BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
INDB
Independent Bank Corp.
INDB has the edge over BAC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
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.
INDB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
INDB's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like INDB.
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.
INDB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 10x | $67.21 | -20% |
| Forward | 10x | $84.12 | — |
| Current | 12x | $84.12 | — |
| Fair | 15x | $100 | +19% |
| Expensive | 18x | $122 | +44% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
INDB 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 |
BAC has the edge over INDB on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
INDB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect INDB's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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 INDB on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
INDB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $8.09 | +20% |
| Q3 2026 | $6.74 | +64% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.53 | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.03 | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.44 | -1.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.11 | -11% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.43 | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.44 | -14% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.52 | -17% |
INDB earned $6.74 per share over the past year, up 64% from the year before.
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.
INDB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $261.9M | +7.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $253.3M | +39% |
| Q1 2026 | $252.7M | +42% |
| Q4 2025 | $253.9M | +44% |
| Q3 2025 | $243.7M | +39% |
| Q2 2025 | $181.8M | +6.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $178M | +6.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $176.9M | -0.2% |
INDB's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $262M last quarter, up 7.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 45% | +27 points |
| Q2 2026 | 42% | +6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 41% | +9.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 37% | +1.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 18% | -13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 36% | -2.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 32% | -5.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 36% | -4.5 points |
INDB has the edge over BAC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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's free cash flow was $41.4B over the past year, down 33% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BAC.
INDB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $99.6M | +100% |
| Q2 2026 | $67M | -35% |
| Q1 2026 | $111.6M | +887% |
| Q4 2025 | $75.5M | +107% |
| Q3 2025 | $49.7M | -23% |
| Q2 2025 | $102.5M | +66% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.3M | -76% |
| Q4 2024 | $36.5M | -23% |
INDB's free cash flow was $354M over the past year, up 77% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like INDB.
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.
INDB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.7% | -820K shares |
| 1 year | -5.4% | -2.7M shares |
| 3 years | +7% | +3.1M shares |
| 5 years | +43% | +14.2M shares |
| Available history | +37% | +12.8M shares |
INDB has the edge over BAC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $57.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $75M |
| Q1 2026 | $63.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $37.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $23.4M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
INDB spent $233M buying back its own shares over the past year, about 10 times what it spent the year before.
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.
INDB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
INDB has the edge over BAC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
INDB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 66.4 | Neutral |
INDB's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 66 (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 INDB on valuation relative to its sector.
INDB PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | INDB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 13x | 4.1% below |
| PE % | 31 | 63 | 32 pts below |
INDB is trading at 12x earnings, in line with the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
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.
INDB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $81.6 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $82.9 | 1.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $80.2 | 4.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $72.9 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $65.4 | 29% above |
INDB has the edge over BAC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
INDB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $83.8 | $74.0 | -12% |
| 2021 | $74.0 | $79.8 | +7.9% |
| 2022 | $79.8 | $84.8 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | $84.8 | $65.8 | -22% |
| 2024 | $65.8 | $65.0 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | $65.0 | $75.7 | +16% |
| 2026 YTD | $75.7 | $84.1 | +11% |
INDB has the edge over BAC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.