BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
WTM
White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.
WTM has the edge over BAC overall, supported by stronger valuation and 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.
WTM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
WTM's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like WTM.
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's PE is in its fair range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 10x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
WTM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 4.8x | $1,792 | -20% |
| Current | 6x | $2,247 | — |
| Fair | 8.2x | $3,092 | +38% |
| Expensive | 24x | $9,021 | +302% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WTM has the edge over BAC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BAC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BAC, with profitability improving.
WTM Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for WTM 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.
WTM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $375.30 | +593% |
| Q2 2026 | $437.19 | +449% |
| Q1 2026 | $404.36 | +3697% |
| Q4 2025 | $430.14 | +379% |
| Q3 2025 | $54.14 | -79% |
| Q2 2025 | $79.64 | -59% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.65 | -95% |
| Q4 2024 | $89.79 | -55% |
WTM earned $375.30 per share over the past year, about seven times what it earned 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 has the edge over WTM 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 WTM on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
WTM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $641.1M | -26% |
| Q2 2026 | $844.6M | +23% |
| Q1 2026 | $517.8M | -10% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.6B | +348% |
| Q3 2025 | $864.2M | +3% |
| Q2 2025 | $689.2M | +74% |
| Q1 2025 | $577.8M | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $358M | -51% |
WTM's revenue is growing: $641M last quarter, down 26% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -3.6% | -24 points |
| Q2 2026 | 30% | +4.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.9% | -17 points |
| Q4 2025 | 56% | +90 points |
| Q3 2025 | 21% | -7.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 26% | +34 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | -23 points |
| Q4 2024 | -34% | -78 points |
WTM's operating margin was −3.6% last quarter, down 24 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 has the edge over WTM on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
WTM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $356.6M | -0.8% |
| Q2 2026 | -$55.5M | -131% |
| Q1 2026 | $30.5M | +$70.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $53.9M | -16% |
| Q3 2025 | $359.3M | +33% |
| Q2 2025 | $177.5M | -18% |
| Q1 2025 | -$40.2M | -210% |
| Q4 2024 | $64.1M | +162% |
WTM's free cash flow was $386M over the past year, down 31% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like WTM.
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.
WTM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.2% | -52.5K shares |
| 1 year | -7.4% | -187K shares |
| 3 years | -6.7% | -168K shares |
| 5 years | -23% | -697K shares |
| Available history | -25% | -786K shares |
WTM has the edge over BAC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $190.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $25.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $192.7M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $9.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $200,000 |
WTM spent $410M buying back its own shares over the past year, more than ten times what it spent 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.
WTM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 0.9x | Very low |
WTM 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).
WTM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 60.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 75.8 | Neutral |
WTM's weekly RSI is 61 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 76 (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.
WTM PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | WTM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 6x | 13x | 54% below |
| PE % | 39 | 63 | 24 pts below |
WTM 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.
WTM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2,156.7 | 4.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $2,143.8 | 4.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $2,134.0 | 5.3% above |
| 100 week MA | $1,986.9 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $1,803.2 | 25% above |
WTM 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.
WTM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1,098.0 | $985.8 | -10% |
| 2021 | $985.8 | $1,012.4 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | $1,012.4 | $1,394.8 | +38% |
| 2023 | $1,394.8 | $1,505.0 | +7.9% |
| 2024 | $1,505.0 | $1,918.7 | +27% |
| 2025 | $1,918.7 | $2,062.3 | +7.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $2,062.3 | $2,246.5 | +8.9% |
WTM has the edge over BAC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.