BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC has a slight edge over PLGO overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
PLGO
Pelagos Insurance Capital Limit
PLGO trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
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.
PLGO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
PLGO's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like PLGO.
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 PLGO in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
PLGO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 5.9x | $20.62 | -28% |
| Fair | 6.8x | $23.72 | -18% |
| Forward | 7.6x | $28.83 | — |
| Current | 8.3x | $28.83 | — |
| Expensive | 10x | $34.97 | +21% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PLGO's PE is in its fair range at 8.3x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 7.6x next year's earnings.
BAC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
BAC has the edge over PLGO on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
PLGO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PLGO, but weaker profitability.
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.
PLGO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.77 | +8.3% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.48 | +$3.49 |
| Q2 2026 | $3.98 | +$4.35 |
| Q1 2026 | $3.64 | +$3.73 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.11 | +115% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.98 | -95% |
PLGO has returned to profit: it earned $3.48 per share over the past year, after losing money 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 PLGO 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 has the edge over PLGO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PLGO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $800.9M | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $650M | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $610.6M | -7.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $600.9M | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $651.9M | -5% |
| Q2 2025 | $589.3M | +9.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $658.4M | +27% |
| Q4 2024 | $673.8M | -81% |
PLGO's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $801M last quarter, up 23% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.2% | -16 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8.1% | +4.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +25 points |
| Q4 2025 | 24% | +45 points |
| Q3 2025 | 25% | +7.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.8% | -7.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | -7.6% | -26 points |
| Q4 2024 | -21% | -78 points |
PLGO's operating margin was 9.2% last quarter, down 16 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 PLGO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PLGO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $133.7M | -14% |
| Q2 2026 | -$26.7M | +$332.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $273.6M | +$707M |
| Q4 2025 | $228.6M | +82% |
| Q3 2025 | $154.6M | -51% |
| Q2 2025 | -$359.3M | -274% |
| Q1 2025 | -$433.4M | -$397.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $125.4M | -74% |
PLGO's free cash flow was $609M over the past year, against −$513M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like PLGO.
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.
PLGO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.5% | -2.1M shares |
| 1 year | -21% | -22M shares |
| 3 years | -29% | -33.5M shares |
PLGO has the edge over BAC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $83M |
| Q2 2026 | $60.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $219.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $118.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $31.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $88.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $22.1M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
PLGO spent $481M buying back its own shares over the past year, about three 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.
PLGO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -30.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
PLGO 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).
PLGO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 74.5 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 91.0 | Overbought |
PLGO's weekly RSI is 75 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 91 (overbought).
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.
PLGO PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | PLGO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.3x | 13x | 36% below |
| PE % | 64 | 46 | 18 pts above |
PLGO 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 |
PLGO has stronger trend alignment. BAC is above 1 of 5 weekly averages versus PLGO above 4 of 4.
PLGO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $25.8 | 12% above |
| 20 week MA | $25.3 | 14% above |
| 50 week MA | $22.2 | 30% above |
| 100 week MA | $19.5 | 48% above |
PLGO is in an uptrend: it's above all four of its weekly moving averages, and 48% above its 100-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.
PLGO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $13.7 | $12.7 | -7.3% |
| 2024 | $12.7 | $17.6 | +39% |
| 2025 | $17.6 | $19.5 | +11% |
| 2026 YTD | $19.5 | $28.8 | +48% |
PLGO has the edge over BAC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.