BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC has the edge over SAMG overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
SAMG
Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc.
SAMG 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.
SAMG Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
SAMG's revenue and profitability are currently stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like SAMG.
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 SAMG in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
SAMG PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.3x | $1.11 | -90% |
| Fair | 14x | $1.71 | -85% |
| Expensive | 21x | $2.57 | -77% |
| Current | 93x | $11.17 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SAMG's PE is in its expensive range at 93x.
BAC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BAC, with profitability improving.
SAMG Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for SAMG 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 SAMG on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SAMG Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.12 | -83% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.11 | -88% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.30 | -68% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.53 | -48% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.71 | -11% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.88 | -2.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.95 | 0% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.01 | +5.2% |
SAMG's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.12 over the past year, against $2.26 in mid-2022.
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 SAMG 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 SAMG on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SAMG Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $32.7M | +4.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $30.8M | +0.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $31.4M | 0% |
| Q4 2025 | $32M | 0% |
| Q3 2025 | $31.3M | +2.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $30.7M | -1% |
| Q1 2025 | $31.4M | +3.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $32M | +12% |
SAMG's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $33M last quarter, up 4.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.8% | +1.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.1% | -10 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4% | -11 points |
| Q4 2025 | -2.8% | -8.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.3% | -10 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | -4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 15% | -4.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6.1% | +9.5 points |
SAMG's operating margin was 5.8% last quarter, up 1.5 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'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.
SAMG Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10.5M | -24% |
| Q2 2026 | $13.4M | +0.5% |
| Q1 2026 | -$31.3M | -$6.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $12.9M | -19% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.4M | -14% |
| Q1 2025 | -$25.1M | -$425K |
| Q4 2024 | $16M | +13% |
| Q2 2024 | $15.6M | +11% |
SAMG's free cash flow was $6M over the past year, down 69% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SAMG.
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.
SAMG Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.7% | +130K shares |
| 1 year | -6.2% | -521K shares |
| 3 years | -16% | -1.5M shares |
| 5 years | -19% | -1.8M shares |
| Available history | -15% | -1.3M shares |
SAMG has the edge over BAC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $1.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $7M |
| Q3 2025 | $4.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $15.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $3.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.3M |
SAMG spent $9M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 67% 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.
SAMG Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
SAMG 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).
SAMG Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 82.3 | Overbought |
SAMG's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) 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 SAMG on valuation relative to its sector.
SAMG PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | SAMG | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 93x | 13x | 615% above |
| PE % | 99 | 63 | 36 pts above |
SAMG is trading at 93x earnings, a 615% 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.
SAMG Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.6 | 5.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $10.3 | 8.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $12.4 | 9.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $14.2 | 21% below |
| 200 week MA | $15.7 | 29% below |
SAMG 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 the edge over SAMG on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SAMG Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $12.4 | $14.1 | +14% |
| 2021 | $14.1 | $16.7 | +19% |
| 2022 | $16.7 | $18.2 | +8.9% |
| 2023 | $18.2 | $17.0 | -6.5% |
| 2024 | $17.0 | $18.4 | +8.1% |
| 2025 | $18.4 | $15.2 | -17% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.2 | $11.2 | -27% |
SAMG has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 27% so far in 2026.