BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC has the edge over RILY overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
RILY
BRC Group Holdings, Inc.
RILY offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
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.
RILY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
RILY's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like RILY.
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 RILY in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
RILY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 0.6x | $2.10 | -44% |
| Current | 1x | $3.77 | — |
| Fair | 7.7x | $29.01 | +669% |
| Expensive | 26x | $97.75 | +2493% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RILY's PE is in its cheap range at 1.0x.
BAC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BAC, with profitability improving.
RILY Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for RILY 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 has the edge over RILY on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RILY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.76 | -46% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.71 | +$18.00 |
| Q1 2026 | $16.76 | +$40.90 |
| Q4 2025 | $9.80 | +$35.26 |
| Q3 2025 | $7.01 | +$35.68 |
| Q2 2025 | -$5.29 | +$16.52 |
| Q1 2025 | -$24.14 | -$18.23 |
| Q4 2024 | -$25.46 | -$21.77 |
RILY earned $3.76 per share over the past year, down 46% 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 RILY 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 RILY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RILY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $163.8M | -41% |
| Q2 2026 | $239.1M | +6.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $352.1M | +89% |
| Q4 2025 | $278.4M | +38% |
| Q3 2025 | $277.9M | +39% |
| Q2 2025 | $225.3M | -27% |
| Q1 2025 | $186.1M | -46% |
| Q4 2024 | $201.4M | -41% |
RILY's revenue is growing: $164M last quarter, down 41% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -85% | -109 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +11 points |
| Q1 2026 | 43% | +77 points |
| Q4 2025 | 22% | +99 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +65 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.8% | +76 points |
| Q1 2025 | -33% | -32 points |
| Q4 2024 | -77% | -64 points |
RILY's operating margin was −85% last quarter, down 109 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
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.
RILY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $102.4M | +$164.1M |
| Q2 2026 | -$19.4M | +$8.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $37.1M | +$43.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $25.2M | +$29.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$61.7M | -440% |
| Q2 2025 | -$28M | -126% |
| Q1 2025 | -$6.5M | -105% |
| Q4 2024 | -$4M | -106% |
RILY's free cash flow was $145M over the past year, against −$100M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like RILY.
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 RILY 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.
RILY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4.7% | +1.8M shares |
| 1 year | +31% | +9.6M shares |
| 3 years | +34% | +10.3M shares |
| 5 years | +40% | +11.4M shares |
| Available history | +42% | +11.8M shares |
RILY has 40M diluted shares, up 31% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | $15.8M |
| Q3 2023 | $115,000 |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $53.8M |
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.
RILY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 10.8x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 13.5x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 7.7x | High |
| Q3 2023 | 6.0x | High |
| Q2 2023 | 5.3x | High |
RILY 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).
RILY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 30.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 4.5 | Oversold |
RILY's weekly RSI is 30 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 5 (oversold).
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.
RILY PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | RILY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 1x | 13x | 92% below |
| PE % | 28 | 63 | 35 pts below |
RILY 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 the edge over RILY on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RILY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.47 | 16% below |
| 20 week MA | $6.01 | 37% below |
| 50 week MA | $6.85 | 45% below |
| 100 week MA | $5.68 | 34% below |
| 200 week MA | $16.2 | 77% below |
RILY is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 77% 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 RILY on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RILY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $25.1 | $43.1 | +71% |
| 2021 | $43.1 | $81.7 | +90% |
| 2022 | $81.7 | $31.9 | -61% |
| 2023 | $31.9 | $21.0 | -34% |
| 2024 | $21.0 | $4.68 | -78% |
| 2025 | $4.68 | $4.78 | +2.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.78 | $3.77 | -21% |
RILY has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 21% so far in 2026.