Bank of America reported mixed second-quarter results this week as lower net interest income weighted on its profits. It saw strong results in areas including investment banking and wealth management.
Bank of America released its second-quarter earnings yesterday, easily beating the Street's estimates. The release showed high growth in investment banking fees. Other parts of the release weren't as good. For example, net interest income declined 3%.
We are off to a good start in the Q2 earnings season, with the growth pace steadily improving, an above-average proportion of companies beating EPS estimates, and companies generally providing a reassuring outlook for the coming periods.
We are off to a good start in the Q2 earnings season, with the growth pace steadily improving, an above-average proportion of companies beating EPS estimates, and companies generally providing a reassuring outlook for the coming periods.
Bank of America (BAC) is fresh off its Tuesday post-earnings pop of 5.3%, after the financial institution reported a top-line beat for the second quarter. The shares today hit a two-year high of $44.44 in response, and are now up 30.9% in 2024, with support in place at their ascending 50-day moving average.
Bank of America Corp BAC reported better-than-expected second-quarter results on Tuesday.
Bank of America reported better than expected earnings for Q2, driven by strong investment banking results and solid net interest income. Despite strong performance, risks include a decline in federal fund rates and balance sheet deterioration. BAC faces potential challenges with a changing interest rate environment. Shares are likely fully valued.
For Bank of America, digital channels have represented avenues of continued growth, making inroads with credit card spending in particular. According to management, there's still room left for consumers to keep spending on those cards.
Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call July 16, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Lee McEntire - Investor Relations Brian Moynihan - Chief Executive Officer Alastair Borthwick - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Glenn Schorr - Evercore Jim Mitchell - Seaport Global Mike Mayo - Wells Fargo Securities Steven Chubak - Wolfe Research Betsy Graseck - Morgan Stanley Erika Najarian - UBS Ken Usdin - Jefferies Gerard Cassidy - RBC Vivek Juneja - JPMorgan Matt O'Connor - Deutsche Bank Operator Good day, everyone, and welcome to the Bank of America Earnings Announcement. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode.
Goldman Sachs analyst Richard Ramsden reiterated a Buy rating on Bank Of America Corp BAC with a price target of $45.
U.S. stocks traded mostly higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index surging more than 550 points on Tuesday.
We hit the ground running in this morning's pre-market. Q2 earnings season for the next four weeks will bring us key performance numbers from all manner of publicly traded equities, while key economic data helps us interest-rate prognosticators keep tabs on the odds of a pending interest rate cut.