BAC vs BCS vs HTT Stock Comparison

Bank Of America, Barclays and High Templar Tech Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$51.14 -7.0% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$356.92B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.10B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins
BCS Barclays Plc
$23.11 -5.6% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$78.30B
P/E
7.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.50B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
HTT High Templar Tech Ltd
$1.82 -23.8% 1M -60.3% 1Y
Market cap
$759.06M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Bank Of America leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of America 5, Barclays 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBACBCSHTTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $356.92B $78.30B $759.06M BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.1x 7.3x — BCS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.3x 7.9x — BCS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% +9.5% — BAC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.5% 26.0% — BAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.7% +8.2% -60.3% BCS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr +15.6%/yr +1.7%/yr BCS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.8% 31.0% 56.9% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 49/100 — BAC

Percentile Scorecard

BACBCSHTT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBACBCSHTT
Valuation 96 #14 of 361 99 #5 of 361 –
Growth 82 #28 of 153 68 #50 of 153 –
Profitability 71 #38 of 128 19 #104 of 128 –
Financial Health 31 #97 of 140 1 #139 of 140 93 #12 of 153
Shareholder Returns 73 #90 of 335 56 #147 of 335 –
Overall 71 49 –
  • BAC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BCS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HTT ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBACBCSHTTSPY
1 month -7.0%-5.6%-23.8% +0.7%
3 months -17.2%-16.6%-25.1% +3.7%
6 months -4.3%-1.3%-23.2% +7.1%
Year to date -7.0%-9.2%-48.7% +12.8%
1 year -2.7%+8.2%-60.3% +11.9%
3 years +99.1%+260.0%0.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +25.8%+53.3%0.0% +22.8%
5 years +7.0%+106.5%+9.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.4%+15.6%+1.7% +10.9%
10 years +206.6%+149.8%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.9%+9.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBACBCSHTTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.8%31.0%56.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.8%31.9%59.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.721.601.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.130.26-1.06 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-50.0%-64.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.1%-19.1%-63.2% -1.2%
52-week high $64.82$28.56$4.95 $779.14
52-week low $46.72$20.07$1.82 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBACBCSHTT
P/E now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 12.2x 7.6xmedian 12.2x —median 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 3.4x 1.9xmedian 3.4x —median 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 5.3x —median 5.3x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 10.8x —median 10.8x —median 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x 0.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.42median 1.34 0.42median 1.34 —median 0.33

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBACBCSHTT
Revenue $121.10B $41.50B –
Net income $33.66B $10.83B –
Free cash flow $94.74B – –
EPS (diluted) $4.41 $2.95 –
Cash & equivalents $229.75B $335.17B $561.74M
Total debt $399.84B $302.10B $879.65M
Shares (diluted) 7.29B 3.65B 500.73M
Enterprise value -$2.02T -$1.63T -$2.27B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBACBCSHTT
P/E 11.4x 7.6x –
P/FCF 3.8x – –
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x – –
P/S 3.0x 1.9x –
P/B 1.2x 0.8x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 0.8x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 1.4x – –
EV/EBIT 1.4x 16.3x –
EV/Revenue 1.4x -1.5x –
EV/FCF 1.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 1.8x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.42 0.42 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBACBCSHTT
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% 9.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 9.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 20.5% 19.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 10.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 27.5% 29.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 17.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 517.8% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 517.8% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBACBCSHTT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 99.4% – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 36.2% 33.1% –
Net margin 26.5% 26.0% –
FCF margin 78.2% – –
Operating cash flow margin 78.2% – –
Return on equity 11.2% 10.4% –
Return on assets 1.0% 0.5% –
Return on invested capital 13.1% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x – –
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBACBCSHTT
Debt / assets 11.4% 13.1% 16.0%
Debt / equity 1.3x 2.9x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.6x – –
Debt / FCF 4.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 91.4% 95.5% 21.2%
Equity / assets 8.6% 4.5% 78.8%
Interest coverage 1.6x – –
Current ratio – – 4.8x
Quick ratio – – 2.4x
Cash ratio – – 2.4x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBACBCSHTT
Dividend yield 2.3% 2.7% –
Net buyback yield 6.5% – –
Shareholder yield 8.8% 2.7% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBACBCSHTT
Forward P/E 11.3xFY2026 7.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.52FY2026 $2.91FY2026 $-0.04FY2024
EPS growth, next FY +18.6%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026 -233.3%FY2024
EPS growth, the year after +19.9% +12.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $127.79BFY2026 $42.91BFY2026 $47.00MFY2024
Revenue growth, next FY +13.0%FY2026 +7.7%FY2026 +164.2%FY2024
Revenue growth, the year after -2.4% -4.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBACBCSHTT
Held by institutions 75.0% 8.5% 2.2%
Institutions holding 3,616 557 42
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +2.9% -26.1%
Institutions buying 1,828 306 14
Institutions selling 1,343 162 21
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.89 0.67

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BACBCSHTT
BAC 1.00 0.58 0.15
BCS 0.58 1.00 0.16
HTT 0.15 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAC, BCS and HTT?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank Of America (BAC) $356.92B, Barclays (BCS) $78.30B, High Templar Tech (HTT) $759.06M.

Which stock is cheaper, BAC, BCS and HTT?

Barclays (BCS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.1x, Barclays (BCS) 7.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Barclays (BCS) is cheapest (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.3x, Barclays (BCS) 7.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bank Of America (BAC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%, Barclays (BCS) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bank Of America (BAC) has the highest net margin (Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%, Barclays (BCS) 26.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Barclays (BCS) returned the most: Bank Of America (BAC) -2.7%, Barclays (BCS) +8.2%, High Templar Tech (HTT) -60.3%. Over five years, Barclays (BCS) compounded fastest (Bank Of America (BAC) +1.4%/yr, Barclays (BCS) +15.6%/yr, High Templar Tech (HTT) +1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bank Of America (BAC) 0.03%, Barclays (BCS) 0.00%, High Templar Tech (HTT) 0.00%. Barclays (BCS) and High Templar Tech (HTT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (Bank Of America (BAC) 21.8%, Barclays (BCS) 31.0%, High Templar Tech (HTT) 56.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BAC, BCS and HTT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bank Of America (BAC) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.