3 Things to Watch in Bank of America’s First Quarter Report on Thursday

Bank of America (BAC) - Get Report will release first quarter earnings on Thursday, before the markets open. Analysts expect the Charlotte, N.C.-based bank to post earnings of $0.21 a share on sales of $20.3 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted earnings of $0.27 a share with revenue of $21.4 billion. 'The stock is still very much the Brian Moynihan story,' said Jim Sinegal, senior equity analyst at Morningstar, based in Chicago, referring to the bank's CEO. 'He's really done a great job of fixing the bank after all of the problems it went through in the financial crisis.' TheStreet's Scott Gamm reports from Wall Street.