BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
THFF
First Financial Corporation
THFF has a slight edge over BAC overall on the model 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.
THFF Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
THFF's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like THFF.
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 THFF in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
THFF PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7.8x | $59.78 | -22% |
| Forward | 9.4x | $76.99 | — |
| Fair | 9.7x | $75.07 | -2.5% |
| Current | 10x | $76.99 | — |
| Expensive | 11x | $86.61 | +13% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
THFF's PE is in its fair range at 10x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.4x next year's earnings.
BAC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
BAC has the edge over THFF on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
THFF Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for THFF, but weaker profitability.
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.
THFF Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $8.19 | +6.3% |
| Q3 2026 | $7.70 | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.14 | +37% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.80 | +47% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.68 | +67% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.24 | +70% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.23 | +21% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.62 | -1.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.00 | -21% |
THFF earned $7.70 per share over the past year, up 23% 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'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.
THFF Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $75M | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $71.9M | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $68.2M | +9.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $70.6M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $65.8M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $63.1M | +28% |
| Q1 2025 | $62.5M | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $61.8M | +22% |
THFF has the edge over BAC on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 46% | +6.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 39% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 36% | -1.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 37% | +5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 39% | +21 points |
| Q2 2025 | 36% | +8.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 38% | +11 points |
| Q4 2024 | 32% | +4.7 points |
THFF 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.
THFF Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34.9M | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.8M | +45% |
| Q1 2026 | $21.9M | +7% |
| Q4 2025 | $28.6M | +93% |
| Q3 2025 | $25.8M | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $11.6M | +37% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.5M | +79% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.8M | -21% |
THFF 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 THFF 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.
THFF Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | +0.3% | +41K shares |
| 3 years | -0.1% | -9K shares |
| 5 years | -11% | -1.5M shares |
| Available history | -7.6% | -973K shares |
THFF has 12M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $332,000 |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $795,000 |
| Q4 2024 | — |
THFF has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
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.
THFF Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
THFF 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).
THFF Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 39.3 | Neutral |
THFF's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 39 (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 is trading at 12x earnings, in line with the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
THFF PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | THFF | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 10x | 13x | 23% below |
| PE % | 58 | 63 | 5 pts below |
THFF 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 fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 19% above its 200-week average.
THFF Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $75.5 | 2% above |
| 20 week MA | $77.3 | 0.4% below |
| 50 week MA | $70.4 | 9.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $61.2 | 26% above |
| 200 week MA | $50.1 | 54% above |
THFF 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.
THFF Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $45.9 | $39.1 | -15% |
| 2021 | $39.1 | $45.0 | +15% |
| 2022 | $45.0 | $46.4 | +3% |
| 2023 | $46.4 | $43.0 | -7.2% |
| 2024 | $43.0 | $46.6 | +8.3% |
| 2025 | $46.6 | $62.0 | +33% |
| 2026 YTD | $62.0 | $77.0 | +24% |
THFF has the edge over BAC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.