BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC has the edge over SAFT overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
SAFT
Safety Insurance Group, Inc.
SAFT 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.
SAFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
SAFT's revenue and profitability are currently stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like SAFT.
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 SAFT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
SAFT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 10x | $47.86 | -54% |
| Fair | 16x | $76.71 | -26% |
| Current | 22x | $104 | — |
| Expensive | 24x | $116 | +11% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SAFT's PE is in its expensive range at 22x.
BAC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BAC, with profitability improving.
SAFT Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for SAFT 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'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.
SAFT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.78 | -19% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.64 | -19% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.23 | -14% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.70 | +40% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.90 | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.72 | +65% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.90 | +41% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.78 | +273% |
SAFT's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $4.78 over the past year, against $11.71 in early 2021.
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 has the edge over SAFT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SAFT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $327.8M | +0.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $325.7M | +3% |
| Q1 2026 | $314.7M | +4.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $319.3M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $326.6M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $316.3M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $301.4M | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $286.7M | +11% |
SAFT has the edge over BAC on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | +1.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | -5.7% | -15 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8% | +4.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | +3.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.4% | -0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.5% | -2.6 points |
SAFT's operating margin was 12% last quarter, up 0.6 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'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.
SAFT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $56.7M | -34% |
| Q2 2026 | $37.7M | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | -$18.9M | -764% |
| Q4 2025 | $71.4M | +42% |
| Q3 2025 | $85.5M | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $32.3M | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.8M | +$27M |
| Q4 2024 | $50.3M | +45% |
SAFT has the edge over BAC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 SAFT 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.
SAFT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +35.3K shares |
| 1 year | -1.3% | -185K shares |
| 3 years | -0.6% | -88.5K shares |
| 5 years | -3.2% | -486K shares |
| Available history | -4.9% | -744K shares |
SAFT has 15M diluted shares, down 1.3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | $14.6M |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | $17.9M |
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.
SAFT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
SAFT 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).
SAFT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 77.5 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 81.8 | Overbought |
SAFT's weekly RSI is 77 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 82 (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 has the edge over SAFT on valuation relative to its sector.
SAFT PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | SAFT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 22x | 13x | 68% above |
| PE % | 68 | 63 | 5 pts above |
SAFT is trading at 22x earnings, a 68% 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 fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 19% above its 200-week average.
SAFT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $104.0 | 0.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $99.5 | 4.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $84.8 | 23% above |
| 100 week MA | $80.4 | 30% above |
| 200 week MA | $79.1 | 32% above |
SAFT 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.
SAFT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $92.5 | $77.8 | -16% |
| 2021 | $77.8 | $82.1 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | $82.1 | $88.8 | +8.1% |
| 2023 | $88.8 | $76.0 | -14% |
| 2024 | $76.0 | $82.0 | +7.9% |
| 2025 | $82.0 | $78.4 | -4.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $78.4 | $104.3 | +33% |
SAFT has the edge over BAC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.