A positive momentum has been noticed in the field of bank earnings. Related stocks and ETFs should gain in the near term.
Bank of America released its third quarter earnings Yesterday. The release beat expectations on revenue as well as on earnings per share. Shortly after the release came out, I sold 33% of my shares.
Earnings season has kicked off, and as usual, the banking and finance sector pushes the envelope first to show investors where the next market trend might be headed. Considering that financial services and markets make up a large portion of the United States economy, investors need to be able to understand what banking earnings mean.
Bank of America reported Q3 earnings with a slight stock increase of 0.55%, surpassing most analyst estimates. The key highlight is that net interest income started seeing a sequential recovery of 2%, despite an EPS decline. After Q3 earnings, the price-to-tangible book valuation became cheaper, so I reiterated my "buy rating" on the stock.
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Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC ) Q3 2024 Results Conference Call October 15, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Lee McEntire - Investor Relations Brian Moynihan - Chief Executive Officer Alastair Borthwick - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Jim Mitchell - Seaport Global Betsy Graseck - Morgan Stanley Glenn Schorr - Evercore Matt O'Connor - Deutsche Bank Mike Mayo - Wells Fargo Vivek Juneja - JP Morgan Steven Chubak - Wolfe Research Erika Najarian - UBS Gerard Cassidy - RBC Operator Good day, everyone, and welcome to Bank of America's earnings announcement. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.
Brian Moynihan, Bank of America chair and CEO, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss how Moynihan characterizes the environment the bank is operating in, to what degree Bank of America gets hurt by lower rates, and much more.
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Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) shares rose 2% in pre-market after it reported a smaller drop than expected in third-quarter profit. Earnings per share of $0.81 was down from $0.90 in the same quarter last year, but was higher than the $0.77 cents average estimate from Wall Street.