Shares of Bank of America fell 2.9% in premarket trading Wednesday, after the bank reported a first-quarter profit that fell below expectations, amid a $3.6bn Covid-19-related reserve build, while revenue topped forecasts.
Net income fell to $3.54bn, or 40 cents a share, from $6.87, or 70 cents a share, in the year-ago period. The FactSet consensus for earnings per share was 49 cents. Revenue fell to $22.77bn from $23bn, above the FactSet consensus of $22.70bn.