Bank of America boasts a formidable deposit franchise and globally diversified operations. However, market optimism has stretched its valuation, implying structural ROE and terminal multiples that conflict with our fundamental banking archetype models, driving a Reduce rating. Fair value range: low $29.9, high $58.4, with mid-point at $45.5.
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§1 Resumen ejecutivo
Intrinsic value is $45.55, implying 13.3% downside from current levels.
The market prices in aggressive mid-teens ROE; we fundamentally normalize at 10.6%.
Valuation is driven 55% by Forward Earnings and 40% by Residual Income.
The deposit franchise is strong, but multiple expansion has vastly overshot underlying fundamentals.
Fair value
$46
Margin of safety
-15.3%
Confidence
88/100
Moat
9/10
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$52.54Price
Low $29.85
Mid $45.55
High $58.44
Bank of America boasts a formidable deposit franchise and globally diversified operations. However, market optimism has stretched its valuation, implying structural ROE and terminal multiples that conflict with our fundamental banking archetype models, driving a Reduce rating.
Massive, low-cost consumer deposit base
Massive, low-cost consumer deposit base providing structural funding advantages.
Diversified revenue streams across wealth
Diversified revenue streams across wealth management, global banking, and consumer segments.
Cycle upside
Higher-for-longer rates combined with a resilient consumer drive sustained net interest income and robust capital markets activity.
Our financial-history view of BAC (BAC) covers revenue, gross profit, operating income, and net income across the past five fiscal years, with year-over-year growth and margin context for each line.
The revenue trajectory is reported in the financial-history section with year-over-year growth rates. Direction and acceleration are summarised inline; the full table sits within the parent financials tab.
We track operating income alongside operating margin so the reader can separate top-line growth from operating leverage. The numbers analysis subsection flags one-offs, restructuring, and stock-based-compensation effects when material.
Net income is shown together with EPS so dilution and buybacks are visible alongside profit. Where reported net income diverges materially from operating cash flow, the discrepancy is called out in the numbers-analysis subsection.
FAQ
BAC — frequently asked questions
Based on our latest analysis, BAC screens modestly overvalued. The current price is $52.5 versus a composite fair-value midpoint of $45.5 (range $29.9–$58.4), which implies roughly 13.3% downside to the midpoint.
Our composite fair-value range for BAC is $29.9–$58.4, with a midpoint of $45.5. The range is triangulated across multiple valuation models (discounted earnings, forward earnings scenarios, peer multiples, and where applicable owner earnings or reverse DCF) and weighted by reliability for BAC's archetype.
Our current rating for BAC is Reduce with a confidence score of 88/100. Reduce. The current $52.54 price bakes in unsustainably high normalized ROE (mid-teens) and an elevated terminal P/E, exposing investors to material downside risk against our $45.55 fair value estimate. This is research for educational purposes, not personalized investment advice.
The top risks our latest report flags for BAC are: Macro Hard Landing; NIM Collapse; Regulatory Capital Hike. The single biggest risk is Macro Hard Landing: A severe recession triggers a spike in consumer credit card defaults and commercial real estate losses, decimating tangible book value.
Our current rating for BAC is Reduce, issued with a confidence score of 88/100 and a moat score of 9/10. The rating reflects the composite fair-value range ($29.9–$58.4) versus the current price of $52.5.
BAC is classified as a financial stock. Archetype determines how every downstream parameter — discount rate, terminal growth, deceleration curve, terminal multiple, scenario probability weights, scorecard weights, and which valuation models are prioritized — is calibrated for BAC.
