Five days following the Fed's decision to raise interest rates by 25 bps, Stephen Biggar believes that Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish tone is a signal for a steeper hike cycle. That said, he remains bullish on big banks and lists JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Morgan Stanley (MS), and Goldman Sachs (GS) as stock picks.
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST, XETRA:CTO) retained Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC)'s Buy rating despite a price target cut, as rising supply chain costs prompted a more cautious margin outlook. In September 16 trading, shares fell to $900.49, while the broker maintained its "buy" rating and cut its price target to $1,095 from $1,200.
JPM, BAC, C, WFC and KEY face mixed earnings effects as the Fed's first rate hike in three years raises NII potential but pressures deposits.
Bank of America's finance chief went on air to calm investors while the stock quietly slid into its worst month in over a year. The reassurance he offered answers a different question than the one the market is actually asking.
Bank of America (BAC) shares fell early this morning after the financial services firm issued disappointing guidance for its fiscal Q3. Speaking at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference, CEO Brian Moynihan said BAC's investment banking fees and trading revenue will fall notably short of the solid growth seen earlier this year.
Bank of America expects Q3 investment banking fees to slide while trading stalls, but rising wealth fees may cushion the impact on fee income.
Bank of America NYSE: BAC Chairman and CEO Brian Moynihan said the U.S. economy remains resilient, supported by consumer spending, solid credit quality and increased borrowing activity among small and midsized businesses.
The banking backdrop is becoming more constructive as resilient consumer spending, improving loan demand and a revival in investment banking (IB) activity create growth opportunities. Against this setting, Bank of America BAC and Truist Financial Corporation TFC present two distinctly different ways to play a potential banking-sector upswing.
Capital markets momentum is fading in Q3, raising the risk of uneven results for big banks like JPM, GSM BAC, MS and C.
Strong earnings momentum, a solid capital cushion and ample buyback capacity are underpinning BAC's shareholder-return strategy.
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Investors are taking their money to the banks.