BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SEZL
Sezzle Inc.
SEZL has the edge over BAC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals.
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.
SEZL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
SEZL's revenue and profitability are currently strong. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like SEZL.
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 SEZL in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
SEZL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 20x | $102 | -34% |
| Forward | 23x | $155 | — |
| Fair | 26x | $137 | -11% |
| Current | 30x | $155 | — |
| Expensive | 39x | $201 | +30% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SEZL's PE is in its expensive range at 30x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 23x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
BAC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BAC, with profitability improving.
SEZL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SEZL, with profitability improving.
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.
SEZL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.68 | +28% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.21 | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.58 | +57% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.19 | +42% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.72 | +70% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.24 | +106% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.92 | +150% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.96 | +679% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.19 | +3.3% |
SEZL has the edge over BAC on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
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's operating margin was 30% last quarter, down 3.7 points from the same quarter a year ago.
SEZL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $166.5M | +43% |
| Q2 2026 | $149.7M | +52% |
| Q1 2026 | $135.5M | +29% |
| Q4 2025 | $129.9M | +32% |
| Q3 2025 | $116.8M | +67% |
| Q2 2025 | $98.7M | +76% |
| Q1 2025 | $104.9M | +123% |
| Q4 2024 | $98.2M | +101% |
SEZL has the edge over BAC on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 39% | +8.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 37% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 51% | +3.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 43% | +11 points |
| Q3 2025 | 30% | +0.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 37% | +6.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 48% | +18 points |
| Q4 2024 | 31% | +16 points |
SEZL has the edge over BAC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
SEZL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $86.5M | +163% |
| Q2 2026 | $51.8M | +$88.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $88.6M | +51% |
| Q4 2025 | $70.6M | +7426% |
| Q3 2025 | $32.9M | +478% |
| Q2 2025 | -$36.7M | -$32.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $58.8M | +52% |
| Q4 2024 | $937.7K | +$16M |
SEZL 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 SEZL 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.
SEZL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +29K shares |
| 1 year | -2.6% | -922K shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +375K shares |
SEZL has 35M diluted shares, down 2.6% from a year ago, with $69M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $25.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $30M |
| Q3 2025 | $4M |
| Q2 2025 | $28.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $2.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.5M |
SEZL spent $69M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 92% 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.
SEZL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
SEZL 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).
SEZL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 63.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 53.9 | Neutral |
SEZL's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 54 (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 SEZL on valuation relative to its sector.
SEZL PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | SEZL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 30x | 13x | 128% above |
| PE % | 68 | 45 | 23 pts above |
SEZL is trading at 30x earnings, a 128% 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 |
SEZL has stronger trend alignment. BAC is above 1 of 5 weekly averages versus SEZL above 4 of 4.
SEZL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $130.8 | 18% above |
| 20 week MA | $136.9 | 13% above |
| 50 week MA | $105.3 | 47% above |
| 100 week MA | $91.7 | 69% above |
SEZL is in an uptrend: it's above all four of its weekly moving averages, and 69% 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.
SEZL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.23 | $3.42 | +178% |
| 2024 | $3.42 | $44.2 | +1192% |
| 2025 | $44.2 | $70.5 | +60% |
| 2026 YTD | $70.5 | $154.7 | +119% |
SEZL has the edge over BAC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.