BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
PFS
Provident Financial Services, Inc.
PFS has a slight edge over BAC overall on the model score.
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.
PFS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
PFS's profitability is currently strong, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like PFS.
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.
PFS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.7x | $20.68 | -9.8% |
| Forward | 9.1x | $22.94 | — |
| Current | 9.6x | $22.94 | — |
| Fair | 10x | $24.58 | +7.1% |
| Expensive | 15x | $35.05 | +53% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PFS 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.
PFS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PFS, with profitability improving.
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.
PFS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.53 | +6.1% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.38 | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.40 | +36% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.35 | +112% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.23 | +112% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.96 | +88% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.77 | +67% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.11 | -31% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.05 | -39% |
PFS earned $2.38 per share over the past year, up 21% 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 has the edge over PFS on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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.
PFS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $238.5M | +7.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $234.7M | +9.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $225.2M | +7.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $225.7M | +9.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $221.8M | +5.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $214.2M | +31% |
| Q1 2025 | $208.8M | +82% |
| Q4 2024 | $205.9M | +79% |
PFS's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $239M last quarter, up 7.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 39% | -7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 45% | -2.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 49% | +4.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 50% | +19 points |
| Q3 2025 | 46% | +15 points |
| Q2 2025 | 48% | +61 points |
| Q1 2025 | 44% | +6.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 30% | -4.2 points |
PFS 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.
PFS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $47.9M | -50% |
| Q2 2026 | $108.6M | -41% |
| Q1 2026 | $81M | -7.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $64.1M | -73% |
| Q3 2025 | $96.7M | +42% |
| Q2 2025 | $182.6M | +142% |
| Q1 2025 | $87.4M | +114% |
| Q4 2024 | $240.8M | +438% |
PFS's free cash flow was $302M over the past year, down 50% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like PFS.
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 PFS 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.
PFS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +29.4K shares |
| 1 year | -0.1% | -136K shares |
| 3 years | +74% | +55.5M shares |
| 5 years | +70% | +53.7M shares |
| Available history | +101% | +65.7M shares |
PFS has 130M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $10.3M |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | $1,000 |
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 has the edge over PFS on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
PFS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 14.7x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 12.8x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 14.1x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 12.2x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 13.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 16.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 24.0x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 27.4x | High |
PFS's net debt is about 15 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 13 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like PFS.
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).
PFS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 34.6 | Neutral |
PFS's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 35 (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 is trading at 12x earnings, in line with the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
PFS PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | PFS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.6x | 13x | 26% below |
| PE % | 31 | 63 | 32 pts below |
PFS has the edge over BAC on valuation relative to its sector.
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.
PFS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $22.7 | 0.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $23.4 | 2% below |
| 50 week MA | $22.4 | 2.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $20.2 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $18.8 | 22% above |
PFS 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.
PFS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $24.6 | $17.9 | -28% |
| 2021 | $17.9 | $24.3 | +36% |
| 2022 | $24.3 | $21.4 | -12% |
| 2023 | $21.4 | $18.0 | -16% |
| 2024 | $18.0 | $18.9 | +4.7% |
| 2025 | $18.9 | $20.4 | +7.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $20.4 | $22.9 | +13% |
PFS has the edge over BAC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.