BofA Finance LLC vs WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN, two Banks—Regional stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BAC and WFC diverge most: on revenue growth, BAC reads +9.8% and WFC reads +4.2%; on piotroski f (quality), BAC reads 8 / 9 and WFC reads 7 / 9. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What BAC's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (earnings-power basis). What WFC's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (earnings-power basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | BAC | WFC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $61.98 | $86.45 |
| Market cap | $433.4B | $269.5B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 14.3 | 13.4 |
| P/B | 1.44 | 1.49 |
| P/S | 3.58 | 3.17 |
| EV/EBITDA | 1278.1 | — |
| Revenue growth | +9.8% | +4.2% |
| Net margin | 27.8% | 25.5% |
| Return on equity | 11.2% | 12.0% |
| Return on assets | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Dividend yield | 1.7% | 2.0% |
| Debt / equity | 1.13 | 1.20 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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