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

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$83.47 +0.92 (+1.11%)
Closing price 07/14/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$83.55 +0.08 (+0.10%)
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About Wells Fargo & Company Stock (NYSE:WFC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$82.12
$83.52
50-Day Range
$72.31
$83.47
52-Week Range
$50.15
$83.95
Volume
20.17 million shs
Average Volume
17.28 million shs
Market Capitalization
$271.62 billion
P/E Ratio
14.99
Dividend Yield
1.92%
Price Target
$80.13
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Wells Fargo & Company Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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95th Percentile Overall Score

WFC MarketRank™: 

Wells Fargo & Company scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 85th out of 935 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 2.68, and is based on 11 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • 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 16.64% in the coming year, from $5.89 to $6.87 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Wells Fargo & Company is 14.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.26.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Wells Fargo & Company is 14.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.29.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Wells Fargo & Company has a PEG Ratio of 1.39. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • 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

    0.03% 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 1.1, 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 99.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Wells Fargo & Company pays a meaningful dividend of 1.94%, 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 28.73%. 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 23.29% 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.03% 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 1.1, 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 99.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Wells Fargo & Company has a news sentiment score of 0.81. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.94 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 198 news articles for Wells Fargo & Company this week, compared to 64 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 37 people have searched for WFC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -14% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 34 people have added Wells Fargo & Company to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% 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

    Only 0.08% 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 $70.24 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WFC shares have increased by 18.8% and is now trading at $83.4680.

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April, 11th. The financial services provider reported $1.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.16. Wells Fargo & Company's quarterly revenue was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Wells Fargo & Company's Board of Directors initiated a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, April 29th 2025, which allows the company to repurchase $40,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 17.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

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

Wells Fargo & Company's top institutional investors include Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt (29.19%), Canoe Financial LP (0.10%), Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. (0.04%) and Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Ather Williams III, Beurden Saul Van, Kleber Santos, Richard K Davis and Felicia F Norwood.
View institutional ownership trends
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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
4/11/2025
Record date for 6/1 Dividend
5/09/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/1 Dividend
5/09/2025
Dividend Payable
6/01/2025
Today
7/14/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/15/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - INVEST BKRS
Sub-Industry
Diversified Banks
Current Symbol
NYSE:WFC
CIK
72971
Employees
217,000
Year Founded
1852

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$90.00
Low Price Target
$59.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-4.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.68
Research Coverage
19 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$5.57
Trailing P/E Ratio
14.99
Forward P/E Ratio
14.17
P/E Growth
1.39
Net Income
$19.72 billion
Net Margins
16.19%
Pretax Margin
18.70%
Return on Equity
12.15%
Return on Assets
1.03%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.06
Current Ratio
0.84
Quick Ratio
0.84

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$81.58 billion
Price / Sales
3.33
Cash Flow
$8.45 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.88
Book Value
$48.79 per share
Price / Book
1.71

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
3,254,182,000
Free Float
3,251,579,000
Market Cap
$271.62 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.16

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This page (NYSE:WFC) was last updated on 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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