

Price sits above most moving averages: close $58.19 exceeds the 12‑day EMA ($56.39) and the 200‑day average ($51.87), with the 12‑day EMA trending higher — this alignment reinforces a bias for continuation. Price trades near the 52‑week high ($58.33) and above the 20‑day average ($56.02), while Bollinger band placement (upper band ~ $57.72 / $59.42) shows price trading around the upper band, consistent with an elevated near‑term range.

SuperTrend lower support at $55.86 and the price‑200 day average near $51.87 function as reference supports; volume today (~33.3M) sits below recent multi‑period averages (~36M), implying moves have advanced on lighter-than-average participation and increasing the chance of a short consolidation.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Reported EPS $1.11 versus estimate $1.02 produced an EPS surprise of +8.82%, with forward EPS $1.2704 and forward PE ~40.22. Net income for the period totaled $8,584,000,000 on total revenue of $30,272,000,000; operating cash flow and free cash flow each show strong absolute generation ($41,770,000,000 free cash flow) and a free cash flow yield of 11.53%, which materially supports the current WMDST valuation.

Profitability metrics show ROE at 3.114% and ROA at 0.249%; ROE sits below the industry peer mean of 4.982% and the industry peer median of 4.917%, indicating lower returns on equity relative to peers despite positive net income. Earnings growth stands at 13.27% overall, with earnings growth year‑over‑year at 35.97% and quarter‑over‑quarter at -275.77%; the YoY gain confirms stronger annual momentum while the QoQ swing reflects quarterly variability in results.

Top‑line growth shows revenue growth year‑over‑year at 38.21% and quarter‑over‑quarter at 79.25%; those gains support valuation compression risk mitigation when paired with robust cash flow. P/B at 1.314 compares to the industry peer mean of 1.081 and median of 1.328 — above the peer mean and very close to the peer median. P/E at 45.78 sits below the industry peer mean of 54.58 and median of 53.88, while forward P/E (~40.22) remains slightly below the industry peer mean (~43.71), suggesting the market prices some earnings growth into multiples but that cash flow yields present a valuation disconnect.

Leverage and solvency metrics show debt-to-assets at 10.97% and debt-to-equity at 1.3915; those leverage measures sit below the industry peer mean debt-to-assets (16.4%) and the industry peer mean debt-to-equity (2.133), indicating comparatively lower leverage intensity. Dividend payout ratio at 30.59% with a dividend yield around 0.73% and dividend coverage of 3.27 reflects a conservative distribution relative to cash generation.

WMDST values the stock as under‑valued, a conclusion driven by a combination of a double‑digit free cash flow yield, below‑peer forward multiples, and large absolute cash flow generation despite below‑peer ROE; the valuation implies that current cash generation and capital returns leave room for multiple expansion if profitability trends normalize.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2026-03-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-04-15
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-07-15
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 231.8 B
 Operating Cash Flow 41.8 B
 Capital Expenditures
 Change In Working Capital 30.1 B
 Dividends Paid -2.63 B
 Cash Flow Delta 10.6 B
 End Period Cash Flow 242.5 B
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 30.3 B
 Forward Revenue 8.0 B
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue
 Depreciation 605.0 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 605.0 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit
 EBITDA
 EBIT
 Operating Income
 Interest Income 33.4 B
 Interest Expense 17.6 B
 Net Interest Income 15.7 B
 Income Before Tax 10.4 B
 Tax Provision 1.8 B
 Tax Rate 17.493 %
 Net Income 8.6 B
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 8.6 B
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 1.02
 EPS Actual 1.11
 EPS Difference 0.09
 EPS Surprise 8.824 %
 Forward EPS 1.27
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 3.5 T
 Intangible Assets 69.0 B
 Net Tangible Assets 231.6 B
 Total Current Assets
 Cash and Short-Term Investments
 Cash 249.9 B
 Net Receivables 96.1 B
 Inventory
 Long-Term Investments
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable
 Short-Term Debt 82.8 B
 Total Current Liabilities
 Net Debt 133.7 B
 Total Debt 383.6 B
 Total Liabilities 3.2 T
EQUITY
 Total Equity 275.7 B
 Retained Earnings 267.8 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 38.66
 Shares Outstanding 7.130 B
 Revenue Per-Share 4.25
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 362.3 B
 Enterprise Value 745.9 B
 Enterprise Multiple
Enterprise Multiple QoQ
Enterprise Multiple YoY
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA
 EV/R 24.641
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 12.682
 Asset To Liability 1.094
 Debt To Capital 0.582
 Debt To Assets 0.11
Debt To Assets QoQ 2.303 %
Debt To Assets YoY 6.328 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.242
mean: 0.164
median: 0.159
BAC: 0.11
low: 0.002
 Debt To Equity 1.391
Debt To Equity QoQ 5.435 %
Debt To Equity YoY 10.751 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 4.312
median: 2.341
mean: 2.133
BAC: 1.391
low: 0.017
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 1.314
Price To Book QoQ -5.949 %
Price To Book YoY 14.634 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 2.882
median: 1.328
BAC: 1.314
mean: 1.082
low: 0.001
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 45.782
Price To Earnings QoQ -16.48 %
Price To Earnings YoY -1.234 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 70.027
mean: 54.576
median: 53.875
BAC: 45.782
low: 0.034
 PE/G Ratio 3.451
 Price To Sales (P/S) 11.969
Price To Sales QoQ -3.679 %
Price To Sales YoY 3.852 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 28.872
BAC: 11.969
median: 8.597
mean: 7.371
low: 0.006
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 40.224
Forward PE/G 3.032
Forward P/S 45.727
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.009
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -4.262 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 5.797 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.025
mean: 0.011
median: 0.011
BAC: 0.009
low: 0.004
 Receivables Turnover 0.312
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -1.023 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -7.426 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 3.666
median: 2.0
mean: 1.984
BAC: 0.312
low: 0.256
 Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 292.795
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC)
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio
 CapEx To Revenue
 CapEx To Depreciation
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 601.4 B
 Net Invested Capital 659.3 B
 Invested Capital 659.3 B
 Net Tangible Assets 231.6 B
 Net Working Capital
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio
 Current Ratio
Current Ratio QoQ
Current Ratio YoY
Current Ratio IPRWA
 Quick Ratio
Quick Ratio QoQ
Quick Ratio YoY
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA
 Cost Of Debt 3.064 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO)
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 3.269
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.306
 Dividend Rate 0.37
 Dividend Yield 0.007
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 2.475 %
 Revenue Growth 11.008 %
Revenue Growth QoQ 79.254 %
Revenue Growth YoY 38.205 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 25.524 %
BAC: 11.008 %
mean: -0.299 %
median: -1.929 %
low: -16.051 %
 Earnings Growth 13.265 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -275.765 %
Earnings Growth YoY 35.968 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 49.694 %
BAC: 13.265 %
mean: 3.805 %
median: 3.333 %
low: -29.412 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin
Gross Margin QoQ
Gross Margin YoY
Gross Margin IPRWA
 EBIT Margin
EBIT Margin QoQ
EBIT Margin YoY
EBIT Margin IPRWA
 Return On Sales (ROS)
Return On Sales QoQ
Return On Sales YoY
Return On Sales IPRWA
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 41.8 B
 Free Cash Flow Yield 11.528 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -294.664 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -1765.896 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 35.898 %
BAC: 11.528 %
median: 1.458 %
mean: -0.481 %
low: -4.948 %
 Free Cash Growth -282.044 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ 89.355 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 160.121 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 219.58 %
median: -120.96 %
mean: -152.242 %
BAC: -282.044 %
low: -635.913 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 4.866
 Cash Flow Margin 37.305 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.316
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.03
 Return On Assets (ROA) 0.249 %
Return On Assets QoQ 12.67 %
Return On Assets YoY 11.161 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 0.614 %
median: 0.396 %
mean: 0.386 %
BAC: 0.249 %
low: 0.034 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.031
Return On Equity QoQ 14.696 %
Return On Equity YoY 15.805 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.058
mean: 0.05
median: 0.049
BAC: 0.031
low: 0.003
 DuPont ROE 3.103 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC)
Return On Invested Capital QoQ
Return On Invested Capital YoY
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA

Six-Week Outlook

Momentum indicators favor continuation but show signs of extension that commonly produce brief consolidation. Expect price to test the $55.86 supertrend lower support first, with the $51.87 200‑day average serving as a deeper technical support reference if consolidation extends. Positive MACD cross and rising RSI favor renewed attempts at the 52‑week high ($58.33) and the price‑target mean near $57.76, while MRO’s positive reading and lighter volume raise the probability of volatile pullbacks within the broader bullish posture. Monitor momentum convergence for confirmation of resumed advance over the next six weeks; failure to hold the supertrend lower would shift the near‑term bias toward flattening and range trade around moving averages.

About Bank of America Corporation

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) delivers a broad range of financial services to a diverse clientele, including individual consumers, businesses of varying sizes, and government entities. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, this multinational financial institution structures its operations into four key segments: Consumer Banking, Global Wealth & Investment Management, Global Banking, and Global Markets. In the Consumer Banking segment, Bank of America offers savings and checking accounts, credit and debit cards, and various loan products such as mortgages and auto loans, aiming to address the everyday financial needs of its customers with accessible solutions. The Global Wealth & Investment Management division provides personalized investment and wealth management services, granting clients access to an extensive array of financial products and strategic advice to manage and enhance their wealth effectively. Within the Global Banking segment, the bank delivers comprehensive lending solutions, treasury management, and advisory services to corporate clients, supporting their growth and operational efficiency. The Global Markets division offers market-making, securities trading, and risk management services, catering to institutional investors with a wide range of financial instruments. Established in 1784, Bank of America remains dedicated to fostering economic growth and providing exceptional value to its clients globally.



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