BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
TREE
LendingTree, Inc.
TREE has the edge over BAC overall, supported by stronger valuation.
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.
TREE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
TREE's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like TREE.
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 TREE in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
TREE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 3.3x | $23.41 | -34% |
| Current | 5x | $35.31 | — |
| Forward | 5.5x | $35.31 | — |
| Fair | 26x | $184 | +421% |
| Expensive | 157x | $1,107 | +3035% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TREE's PE is in its cheap range at 5.0x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 5.5x.
BAC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
BAC has the edge over TREE on the outlook, with more favorable valuation expectations.
TREE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for TREE, 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.
TREE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.42 | -9.1% |
| Q3 2026 | $7.07 | +607% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.95 | +$17.02 |
| Q1 2026 | $12.92 | +$17.06 |
| Q4 2025 | $10.78 | +$13.92 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.00 | +$3.74 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.07 | +$5.76 |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.14 | +$6.28 |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.14 | +$6.32 |
TREE's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $7.07 over the past year, about seven times what it earned the year before, and higher year over year for 12 quarters in a row.
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 TREE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TREE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $343.6M | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $313.4M | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $327.3M | +37% |
| Q4 2025 | $319.7M | +22% |
| Q3 2025 | $307.8M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $250.1M | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | $239.7M | +43% |
| Q4 2024 | $261.5M | +95% |
TREE has the edge over BAC on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -20% | -30 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7% | -1.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9.5% | +13 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7% | +0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.3% | +5.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.4% | +3.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -3% | -7.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6.9% | +7 points |
TREE's operating margin was −20% last quarter, down 30 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.
TREE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $32.8M | +28% |
| Q2 2026 | $26M | +3.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.8M | +$12.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $13.5M | +0.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $25.6M | -40% |
| Q2 2025 | $25.2M | +$32.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.6M | -222% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.4M | -27% |
TREE 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 TREE 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.
TREE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -14K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +52K shares |
| 3 years | +8.1% | +1M shares |
| 5 years | +5.8% | +772K shares |
| Available history | -4% | -579K shares |
TREE has 14M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | $43M |
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 has the edge over TREE on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
TREE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11.6x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.2x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.8x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 7.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 5.8x | High |
TREE's net debt is about 12 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 4.2 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like TREE.
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).
TREE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 56.8 | Neutral |
TREE's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 57 (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.
TREE PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | TREE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 5x | 13x | 62% below |
| PE % | 25 | 63 | 38 pts below |
TREE 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.
TREE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $28.4 | 25% above |
| 20 week MA | $32.0 | 10% above |
| 50 week MA | $40.1 | 12% below |
| 100 week MA | $44.5 | 21% below |
| 200 week MA | $39.1 | 9.7% below |
TREE 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 TREE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TREE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $294.4 | $277.5 | -5.8% |
| 2021 | $277.5 | $125.9 | -55% |
| 2022 | $125.9 | $18.9 | -85% |
| 2023 | $18.9 | $30.3 | +60% |
| 2024 | $30.3 | $39.3 | +29% |
| 2025 | $39.3 | $54.4 | +39% |
| 2026 YTD | $54.4 | $35.3 | -35% |
TREE has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 35% so far in 2026.