Wells Fargo & Company - WFC Stock Forecast, Price & News

13 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Wells Fargo & Company in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" WFC shares.
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13 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Wells Fargo & Company's shares. Their WFC share price forecasts range from $42.00 to $64.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $51.88 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 39.8% from the stock's current price.
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Wells Fargo & Company's stock was trading at $41.29 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, WFC shares have decreased by 10.1% and is now trading at $37.11.
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Wells Fargo & Company saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 27,460,000 shares, an increase of 29.0% from the January 31st total of 21,290,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 18,230,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.5 days. Currently, 0.7% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 13th 2023.
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Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January, 13th. The financial services provider reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.04. The financial services provider had revenue of $19.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.04 billion. Wells Fargo & Company had a net margin of 15.91% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.28%. The firm's revenue was down 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.38 earnings per share.

Wells Fargo & Company declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Wednesday, March 1st. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 2nd.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) stock in their portfolio include Invesco KBW Bank ETF (KBWB), First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF (FTXO), Davis Select U.S. Equity ETF (DUSA), Davis Select Worldwide ETF (DWLD), Davis Select Financial ETF (DFNL), Gabelli Financial Services Opportunities ETF (GABF), Alpha Intelligent - Large Cap Value ETF (AILV) and iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF (IYG).

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.31%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 38.22%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WFC will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.26% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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1,413 employees have rated Wells Fargo & Company Chief Executive Officer Charlie Scharf on Glassdoor.com. Charlie Scharf has an approval rating of 67% among the company's employees.

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Wells Fargo & Company trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WFC."

Wells Fargo & Company's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (2.36%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.78%), Norges Bank (1.30%), Davis Selected Advisers (0.81%), Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC (0.69%) and Sanders Capital LLC (0.65%). Insiders that own company stock include Beurden Saul Van and Kleber Santos.
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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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of WFC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $37.11.

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) has a market capitalization of $140.17 billion and generates $82.86 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $13.18 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.14 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 238,000 workers across the globe.

Wells Fargo & Company's mailing address is 420 MONTGOMERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA, 94163. The official website for the company is www.wellsfargo.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (866) 249-3302, via email at investorrelations@wellsfargo.com, or via fax at 302-636-5454.