Bank Of America Corporation (BAC): Today's Featured Banking Winner

Bank of America Corporation (BAC) pushed the Banking industry higher today making it today's featured banking winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 1.3%. By the end of trading, Bank of America Corporation rose 14 cents (1.9%) to $7.76 on light volume. Throughout the day, 107.7 million shares of Bank of America Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 202.7 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $7.61-$7.82 after having opened the day at $7.68 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $7.62. Other companies within the Banking industry that increased today were: First Financial Service Corporation (FFKY), up 15.8%, Somerset Hills Bancorp (SOMH), up 8.9%, First Federal of Northern Michigan Bancorp (FFNM), up 8.3%, and Flagstar Bancorp (FBC), up 8.2%.

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Bank of America Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides various banking and financial products and services to individual consumers, small-and middle-market businesses, institutional investors, corporations, and governments in the United States and internationally. Bank of America Corporation has a market cap of $81.9 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 36.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are seven analysts that rate Bank of America Corporation a buy, two analysts rate it a sell, and 15 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Bank of America Corporation as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its expanding profit margins and notable return on equity. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including unimpressive growth in net income, generally poor debt management and weak operating cash flow.

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On the negative front, Bank of the James Financial Group (BOTJ), down 9%, Credit Suisse (DOIL), down 8.9%, Parke Bancorp (PKBK), down 7.2%, and Britton & Koontz Capital Corporation (BKBK), down 5.6%, were all losers within the banking industry with Credicorp (BAP) being today's banking industry loser.

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For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the banking industry could consider KBW Bank ETF (KBE) while those bearish on the banking industry could consider ProShares Short KBW Regional Bankng (KRS).

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