ACIC
American Coastal Insurance Corporation
ACIC trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC has the edge over ACIC overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
ACIC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
ACIC's profitability is currently strong, but its revenue is under pressure. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like ACIC.
BAC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BAC's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BAC.
ACIC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 5x | $8.85 | -14% |
| Current | 5.8x | $10.34 | — |
| Fair | 7.1x | $12.55 | +21% |
| Expensive | 8.2x | $14.58 | +41% |
| Forward | 12x | $10.34 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ACIC's PE is in its cheap range at 5.8x. Analysts expect earnings to fall, which would put today's price at 12x next year's earnings, in its expensive range.
BAC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.4x | $39.50 | -22% |
| Forward | 10x | $50.51 | — |
| Current | 12x | $50.51 | — |
| Fair | 13x | $53.81 | +6.5% |
| Expensive | 15x | $62.23 | +23% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BAC has the edge over ACIC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ACIC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong decline | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect ACIC's earnings and revenue to decline, with profitability weakening.
BAC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
BAC has the edge over ACIC on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings expectations.
ACIC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.89 | -50% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.77 | +3.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.02 | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.11 | +42% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.15 | +40% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.71 | +4.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.63 | +25% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.49 | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.54 | -78% |
ACIC's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.77 over the past year, against $6.98 in late 2023.
BAC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.92 | +17% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.19 | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.34 | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.02 | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.81 | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.66 | +33% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.41 | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.35 | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.21 | +4.2% |
BAC has the edge over ACIC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ACIC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $70.7M | -22% |
| Q2 2026 | $82.6M | -4.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $71.2M | -1.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $86.4M | +9% |
| Q3 2025 | $90.4M | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $86.5M | +26% |
| Q1 2025 | $72.2M | -1.4% |
| Q1 2024 | $73.2M | -19% |
ACIC's revenue has slid since its 2020 peak: $71M last quarter, down 22% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 37% | -9.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 34% | -7.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 36% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 43% | +32 points |
| Q3 2025 | 46% | +2.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 42% | +6.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 35% | -6.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | N/A |
ACIC has the edge over BAC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BAC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $30B | +6.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $31.6B | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $30.3B | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $31.2B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $28.1B | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $26.5B | +4.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $27.4B | +6% |
| Q4 2024 | $25.3B | +15% |
BAC has the edge over ACIC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 30% | -3.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 37% | +7.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 34% | +4.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 40% | +12 points |
| Q3 2025 | 34% | +4.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 29% | -0.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 30% | +1.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 28% | +14 points |
BAC's operating margin was 30% last quarter, down 3.7 points from the same quarter a year ago.
ACIC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $64.4M | +$100M |
| Q2 2026 | $58.3M | -54% |
| Q1 2026 | -$5.9M | -122% |
| Q4 2025 | -$47.8M | -3105% |
| Q3 2025 | -$35.6M | -$26.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $127.9M | +1.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $26.3M | -79% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.6M | -97% |
ACIC's free cash flow was $69M over the past year, down 43% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like ACIC.
BAC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$6.5B | -114% |
| Q2 2026 | $29B | +$38.2B |
| Q1 2026 | $41.8B | +$44B |
| Q4 2025 | -$22.9B | -189% |
| Q3 2025 | $46.9B | +$84.2B |
| Q2 2025 | -$9.1B | -150% |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.2B | +$13.4B |
| Q4 2024 | $25.9B | -21% |
BAC has the edge over ACIC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ACIC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.8% | -893K shares |
| 1 year | -3% | -1.5M shares |
| 3 years | +9.7% | +4.3M shares |
| 5 years | +13% | +5.4M shares |
| Available history | +13% | +5.6M shares |
ACIC has 48M diluted shares, down 3% from a year ago.
BAC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1% | -72M shares |
| 1 year | -5.3% | -405M shares |
| 3 years | -11% | -854M shares |
| 5 years | -15% | -1.3B shares |
| Available history | -24% | -2.2B shares |
BAC has the edge over ACIC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6B |
| Q2 2026 | $6B |
| Q1 2026 | $7.2B |
| Q4 2025 | $6.3B |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3B |
| Q2 2025 | $5.3B |
| Q1 2025 | $4.5B |
| Q4 2024 | $3.5B |
BAC spent $25.6B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 37% from the year before.
ACIC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
ACIC has the edge over BAC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BAC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.4x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 6.7x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 7.1x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 7.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 8.3x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 8.8x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 8.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 9.0x | High |
BAC's net debt is about 6.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 8.3 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BAC.
ACIC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 57.6 | Neutral |
ACIC's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 58 (neutral).
BAC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 4.9 | Oversold |
BAC's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 5 (oversold).
ACIC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | ACIC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 5.8x | 13x | 55% below |
| PE % | 31 | 63 | 32 pts below |
ACIC has the edge over BAC on valuation relative to its sector.
BAC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BAC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 13x | 7.5% below |
| PE % | 40 | 63 | 23 pts below |
BAC is trading at 12x earnings, in line with the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
ACIC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.3 | 0.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $10.1 | 2% above |
| 50 week MA | $10.8 | 4.6% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.2 | 7.3% below |
| 200 week MA | $9.81 | 5.4% above |
ACIC has the edge over BAC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BAC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $52.1 | 3% below |
| 20 week MA | $57.8 | 13% below |
| 50 week MA | $54.7 | 7.7% below |
| 100 week MA | $50.5 | 0% below |
| 200 week MA | $42.5 | 19% above |
BAC has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 19% above its 200-week average.
ACIC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $12.4 | $6.08 | -51% |
| 2021 | $6.08 | $4.33 | -29% |
| 2022 | $4.33 | $0.88 | -80% |
| 2023 | $0.88 | $9.46 | +975% |
| 2024 | $9.46 | $13.4 | +41% |
| 2025 | $13.4 | $12.5 | -6.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $12.5 | $10.3 | -18% |
ACIC's yearly returns have swung widely, from +975% in 2023 to −80% in 2022. It's down 18% so far in 2026.
BAC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $35.4 | $30.0 | -15% |
| 2021 | $30.0 | $44.4 | +48% |
| 2022 | $44.4 | $32.5 | -27% |
| 2023 | $32.5 | $33.7 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | $33.7 | $44.3 | +32% |
| 2025 | $44.3 | $56.2 | +27% |
| 2026 YTD | $56.2 | $50.5 | -10% |
BAC has the edge over ACIC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.