BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC has the edge over PWP overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
PWP
Perella Weinberg Partners
PWP's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall 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.
PWP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
PWP's revenue is currently healthy, and its profitability is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like PWP.
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 PWP in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
PWP PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.5x | $13.45 | — |
| Cheap | 18x | $7.12 | -47% |
| Current | 34x | $13.45 | — |
| Fair | 36x | $14.42 | +7.2% |
| Expensive | 63x | $25.28 | +88% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PWP's PE is in its fair range at 34x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.5x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
BAC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BAC, with profitability improving.
PWP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for PWP, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 PWP on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PWP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.42 | +255% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.40 | -61% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.27 | -77% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.25 | +$0.32 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.47 | +$1.69 |
PWP's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.40 over the past year, against $1.18 in mid-2025.
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 PWP 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 PWP on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PWP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $251.4M | +53% |
| Q2 2026 | $156.5M | +0.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $148.9M | -30% |
| Q4 2025 | $219.2M | -2.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $164.6M | -41% |
| Q2 2025 | $155.3M | -43% |
| Q1 2025 | $211.8M | +107% |
| Q4 2024 | $225.7M | +6.1% |
PWP's revenue has held roughly level: $251M last quarter, up 53% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 14% | +8.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.2% | -2.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | -8.7% | -14 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.4% | -1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.4% | -7.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.8% | +36 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.5% | +58 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.5% | +30 points |
PWP's operating margin was 14% last quarter, up 8.5 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 PWP on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PWP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $71M | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $47.2M | -15% |
| Q1 2026 | -$111.8M | +$65.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $95.1M | -31% |
| Q3 2025 | $57.6M | -71% |
| Q2 2025 | $55.3M | -34% |
| Q1 2025 | -$177.6M | +$37.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $138.8M | -5.1% |
PWP's free cash flow was $101M over the past year, up 37% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like PWP.
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 PWP 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.
PWP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.5% | +1.6M shares |
| 1 year | +3.1% | +3.1M shares |
| 3 years | +15% | +13.5M shares |
PWP has 103M diluted shares, up 3.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $1.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $17.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $14.4M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
PWP spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 94% from 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.
PWP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -15.9x | Net Cash |
PWP 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).
PWP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 27.4 | Neutral |
PWP's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 27 (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 PWP on valuation relative to its sector.
PWP PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | PWP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 34x | 13x | 158% above |
| PE % | 45 | 61 | 16 pts below |
PWP is trading at 34x earnings, a 158% premium to 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 the edge over PWP on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PWP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $14.2 | 5.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $15.4 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $17.4 | 23% below |
| 100 week MA | $18.9 | 29% below |
| 200 week MA | $16.2 | 17% below |
PWP is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 17% below its 200-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 the edge over PWP on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PWP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.90 | $10.9 | +10% |
| 2021 | $10.9 | $12.8 | +18% |
| 2022 | $12.8 | $9.41 | -27% |
| 2023 | $9.41 | $12.2 | +30% |
| 2024 | $12.2 | $24.0 | +96% |
| 2025 | $24.0 | $17.7 | -26% |
| 2026 YTD | $17.7 | $13.5 | -24% |
PWP has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 24% so far in 2026.