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

Company Overview

Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified, U.S.-based financial services company headquartered in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1852 by Henry Wells and William G. Fargo, the firm has evolved from its origins in express delivery and pioneer-era banking into one of the largest full-service banks in the United States. The company provides a broad range of financial products and services to individual, small business, commercial, and institutional clients. Charles W. Scharf serves as chief executive officer.

Wells Fargo operates across several core business segments, including consumer banking and lending, commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, and wealth and investment management. Its product mix encompasses deposit accounts, savings and checking, consumer and commercial loans, mortgage origination and servicing, credit and debit cards, treasury and payment solutions, asset-based and equipment financing, securities brokerage and advisory services, retirement and trust services, and various insurance products offered through affiliates. The company distributes these services through an extensive branch and ATM network supplemented by digital and mobile banking platforms, as well as through specialized brokerage and investment banking channels.

While Wells Fargo’s primary footprint is within the United States, it also serves corporate and institutional clients internationally through its global banking and markets operations. The firm includes a number of operating subsidiaries, such as Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Securities, which support its retail, wealth-management and capital-markets activities. In recent years the company has undertaken organizational and operational initiatives aimed at strengthening risk management, compliance and customer service after heightened regulatory scrutiny. Wells Fargo continues to invest in technology and process improvements to support its broad range of banking and financial services offerings.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $78.69 to $81.01
• 50-Day Range: $74.11 to $86.63
• 52-Week Range: $71.89 to $97.76
• Volume: 19.09 million shs
• Average Volume: 16.92 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $242.09 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.21
• Dividend Yield: 2.28%
• Price Target: $97.53
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Wells Fargo & Company Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Wells Fargo & Company scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 11th out of 878 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Wells Fargo & Company has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.64, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 14 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Wells Fargo & Company has a consensus price target of $97.53, representing about 23.3% upside from its current price of $79.11.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Wells Fargo & Company has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.49%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Wells Fargo & Company are expected to grow by 13.49% in the coming year, from $6.82 to $7.74 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Wells Fargo & Company is 12.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.14.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Wells Fargo & Company is 12.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.22.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Wells Fargo & Company has a PEG Ratio of 0.94. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Wells Fargo & Company has a P/B Ratio of 1.47. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.90% 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 1.81, 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 decreased by 3.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Wells Fargo & Company pays a meaningful dividend of 2.24%, 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 27.78%. 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 23.26% next year. This indicates that Wells Fargo & Company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.13

News Sentiment

Wells Fargo & Company has a news sentiment score of 1.13. 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 0.69 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 37 news articles for Wells Fargo & Company this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

60 people have searched for WFC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 2% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

37 people have added Wells Fargo & Company to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 147% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Wells Fargo & Company insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $10,050,000.00 in 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.

WFC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WFC shares performed this year?

Wells Fargo & Company's stock was trading at $93.16 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, WFC stock has decreased by 15.1% and is now trading at $79.1090.

How were Wells Fargo & Company's earnings last quarter?

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 14th. The financial services provider reported $1.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.02. Wells Fargo & Company's revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is Wells Fargo & Company doing a stock buyback?

Wells Fargo & Company's Board of Directors authorized a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, April 29th 2025, which permits the company to buy back $40,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 17.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Does Wells Fargo & Company have any subsidiaries?

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.

Who are Wells Fargo & Company's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Wells Fargo & Company include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.60%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.55%), Pzena Investment Management LLC (0.28%) and California Public Employees Retirement System (0.22%). Insiders that own company stock include Ellen R Patterson, Ather Williams III, Beurden Saul Van, Bridget E Engle, Kleber Santos and Richard K Davis.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Wells Fargo & Company?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Wells Fargo & Company own?

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

• Record date for 3/1 Dividend: 2/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/1 Dividend: 2/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/01/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/14/2026
• Today: 5/08/2026
• Record date for 6/1 Dividend: 5/08/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/1 Dividend: 5/08/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/14/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: FIN - INVEST BKRS
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WFC
• CIK: 72971
• Web: www.wellsfargo.com
• Phone: (866) 249-3302
• Fax: 302-636-5454
• Employees: 205,000
• Year Founded: 1852

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Wells Fargo & Company: $97.53
• High Price Target: $113.00
• Low Price Target: $84.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.69
• Research Coverage: 26 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.48
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.21
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.60
• P/E Growth: 0.94
• Net Income: $21.34 billion
• Net Margins: 17.26%
• Pretax Margin: 20.57%
• Return on Equity: 13.27%
• Return on Assets: 1.05%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.12
• Current Ratio: 0.90
• Quick Ratio: 0.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $123.53 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.96
• Cash Flow: $9.12 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.67
• Book Value: $53.91 per share
• Price / Book: 1.47

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,060,190,000
• Free Float: 3,055,905,000
• Market Cap: $242.09 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.96