Bank of America Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides banking and financial products and services for individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses, institutional investors, large corporations, and governments worldwide. It operates in four segments: Consumer Banking, Global Wealth & Investment Management (GWIM), Global Banking, and Global Markets. The Consumer Banking segment offers traditional and money market savings accounts, certificates of deposit and IRAs, non-interest and interest-bearing checking accounts, and investment accounts and products; credit and debit cards; residential mortgages, and home equity loans; and direct and indirect loans, such as automotive, recreational vehicle, and consumer personal loans. The GWIM segment provides investment management, brokerage, banking, and trust and retirement products and services; wealth management solutions; and customized solutions, including specialty asset management services. The Global Banking segment offers lending products and services, including commercial loans, leases, commitment facilities, trade finance, and commercial real estate and asset-based lending; treasury solutions, such as treasury management, foreign exchange, short-term investing options, and merchant services; working capital management solutions; debt and equity underwriting and distribution, and merger-related and other advisory services; and fixed-income and equity research, and certain market-based services. The Global Markets segment provides market-making, financing, securities clearing, settlement, and custody services; securities and derivative products; and risk management products using interest rate, equity, credit, currency and commodity derivatives, foreign exchange, fixed-income, and mortgage-related products. Bank of America Corporation was founded in 1784 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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BlackRock today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $5.21 per share of common stock, payable September 23, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 5, 2025.
On July 23, 2025, the IBM board of directors approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $1.68 per common share, to stockholders of record on August 8, 2025. With payment of the September 10, 2025 dividend, IBM will have paid consecutive quarterly dividends every year since 1916.
Penske Automotive Group, a diversified international transportation services company and one of the world's premier automotive and commercial truck retailers, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $1.32 per share, representing an increase of 4.8%, or $0.06 per share. This represents the Company's 19th consecutive quarterly increase. The dividend is payable September 3, 2025, to shareholders of record as of August 15, 2025.
Alexander & Baldwin today announced that its Board of Directors approved a third quarter 2025 dividend of $0.225 per share. The dividend is payable on October 7, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 12, 2025.
Bank of America today announced the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on Bank of America common stock of $0.28 per share, up $0.02 from the prior quarter. The dividend is payable on September 26, 2025 to shareholders of record as of September 5, 2025.
The Board of Directors of FirstEnergy today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.445 per share of outstanding common stock payable September 1, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 7, 2025. Subject to continued Board approval, FirstEnergy expects to declare dividends totaling $1.78 per share in 2025. This compares to declared dividends of $1.70 per share in 2024 and represents an increase of more than 11% in annual dividend declarations since 2023.
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(RTTNews) - Bank of America Corp. (BAC) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.28 per share, up $0.02 from the prior quarter. The dividend is payable on September 26, 2025 to shareholders of record as of September 5, 2025.
The bank said that its board also authorized a new $40 billion common stock repurchase program, effective August 1, 2025, to replace the company's current program, which will expire on that date. As of June 30, 2025, the current program had approximately $9.1 billion in common stock repurchases remaining.
The Board also declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $1.75 per share on the 7% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series B. The dividend is payable on October 24, 2025 to shareholders of record as of October 10, 2025.
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Bank Of America Hikes Quarterly Cash Dividend; To Buy Back $40 Bln Of Common Stock

Key Points
RTX beat on sales and beat on earnings yesterday, but guidance disappointed and investors sold off the stock.
Today, Wall Street rode to RTX's defense, raising price targets across the board.
RTX stock looks expensive even without the lowered guidance.
A funny thing happened to RTX Corporation (NYSE: RTX) yesterday -- meaning funny-strange. RTX reported 9% sales growth in its fiscal second-quarter earnings report, and beat analyst forecasts with $1.56 per share earned on revenue of $21.6 billion.
The stock fell 1.6%.
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Why Wall Street loves RTX stock
Investors seemed upset that RTX's guidance didn't measure up to expectations yesterday. All seems forgiven on Wednesday, however, with RTX stock erasing Tuesday's losses and closing the day up 4.9%. For this, you can thank the Wall Street analysts who lined up to raise their price targets on the shares.
Tic-tac-toe, four in a row, everyone from Bank of America to UBS sang RTX's praises today. BofA slapped a $175 price target on the stock, lowering its 2025 forecast but insisting that "outyear estimates" remain strong.
Susquehanna Research agrees that $175 is the right price. It noted that the effect of tariffs is baked into guidance for earnings of $5.80 to $5.95 this year. UBS and RBC took, respectively, the over and under, with RBC saying RTX stock is worth $170 a share, and UBS guessing $177 -- and calling the stock's valuation "attractive."
Is RTX stock a buy?
Call me a cynic, but I just don't see things that way. Beyond guidance, when I look at RTX stock, I see a defense company earning $6.1 billion in net profit over the past year -- but generating less than $3.2 billion in positive free cash flow.
It's bad enough that the stock costs 34 times trailing earnings, but a valuation of 65.5 times free cash flow is just plain ridiculous on a defense stock with a sub-2% dividend yield and a long-term growth rate below 10%.
Much as I like the company, there's simply no way I'd buy RTX stock at these prices.
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Key Points
Bank of America is the second largest U.S. bank and the fifth largest financial company by market capitalization.
The company just reported strong second-quarter earnings.
There could be some positive tailwinds coming for the banking industry.
To say that Bank of America's (NYSE: BAC) progress in the 15 years since the end of the financial crisis has been impressive would be an understatement. The bank went from being one of the most troubled of the major financial institutions to one of the most respected in the industry. In fact, Bank of America is now the second largest U.S. bank stock by market cap.
However, Bank of America could still be an attractive business to invest in, especially now. Let's take a quick look at where Bank of America ranks in the overall financial sector, how the business is doing, and why now might be a smart time to buy.
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The largest financials companies by market cap
The largest financial company in the world is Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B), with a market cap of more than $1 trillion. Many investors don't realize it, but Berkshire is technically an insurance company at heart -- Warren Buffett built its empire using insurance float from subsidiaries like GEICO and others.
With that in mind, here's where Bank of America fits among the largest financial companies (the link leads to our up-to-date list) based in the United States by market cap:
Company (Symbol)
Description
Market Capitalization
Berkshire Hathaway
Conglomerate with insurance focus
$1.02 trillion
Bank of America
Bank
$352 billion
So, as of this writing, Bank of America is the fifth largest financial sector company by market cap and the second largest bank stock. It's likely it will stay this way for at least a little while, as there's a wide gap between Bank of America and the No. 4 (Visa) as well as with the No. 6, fellow big bank Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), which has a $260 billion market cap.
How it's going
Bank of America, and most other large bank stocks for that matter, just reported second-quarter results. In general, the numbers looked strong, and here are some key highlights:
Revenue and EPS grew by 4% and 7% year over year, respectively.
Customer deposits grew 5% to $2 trillion. Bank of America has the No. 1 retail deposit market share, and this growth rate was better than most peers.
The bank achieved a 10% return on equity (ROE), which is generally considered to be the threshold of a strong ROE.
Consumer banking added 175,000 net new checking accounts and consumer investment accounts grew by 13% thanks to strong market performance and inflows of capital.
Bank of America has the No. 3 investment banking market share year-to-date.
The company is doing arguably the best of the big banks when it comes to leveraging AI. It has 1,400 AI and machine learning patents, and, just to name one example, its "Ask Merrill" and "Ask Private Bank" AI tools get 23 million interactions per year.
Bank of America spent $5.3 billion on stock buybacks and increased its dividend by 8%.
Net interest yield increased by 3 basis points year over year despite no recent Federal Reserve rate cuts.
Bank of America's net charge-off rate improved by four basis points compared with a year ago.
I'm paying close attention to numbers like the net interest margin in the persistent high-rate environment, and the bank's NCO rate, which is a great indicator of the financial health of its customers.
Is Bank of America a buy?
The bottom line is Bank of America is an excellent institution, and its management has done a great job of embracing technology. If rates start to fall later this year as many expect, it could provide a nice tailwind for the stock, and the banking industry as a whole.
In fact, there could be several positive tailwinds in the next few years, including a looser regulatory environment, the surge in IPO and M&A activity we're seeing, and potential lower corporate tax rates. With Bank of America shares trading for less than 13 times forward earnings and a historically attractive valuation of less than 1.3 times book value, Bank of America could be an excellent performer over the next few years.
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Bank of America Is One of the Largest Financial Companies by Market Cap. But Is It a Buy?

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (Symbol: IWD) where we have detected an approximate $137.1 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.2% decrease week over week (from 319,850,000 to 319,150,000). Among the largest underlying components of IWD, in trading today Walmart Inc (Symbol: WMT) is up about 1%, Bank of America Corp (Symbol: BAC) is up about 0.7%, and Wells Fargo & Co (Symbol: WFC) is up by about 0.2%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the IWD Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of IWD, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, IWD's low point in its 52 week range is $163.19 per share, with $200.42 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $196.83. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».
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Noteworthy ETF Outflows: IWD, WMT, BAC, WFC

Key Points
Rocket Lab stock surged nearly 32% with the help of bullish coverage from analysts.
Citi and Bank of America both reiterated buy ratings on Rocket Lab and raised their respective price targets on the stock to $50 per share.
Rocket Lab's growth-dependent valuation could create volatility for the stock, but the company has strong positioning in launch services.
Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) stock recorded another run of huge gains over the past week. The company's share price was gained 31.7% from the previous market's close. The S&P 500 index rose 0.6% over the same period of time.
Bullish coverage from analysts helped power massive valuation expansion for Rocket Lab stock over the past week and pushed the company to a new valuation high. Continued excitement surrounding short-term and long-term opportunities in the space industry also supported strong bullish momentum for the stock.
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Rocket Lab surged as analysts moved price targets higher
On July 14, Citi published new coverage on Rocket Lab that maintained a buy rating on the stock. The investment firm updated its coverage on the stock in conjunction with a broader review of its outlook on the defense and aerospace industries. In general, Citi's analysts continue to see very strong momentum in the categories -- and they raised their one-year price target on Rocket Lab from $33 to $50 per share.
Bank of America followed up with its own coverage update on Rocket Lab on July 16 and also reiterated a buy rating on the stock. The firm's analysts raised their one-year price target on Rocket Lab stock from $30 to $50 per share and cited opportunities surrounding the company's reusable Neutron rockets and strong positioning in end-to-end satellite launch and development technologies as bullish catalysts.
Following gains on the heels of the coverage, Rocket Lab stock actually closed out the week above Citi and Bank of America's price target of $50 per share.
What's next for Rocket Lab?
Space commercialization has emerged as a growth trend that's attracting a lot of excitement from investors, and Rocket Lab looks well positioned to capitalize on long-term growth opportunities in its corners of the space industry. After climbing 102% across this year's trading, the company now has a market capitalization of $23.7 billion and is valued at approximately 41 times this year's expected sales. Rocket Lab's stock run-up and growth-dependent valuation make its shares a risky play, but the company could still go on to deliver explosive returns for long-term investors if the business continues to rack up wins in launch services and other categories.
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Why Rocket Lab Stock Skyrocketed Last Week

The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -6.05 to 23,059.43. The total After hours volume is currently 113,886,691 shares traded.
The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:
Bank of America Corporation (BAC) is -0.02 at $47.30, with 5,995,137 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2025. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.94. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BAC is in the "buy range".
Pfizer, Inc. (PFE) is +0.01 at $24.48, with 3,284,428 shares traded. PFE's current last sale is 87.43% of the target price of $28.
Nokia Corporation (NOK) is -0.01 at $4.74, with 3,124,884 shares traded.NOK is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 7/24/2025, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2025. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.07 per share, which represents a 6 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago
ADT Inc. (ADT) is unchanged at $8.45, with 2,217,598 shares traded.ADT is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 7/24/2025, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2025. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.17 per share, which represents a 15 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is +0.0038 at $123.67, with 2,161,715 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ABT is in the "buy range".
Amcor plc (AMCR) is unchanged at $9.54, with 2,089,033 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMCR is in the "buy range".
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After Hours Most Active for Jul 18, 2025 : BAC, PFE, NOK, ADT, ABT, AMCR

Whether it's through stocks, bonds, ETFs, or other types of securities, all investors love seeing their portfolios score big returns. However, when you're an income investor, your primary focus is generating consistent cash flow from each of your liquid investments.
Cash flow can come from bond interest, interest from other types of investments, and of course, dividends. A dividend is the distribution of a company's earnings paid out to shareholders; it's often viewed by its dividend yield, a metric that measures a dividend as a percent of the current stock price. Many academic studies show that dividends make up large portions of long-term returns, and in many cases, dividend contributions surpass one-third of total returns.
MGE in Focus
Headquartered in Madison, MGE (MGEE) is a Utilities stock that has seen a price change of 5.78% so far this year. The public utility holding company is currently shelling out a dividend of $0.43 per share, with a dividend yield of 2.24%. This compares to the Utility - Electric Power industry's yield of 3.62% and the S&P 500's yield of 1.59%.
Looking at dividend growth, the company's current annualized dividend of $1.71 is up 2.4% from last year. Over the last 5 years, MGE has increased its dividend 5 times on a year-over-year basis for an average annual increase of 4.95%. Any future dividend growth will depend on both earnings growth and the company's payout ratio; a payout ratio is the proportion of a firm's annual earnings per share that it pays out as a dividend. Right now, MGE's payout ratio is 52%, which means it paid out 52% of its trailing 12-month EPS as dividend.
Earnings growth looks solid for MGEE for this fiscal year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2024 is $3.69 per share, which represents a year-over-year growth rate of 13.54%.
Bottom Line
Investors like dividends for a variety of different reasons, from tax advantages and decreasing overall portfolio risk to considerably improving stock investing profits. It's important to keep in mind that not all companies provide a quarterly payout.
For instance, it's a rare occurrence when a tech start-up or big growth business offers their shareholders a dividend. It's more common to see larger companies with more established profits give out dividends. During periods of rising interest rates, income investors must be mindful that high-yielding stocks tend to struggle. That said, they can take comfort from the fact that MGEE is not only an attractive dividend play, but also represents a compelling investment opportunity with a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
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