Key Takeaways
- Bank of America shares rose Tuesday after reporting better second-quarter revenue and profit than analysts had projected.
- Net interest income, however, was lower than the same time last year, as Bank of America joins other banks that recently reported drops to NII in the second quarter.
- The bank's investment banking operations were a source of growth as consumer banking revenue slipped 3% year-over-year.
Bank of America (BAC) shares rose Tuesday as second-quarter revenue and profit beat estimates despite slightly lower 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:net interest income (NII) than analysts were anticipating.
The bank reported net income of $6.9 billion, or 83 cents per share, below last year's marks but still better than the $6.6 billion, or 79 cents per share, that analysts had projected, according to estimates compiled by Visible Alpha.
Revenue also beat estimates as it grew about 1% year-over-year to $25.4 billion, which Bank of America credited to higher fees, along with improved sales and trading revenue. However, NII dropped 3% to $13.7 billion, narrowly below the $13.79 billion analysts expected, as Bank of America continued a trend of lower NII that started in 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:last week's bank earnings as greater deposit ﷽costs offset the benefit of hi🌱gher interest rates.
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Consumer banking revenue slipped 3% to $10.2 billion, but wealth management revenue grew 6% to $5.6 billion, and 🉐investment banking fees surged 29% to $1.🔯6 billion.
Bank of America's rivals 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:JPMorgan Chase (JPM), 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Goldman Sachs (GS), 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Wells Fargo (WFC), and 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Citigroup (C) also reported higher second-quarter revenue from their inve🐠stment banking activities in recent days.
Bank of America♍ shares rose 3.6% to $43.41 as of 9:55 a.ꦦm. ET Tuesday. They are up over 28% in 2024.