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Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$90.42 +0.13 (+0.14%)
Closing price 09/11/2026 03:58 PM Eastern
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$90.72 +0.30 (+0.34%)
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About Wells Fargo & Company Stock (NYSE:WFC)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$89.76
$91.16
50-Day Range
$83.69
$90.42
52-Week Range
$72.78
$97.76
Volume
12.93 million shs
Average Volume
12.04 million shs
Market Capitalization
$273.42 billion
P/E Ratio
13.14
Dividend Yield
2.21%
Price Target
$98.61
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company that provides banking, lending, investment, and wealth management services to consumers, businesses, and institutions. Its offerings include checking and savings accounts, credit cards, mortgages, auto loans, personal lending, commercial financing, and treasury management services.

The company operates through businesses that include consumer and small-business banking, commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, and wealth and investment management. Wells Fargo serves customers primarily across the United States through branches, automated teller machines, digital banking platforms, and other distribution channels, while also maintaining capabilities to support international corporate and institutional clients.

Wells Fargo traces its origins to 1852, when Wells, Fargo & Co. was established to provide banking and express services during the expansion of the American West. The modern company was formed through a series of mergers, including its 1998 combination with Norwest and its 2008 acquisition of Wachovia. Wells Fargo is headquartered in San Francisco and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Charlie Scharf.

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Wells Fargo & Company Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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92nd Percentile Overall Score

WFC MarketRank™: 

Wells Fargo & Company scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 119th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Wells Fargo & Company has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.69, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 14 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Wells Fargo & Company is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Wells Fargo & Company has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Wells Fargo & Company's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Wells Fargo & Company are expected to grow by 9.52% in the coming year, from $7.25 to $7.94 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Wells Fargo & Company is 13.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.18.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Wells Fargo & Company is 13.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.68.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Wells Fargo & Company has a PEG Ratio of 0.98. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Wells Fargo & Company has a P/B Ratio of 1.71. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Wells Fargo & Company's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.12% of the float of Wells Fargo & Company has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Wells Fargo & Company has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.88, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Wells Fargo & Company has recently increased by 20.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Wells Fargo & Company pays a meaningful dividend of 2.22%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Wells Fargo & Company has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Wells Fargo & Company is 29.07%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Wells Fargo & Company will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.19% next year. This indicates that Wells Fargo & Company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Wells Fargo & Company's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Wells Fargo & Company has a news sentiment score of 1.23. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.88 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Wells Fargo & Company this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    29 people have searched for WFC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 21% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    35 people have added Wells Fargo & Company to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 192% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Wells Fargo & Company insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.14% of the stock of Wells Fargo & Company is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    75.90% of the stock of Wells Fargo & Company is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Wells Fargo & Company's insider trading history.
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WFC Stock News Headlines

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WFC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Wells Fargo & Company's stock was trading at $93.16 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, WFC shares have decreased by 2.9% and is now trading at $90.4160.

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 14th. The financial services provider reported $1.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.73 by $0.23. The company's revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Wells Fargo & Company's Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, April 29th 2025, which permits the company to repurchase $40,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 17.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Wells Fargo & Company: Merlin Securities, Castle Pines Capital, Wachovia Corporation, Ragen Mackenzie, EVEREN Capital Corporation, Norwest Venture Partners XIII LP, Norwest Venture Partners XII LP, and more.

Top institutional investors of Wells Fargo & Company include California State Teachers Retirement System (12.71%), Legal & General Group Plc (0.65%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.55%) and Amundi (0.45%). Insiders that own company stock include Ellen R Patterson, Ather Williams III, Beurden Saul Van, Bridget E Engle, Kleber Santos and Richard K Davis.
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Shares of WFC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Wells Fargo & Company investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Predictive Oncology (POAI), Ford Motor (F), Meta Platforms (META), Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and NVIDIA (NVDA).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/14/2026
Record date for 9/1 Dividend
8/07/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend
8/07/2026
Dividend Payable
9/01/2026
Today
9/14/2026
Barclays 24th Annual Global Financial Services Conference
9/15/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/13/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Banks
Sub-Industry
Diversified Banks
Current Symbol
NYSE:WFC
CIK
72971
Employees
205,000
Year Founded
1852

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$109.00
Low Price Target
$90.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+9.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.69
Research Coverage
26 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$6.88
Trailing P/E Ratio
13.14
Forward P/E Ratio
12.47
P/E Growth
0.98
Net Income
$21.34 billion
Net Margins
17.55%
Pretax Margin
21.31%
Return on Equity
13.85%
Return on Assets
1.06%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.09
Current Ratio
0.90
Quick Ratio
0.90

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$123.53 billion
Price / Sales
2.21
Cash Flow
$9.28 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.74
Book Value
$53.02 per share
Price / Book
1.71

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
3,024,000,000
Free Float
3,019,765,000
Market Cap
$273.42 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.92

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This page (NYSE:WFC) was last updated on 9/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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