BAC vs DE: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Bank of America Corporation and Deere & Company โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-23.
Bank of America Corporation ยท Financial Services
$57.96
+15.7% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B
VS
Deere & Company ยท Industrials
$703.12
-12.2% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade C High Quality
QuantHub Verdict
BAC has more upside to fair value (+15.7%). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric BAC DE
Current Price $57.96 $703.12
Fair Value Estimate $67.08 $616.99
Upside to Fair Value +15.7% -12.2%
Market Cap $411.3B $189.8B
Forward P/E โ€” โ€”
EV / EBITDA 24.4x 22.1x
Price / Sales 2.1x 4.0x
Price / FCF 4.4x 49.1x
Revenue Growth YoY +5.8% +7.0%
Gross Margin 59.3% 35.7%
Operating Margin 22.5% 19.0%
Return on Equity 11.1% 18.1%
Dividend Yield 2.0% 0.92%
FCF Yield 22.88% 2.04%
Analyst Consensus Buy Buy
Investment Thesis
BAC โ€” Bank of America Corporation
Bank of America Corporation is a diversified U.S. money-center bank operating through Consumer Banking, Global Wealth & Investment Management, Global Banking, and Global Markets, serving roughly 67 million consumer and small business clients through about 4,200 retail financial centers and 16,000 ATMs as of the last detailed disclosure. The franchise quality is solid but not exceptional: TTM net โ€ฆ
DE โ€” Deere & Company
Deere & Company is a 1837-founded global manufacturer of agricultural, turf, and construction equipment organized across Production and Precision Agriculture, Small Agriculture and Turf, Construction and Forestry, and Financial Services, employing roughly 73,100 people under CEO John C. May. Business quality is high on franchise strength but currently strained by the large-agriculture cycle: TTM โ€ฆ
Accumulation Zones
Metric BAC DE
Zone Low $50.31 $462.74
Zone High $57.02 $524.44
In Buy Zone? No No
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