Bank of America (BAC) Buy, Sell or Hold

Bank of America (BAC)

50.56

-0.52 (1.02%)

as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Closed.

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HOLD

RY-T vs. BAC-N. They are both leaders in their respective countries. In a non-registered account, use RY-T. Also he would go with them because in the case of recession, they can lower their expenses. Their plan is to invest in IT when times are good and pull back investments when they are not. Going forward it will be who can tighten their belts the most, will do the best.

COMMENT

BAC vs. Citigroup if a recession happens He owns both, but he prefers Citigroup, because it has a lower valuation, trading below tangible book value and pays a higher dividend. Citi is viewed as an international bank, whereas BAC is viewed as American. The upside is better at Citi in the coming years.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Jun 26/18, Down 0.5%) Flat. We don't know what will happen with interest rates. A lot of question marks with US banks, given the 2020 US election which may lead to the Democrats limiting these banks.

BUY

He still believes in US banks even if the FED has hinted at a rate cut in the future. BAC-N has increased capital ratios and is in a good position to re-distribute earnings in terms of dividends and share buybacks.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick May 24/18, Down 4%) He likes this name and it is quite cheap. Has been in a side wise technical pattern for the last year. Likely due to low interest environment and slow down of global growth. He has brought down his holdings of banks. He doesn't think there will be a decent capital appreciation in banks moving forward from here.

TOP PICK

Likes the story. One of the largest bank in the U.S. Cost structure is coming down. Payout ratio is only 19%, could see a greater dividend. Trading close to 1X book value. Could certainly trade at 1.5-2X book at some point in time in the cycle. (Analysts’ price target is $32.90)

COMMENT

US Lifeco vs Financials PRU-N is at risk to interest rates on their premiums collected as he thinks yields will remain neutral. He is not keen on BAC-N either at this point for the same views of the yield curve. Things can't get any better for each right now -- a no man's land right now. He sees a bit better bid for Lifecos, but mostly from a defensive position. There are more compelling areas than these two spaces.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Apr 25/18, Up 1%) He sold some shares last December, and now is waiting-and-seeing. This and Citibank bought a lot of stock back recently. $32.26 is his current target price. If the Democrats take the White House in 2020, he'd sell all financials.

DON'T BUY

BAC vs. WFC He sold WFC after briefly owning it, after hearing of its corporate malfeasance. Since, then, WF stock price has treaded water. The US Fed did an about-face by saying they will keep rates flat. So, he pared down his US bank holdings including BAC.

HOLD

He owns more American banks than Canadian. He likes the longer term outlook for the space. Longer term BAC will continue higher.

SELL

If not BAC, what else? He has rolled over into ETFs instead of hard recommendations on an individual stock. He would recommend taking profits on BAC-N.

BUY

The Fed will either pause or even cut interest rates. The trading range of the past year will likely break-out. His taret is $36. He likes this chart. Long-term BAC will do well.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Apr 26/18, Down 2%) Still likes it. Trades at 10x earnings, a little above book value. Pays a 2.2% dividend. They can buyback their shares and increase their dividend at a 21% payout ratio that they can easily take to 40%. They rank 1, 2 or 3 in the industries they work in like investment banking and credit cards. They have a great opportunity to grow businesses as their book value grows rapidly. BAC can--and has--endure a period of flat yield curve.

COMMENT

US banks have done better than Canadian ones, but is starting to falter because interest rates won't rise anymore. Canadian banks haven't suffered a real estate bear market as in America--and it may happen, as an American short-seller is touting. However, the Canadian banks are an oligopoly and protected by that. He prefers Canadian banks at this time in the market.

BUY

BAC vs. C. Citigroup has never fully dealt with financial crisis issues. He'd prefer BAC. It's in a much better position on the retail side. He owns Goldman and Morgan Stanley. Whole sector is cheap because of interest rates and yield curve. Please don't buy stocks with only a 6-12 month time horizon. Mortgages are an issue, housing prices, if the economy softens. Extremely well run, decent margins. (Analysts’ price target is $33.00)

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