BofA Securities
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BofA Securities is the investment banking and capital markets division of Bank of America, one of the world's largest financial institutions with roots tracing back to the founding of NationsBank in 1874 and its subsequent merger with BankAmerica in 1998. With approximately 12,254 analyst ratings on US equities in our database, BofA Securities commands significant influence across equity research markets as a tier-one global investment bank with thousands of professionals across trading, advisory, and research divisions. The firm is particularly renowned for deep expertise in financials, technology, healthcare, and consumer sectors, leveraging its massive internal resources and proprietary data to deliver institutional-grade research to clients worldwide. Distinctively, BofA Securities has built a reputation for occasionally publishing contrarian research and bold strategic calls that challenge consensus views, and the firm maintains one of the industry's most extensive networks of sector specialists who frequently appear in financial media to shape market narratives.
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2,254
79.64% win rate
· avg +2.79% D1
Downgrades
2,606
80.35% win rate
· avg -3.79% D1
Avg Gap — Upgrades
+2.48%
open vs prev close
Avg Gap — Downgrades
-3.47%
open vs prev close
Performance by Sector
| Sector | ↑ Win% | ↑ D1 | ↓ Win% | ↓ D1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Cyclical | 81.23% (325) | +3.35% | 82.99% (388) | -4.04% |
| Industrials | 84.46% (354) | +2.45% | 85.24% (359) | -2.84% |
| Financial Services | 76.14% (264) | +1.71% | 71.99% (307) | -1.74% |
| Healthcare | 82.46% (228) | +4.26% | 84.07% (295) | -6.78% |
| Technology | 83.90% (236) | +4.19% | 84.29% (280) | -5.88% |
| Basic Materials | 76.06% (188) | +2.51% | 79.60% (201) | -2.73% |
| Energy | 75.27% (182) | +2.72% | 77.90% (181) | -5.05% |
| Real Estate | 69.57% (138) | +0.83% | 76.50% (200) | -1.76% |
| Utilities | 81.54% (130) | +1.33% | 81.95% (133) | -1.88% |
| Consumer Defensive | 81.19% (101) | +2.31% | 78.07% (114) | -3.78% |
| Communication Services | 78.31% (83) | +4.60% | 77.39% (115) | -4.73% |
Win Rate by Year
| Year | ↑ Win% | ↑ Calls | ↓ Win% | ↓ Calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 87.0% | 54 | 69.6% | 46 |
| 2025 | 74.0% | 146 | 81.3% | 160 |
| 2024 | 85.1% | 175 | 88.4% | 199 |
| 2023 | 85.2% | 203 | 86.8% | 235 |
| 2022 | 75.8% | 186 | 81.0% | 294 |
| 2021 | 77.9% | 181 | 78.0% | 186 |
| 2020 | 71.8% | 241 | 70.1% | 231 |
| 2019 | 80.7% | 176 | 74.7% | 217 |
| 2018 | 77.5% | 173 | 86.3% | 182 |
| 2017 | 82.8% | 134 | 84.4% | 109 |
Recent Calls
| Date | Ticker | Company | Sector | Action | Grade Change | PT | Gap | D1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | NVDA | — | — | Reiterates | Buy | $350 | — | — |
| May 20, 2026 | BJ | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Reiterates | Neutral | $110 | -1.6% | -2.4% |
| May 19, 2026 | ZETA | Zeta Global Holdings Corp. | Technology | Reiterates | Buy | $24 | +2.3% | -4.6% |
| May 19, 2026 | LSPD | Lightspeed Commerce Inc. | Technology | Reiterates | Underperform | $10 | -1.0% | -3.1% |
| May 18, 2026 | NOW | ServiceNow, Inc. | Technology | Reiterates | Buy | $130 | +4.0% | +8.8% |
| May 18, 2026 | CRM | Salesforce, Inc. | Technology | Reiterates | Underperform | $160 | -0.4% | +3.4% |
| May 14, 2026 | KT | KT Corporation | Communication Services | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | $23 | +0.3% | -3.4% |
| May 13, 2026 | MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | Technology | Reiterates | Buy | $950 | +6.1% | +4.8% |
| May 13, 2026 | MRVL | Marvell Technology, Inc. | Technology | Reiterates | Buy | $200 | +2.8% | +8.2% |
| May 13, 2026 | COHR | Coherent, Inc. | Technology | Reiterates | Neutral | $400 | +7.4% | +7.9% |
| May 13, 2026 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | Technology | Reiterates | Buy | $500 | +2.0% | -0.6% |
| May 13, 2026 | NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | Technology | Reiterates | Buy | $320 | +1.9% | +2.3% |
| May 13, 2026 | AVT | Avnet, Inc. | Technology | Upgrade | Underperform → Neutral | $96 | +3.2% | +5.0% |
| May 13, 2026 | ARW | Arrow Electronics, Inc. | Technology | Upgrade | Underperform → Neutral | $233 | +2.2% | +5.1% |
| May 13, 2026 | AKAM | Akamai Technologies, Inc. | Technology | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | $175 | +3.0% | +7.7% |
| May 12, 2026 | BSY | Bentley Systems, Incorporated | Technology | Reiterates | Buy | $40 | +2.2% | +0.1% |
| May 12, 2026 | ALMR | Alamar Biosciences, Inc. | Healthcare | Initiates | Neutral | $27 | +0.2% | -3.8% |
| May 12, 2026 | AVEX | Aevex Corp. | Industrials | Initiates | Buy | $34 | +5.6% | +15.3% |
| May 12, 2026 | ADSK | Autodesk, Inc. | Technology | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | $300 | +0.8% | -0.5% |
| May 12, 2026 | BL | BlackLine, Inc. | Technology | Reiterates | Underperform | $26 | -2.3% | -4.7% |
| May 11, 2026 | MAIR | Madison Air Solutions Corporation | Industrials | Initiates | Buy | $47 | +4.7% | +0.1% |
| May 11, 2026 | STLA | Stellantis N.V. | Consumer Cyclical | Downgrade | Neutral → Underperform | — | -1.8% | -3.6% |
| May 11, 2026 | PBI | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Industrials | Upgrade | Underperform → Neutral | $16 | +2.4% | +1.3% |
| May 8, 2026 | PLNT | Planet Fitness, Inc. | Consumer Cyclical | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | $59 | -3.4% | +4.2% |
| May 8, 2026 | HUBS | HubSpot, Inc. | Technology | Downgrade | Buy → Underperform | $180 | -23.7% | -19.0% |