BAC — the engine's Play of the Day, fully scored
On Friday, July 24, 2026, BAC scored in the 99th percentile of Wall Street Analyst's 15-dimension scoring engine with a STRONG BUY signal, at $61.30 at publication, on a suggested horizon of 1–3 months. The full breakdown below is the engine's actual evidence, published the day of the call and graded in public afterward.
This grade was written by the market, not by us: the Play was timestamped at publication and scored automatically against its entry price. Winners and losers both stay up — the full record lives on the track record.
BAC lands in the 99th percentile on a fundamentals-led profile: an A-grade quant score, attractive 12.8 P/E, sub-1 PEG at 0.85, and 30.2% margins anchor the case. The signal is reinforced by eight consecutive earnings beats (avg 6.8% surprise), positive revision momentum, and heavy insider conviction including a cluster of 25 distinct buyers. Options flow at 85 adds a tactical layer, with unusual call activity and bullish sweeps.
Quality setup with a 1-3 month horizon, entering near 61.30 with roughly 13% implied upside to the 66 analyst target and tight target dispersion signaling conviction. Earnings sit 81 days out, well outside the danger zone, so give the fundamentals-led thesis time to be recognized.
A break of the rising moving-average structure would confirm the flagged MACD bearish crossover and undercut the technical base, which already scores a middling 50. Deteriorating EPS revisions, a broken beat streak, or accelerating insider selling on the sell side of the ledger would erode the fundamental core.
The full case — all 15 dimensions
Every dimension the engine scored that day, with the actual evidence behind each number — including the ones that argue against the play. The twelve weighted dimensions come first; anything marked a supporting input is scored and shown, but reaches the composite through a capped confirmation bonus rather than a weighted share.
- Attractive P/E (12.8)
- PEG undervalued (0.85)
- Strong growth (63%)
- Excellent margins (30.2%)
- Unusual CALL activity (29 flags)
- Bullish sweep activity (5 call sweeps)
- Very high options volume (76,459)
- Quant Grade: A- (82/100)
- Value: A-
- Growth: A
- Profitability: B-
- Momentum: B+
- Eps Revisions: A+
- Revenue +99% (explosive)
- High net margin 30%
- Strong upward EPS revisions
- Strong 3-month momentum (+16.9%)
- Strong beat streak (8 consecutive quarters)
- Positive revision momentum (+0.39)
- Large average earnings surprise (+6.8%)
- Stable positive EPS estimates
- Strong positive news sentiment (0.18)
- Strong analyst buy consensus (79%)
- Analyst target $66 vs $58.09 (+13% implied)
- Tight target dispersion (high conviction)
- Insider buying activity (6 buys)
- 2 Congress members selling
- Bipartisan selling (both parties)
- Held by Berkshire Hathaway (Buffett), Bridgewater Associates (Dalio), Renaissance Technologies (Simons)
- MACD bearish crossover
- Price above key moving averages
- Reddit sentiment neutral (0 mentions)
- StockTwits neutral
- Low social media volume (0 total messages)
- 8Q consecutive earnings beats (avg 6.8% surprise)
- Insider cluster BUY: 3 insiders, $166,269,103 in 1d
- 8 C-suite buy(s) totaling $3,126,183 (+25 pts)
- Cluster buy: 25 distinct insiders bought (+20 pts)
- 31 purchase(s) increased ownership by >20% (+15 pts)
- 13 buy(s) >= $500K (total $2,080,081,378) (+15 pts)
- 20 distinct insiders selling (-20 pts)
- 16 C-suite sell(s) (-20 pts)
- Strong: 8 consecutive EPS beats
- Solid avg earnings surprise: +7.4%
- Solid EPS growth trend: +14.2%
- Smart-money confirmation — strong (+6)
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