Bank of America declined 0.6% to $45.49 after the financial service provider reported better-than-expected earnings.
Revenue in the second quarter advanced 4% to $26.5 billion from $25.4 billion, net income rose 3% to $7.1 billion from $6.9 billion, and diluted earnings per share soared 7% to 89 cents from 83 cents a year ago.
The company returned $7.3 billion to shareholders, $2.0 billion through common stock dividends and $5.3 billion in share repurchases, and announced plans to increase the quarterly common stock dividend 8% beginning in the third quarter.
Book value per common share rose 8% to $37.13; tangible book value per common share rose 9% to $27.71.
In the quarter, the return on average common shareholders' equity ratio was 10.0%; the return on average tangible common shareholders' equity ratio was 13.4%.
“We delivered another solid quarter, with earnings per share up seven percent from last year.
Net interest income grew for the fourth straight quarter, reflecting eight consecutive quarters of deposit growth and seven percent year-over-year loan growth," Chairman and CEO Brian Moynihan said in a statement to investors.
"Consumers remained resilient, with healthy spending and asset quality, and commercial borrower utilization rates rose," he added.
"So far this year, we have supplied more capital to our businesses and returned 40 percent more capital to shareholders in the first half of this year than last year,” reiterating the company's commitment to return capital to shareholders.
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