Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) Competitors $79.74 -1.40 (-1.73%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$80.04 +0.30 (+0.38%) As of 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WFC vs. BAC, C, DAL, GS, JPM, MS, PNC, TFC, UNH, and USBShould you be buying Wells Fargo & Company stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Wells Fargo & Company include Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), Delta Air Lines (DAL), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Morgan Stanley (MS), The PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), Truist Financial (TFC), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), and U.S. Bancorp (USB). Wells Fargo & Company vs. Its Competitors Bank of America Citigroup Delta Air Lines The Goldman Sachs Group JPMorgan Chase & Co. Morgan Stanley The PNC Financial Services Group Truist Financial UnitedHealth Group U.S. Bancorp Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends. Is BAC or WFC a better dividend stock? Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Wells Fargo & Company pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Bank of America pays out 32.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wells Fargo & Company pays out 30.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Bank of America has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Wells Fargo & Company has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Wells Fargo & Company is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BAC or WFC? Bank of America has higher revenue and earnings than Wells Fargo & Company. Wells Fargo & Company is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank of America, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBank of America$192.43B1.92$27.13B$3.4214.57Wells Fargo & Company$81.46B3.14$19.72B$5.8413.65 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BAC or WFC? 70.7% of Bank of America shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Wells Fargo & Company shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Bank of America shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Wells Fargo & Company shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, BAC or WFC? Bank of America has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wells Fargo & Company has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BAC or WFC more profitable? Wells Fargo & Company has a net margin of 16.82% compared to Bank of America's net margin of 14.81%. Wells Fargo & Company's return on equity of 12.29% beat Bank of America's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bank of America14.81% 10.25% 0.84% Wells Fargo & Company 16.82%12.29%1.04% Do analysts rate BAC or WFC? Bank of America presently has a consensus price target of $54.11, indicating a potential upside of 8.62%. Wells Fargo & Company has a consensus price target of $85.41, indicating a potential upside of 7.11%. Given Bank of America's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Bank of America is more favorable than Wells Fargo & Company.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bank of America 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 21 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81Wells Fargo & Company 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53 Does the media refer more to BAC or WFC? In the previous week, Bank of America had 53 more articles in the media than Wells Fargo & Company. MarketBeat recorded 119 mentions for Bank of America and 66 mentions for Wells Fargo & Company. Wells Fargo & Company's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Bank of America's score of 1.07 indicating that Wells Fargo & Company is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bank of America 70 Very Positive mention(s) 15 Positive mention(s) 19 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Wells Fargo & Company 44 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryBank of America beats Wells Fargo & Company on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WFC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWells Fargo & CompanyFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$259.93B$105.06B$12.71B$22.02BDividend Yield2.23%1.95%5.54%3.60%P/E Ratio13.6518.0230.1629.86Price / Sales3.146.4530.0666.03Price / Cash9.7224.9622.5724.43Price / Book1.633.942.294.64Net Income$19.72B$6.24B$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance-1.48%0.62%0.34%0.54%1 Month Performance0.67%1.33%0.41%3.12%1 Year Performance39.21%43.39%539.27%15.34% Wells Fargo & Company Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WFCWells Fargo & Company4.7739 of 5 stars$79.74-1.7%$85.41+7.1%+41.9%$259.93B$81.46B13.65217,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionBACBank of America4.9482 of 5 stars$50.67-1.8%$52.78+4.2%+25.7%$382.12B$192.43B14.81213,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCCitigroup4.9244 of 5 stars$98.72-2.7%$99.68+1.0%+56.1%$186.85B$170.76B14.58239,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDALDelta Air Lines4.7765 of 5 stars$56.11-1.1%$67.69+20.6%+14.6%$37.05B$61.64B8.13100,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.5678 of 5 stars$788.44-1.0%$709.13-10.1%+59.5%$241.07B$126.85B17.3746,500Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionJPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.4.6222 of 5 stars$310.82-1.5%$303.45-2.4%+45.9%$867.35B$278.91B15.95317,233Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMSMorgan Stanley4.6538 of 5 stars$157.00-1.2%$144.25-8.1%+44.7%$253.75B$107.29B17.7880,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPNCThe PNC Financial Services Group4.9731 of 5 stars$198.64-1.1%$216.56+9.0%+6.4%$79.13B$34.44B13.5955,184Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastTFCTruist Financial4.548 of 5 stars$45.60-0.3%$48.89+7.2%+7.6%$58.95B$24.25B12.4238,335Analyst ForecastUNHUnitedHealth Group4.7441 of 5 stars$347.82+0.7%$358.95+3.2%-37.6%$312.73B$400.28B15.07400,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeUSBU.S. Bancorp4.9891 of 5 stars$47.87-0.9%$53.26+11.3%+6.8%$75.21B$42.71B11.4570,263Trending NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bank of America Alternatives Citigroup Alternatives Delta Air Lines Alternatives The Goldman Sachs Group Alternatives JPMorgan Chase & Co. 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