Exclusive | Wall Street Banks Prepare to Sell Billions of Dollars of X Loans
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Source: WSJ
Debt Sale by Wall Street Banks: Wall Street banks, including Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, and Barclays, are preparing to sell up to $3 billion in debt holdings related to Elon Musk's acquisition of X (formerly Twitter) from 2022.
Investor Outreach: Morgan Stanley has begun reaching out to investors ahead of the planned sale, indicating a significant move in the financial handling of Musk's leveraged buyout.
Analyst Views on BAC
Wall Street analysts forecast BAC stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for BAC is 61.17 USD with a low forecast of 55.00 USD and a high forecast of 71.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
18 Analyst Rating
14 Buy
4 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 52.450
Low
55.00
Averages
61.17
High
71.00
Current: 52.450
Low
55.00
Averages
61.17
High
71.00
About BAC
Bank of America Corporation is a bank holding company and a financial holding company. Its segments include Consumer Banking, Global Wealth & Investment Management (GWIM), Global Banking and Global Markets. Consumer Banking segment offers a range of credit, banking and investment products and services to consumers and small businesses. The GWIM includes two businesses: Merrill Wealth Management, which provides tailored solutions to meet clients' needs through a full set of investment management, brokerage, banking and retirement products and Bank of America Private Bank, which provides comprehensive wealth management solutions. Global Banking segment provides a range of lending-related products and services, integrated working capital management and treasury solutions, and underwriting and advisory services. Global Markets segment offers sales and trading services and research services to institutional clients across fixed-income, credit, currency, commodity, and equity businesses.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
