BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC's fundamentals are strong: its operating margin rose 5 points to 35% and revenue grew 15%. At 12x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 13x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
HCIC
Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII
There isn't enough reported data to score HCIC yet.
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.
HCIC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
HCIC's profitability is currently healthy. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like HCIC.
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's PE is in its fair range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 10x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
HCIC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 40x | $30.66 | +206% |
| Fair | 40x | $30.69 | +207% |
| Expensive | 40x | $30.75 | +207% |
| Current | 40x | $10.01 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HCIC has the edge over BAC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BAC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BAC, with profitability improving.
HCIC Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for HCIC to show an outlook.
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's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $4.19 over the past year, up 14% from the year before, and higher year over year for eight quarters in a row.
HCIC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $0.77 | +$0.78 |
HCIC has the edge over BAC in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
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's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $30B last quarter, up 6.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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.
HCIC Quarterly Revenue
HCIC's revenue is shrinking: $0 last quarter.
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 stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 119% versus its history, compared with HCIC at up 4.5%.
HCIC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | -$408K | -$56K |
| Q2 2022 | -$263K | +$450K |
| Q1 2022 | -$397K | +$402K |
| Q4 2021 | -$101K | -$98K |
HCIC's free cash flow was −$1M over the past year, against −$2M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like HCIC.
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 7.2B diluted shares, down 5.3% from a year ago, with $25.6B in buybacks over the past year.
| 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.
HCIC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | -18% | -7.6M shares |
HCIC has the edge over BAC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
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.
HCIC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | -0.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2022 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2021 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2021 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
HCIC has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like HCIC.
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).
HCIC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 67.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.3 | Neutral |
HCIC's weekly RSI is 67 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 33 (neutral).
BAC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BAC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 13x | 7.5% below |
| PE % | 40 | 63 | 23 pts below |
BAC has the edge over HCIC on valuation relative to its sector.
HCIC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | HCIC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 40x | 13x | 207% above |
HCIC is trading at 40x earnings, a 207% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x, though its earnings don't support one.
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 |
HCIC has stronger trend alignment. BAC is above 1 of 5 weekly averages versus HCIC above 2 of 2.
HCIC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.99 | 0.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $9.99 | 0.2% above |
HCIC is in an uptrend: it's above all two of its weekly moving averages, and 0.2% above its 20-week average.
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 finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 10% so far in 2026.
HCIC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | $9.82 | $10.0 | +1.9% |
HCIC has the edge over BAC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.