Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) Competitors $81.95 -0.55 (-0.67%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$81.93 -0.02 (-0.02%) 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 Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and profitability. Do analysts prefer WFC or BAC? Wells Fargo & Company currently has a consensus price target of $81.58, suggesting a potential downside of 0.44%. Bank of America has a consensus price target of $50.13, suggesting a potential downside of 0.76%. Given Wells Fargo & Company's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Wells Fargo & Company is more favorable than Bank of America.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Wells Fargo & Company 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.61Bank of America 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77 Which has higher valuation & earnings, WFC or BAC? 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 RatioWells Fargo & Company$125.40B2.09$19.72B$5.8414.03Bank of America$192.43B1.94$27.13B$3.4214.77 Is WFC or BAC a better dividend stock? Wells Fargo & Company pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Wells Fargo & Company pays out 30.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of America pays out 30.4% 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. Wells Fargo & Company has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Bank of America has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Does the media prefer WFC or BAC? In the previous week, Bank of America had 46 more articles in the media than Wells Fargo & Company. MarketBeat recorded 93 mentions for Bank of America and 47 mentions for Wells Fargo & Company. Wells Fargo & Company's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Bank of America's score of 1.09 indicating that Wells Fargo & Company is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Wells Fargo & Company 34 Very Positive mention(s) 11 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bank of America 66 Very Positive mention(s) 15 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is WFC or BAC 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 Wells Fargo & Company16.82% 12.29% 1.04% Bank of America 14.81%10.25%0.84% Which has more volatility & risk, WFC or BAC? Wells Fargo & Company has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of America has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WFC or BAC? 75.9% of Wells Fargo & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.7% of Bank of America shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Wells Fargo & Company shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Bank of America shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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$264.28B$102.34B$12.54B$21.32BDividend Yield2.18%1.85%5.43%3.51%P/E Ratio14.0317.7218.7726.70Price / Sales2.095.9026.3552.86Price / Cash9.8823.6622.1723.86Price / Book1.583.562.365.39Net Income$19.72B$6.24B$1.01B$996.59M7 Day Performance5.39%2.81%2.27%3.12%1 Month Performance-1.30%1.14%2.27%2.97%1 Year Performance43.59%53.97%540.60%12.83% Wells Fargo & Company Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WFCWells Fargo & Company4.5701 of 5 stars$81.95-0.7%$81.58-0.4%+46.8%$264.28B$125.40B14.03217,000Positive NewsBACBank of America4.8635 of 5 stars$46.91-1.7%$50.13+6.9%+27.1%$347.68B$192.43B13.72213,000Trending NewsCCitigroup4.9162 of 5 stars$93.66-1.9%$96.54+3.1%+57.2%$172.47B$83.31B13.83239,000Trending NewsDALDelta Air Lines4.5186 of 5 stars$60.27+2.2%$66.21+9.8%+50.0%$39.33B$61.93B8.73100,000Positive NewsGSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.747 of 5 stars$730.50-2.2%$660.00-9.7%+47.8%$221.20B$56.21B16.1046,500Trending NewsOptions VolumeJPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.4.7398 of 5 stars$290.48-1.3%$288.68-0.6%+36.0%$798.78B$175.07B14.90317,233Trending NewsMSMorgan Stanley4.4398 of 5 stars$144.55-2.7%$138.25-4.4%+46.4%$230.88B$61.50B16.3780,000Trending NewsPNCThe PNC Financial Services Group4.851 of 5 stars$191.30-1.7%$214.17+12.0%+15.2%$75.32B$34.44B13.0855,184Positive NewsTFCTruist Financial4.6587 of 5 stars$44.50-1.0%$48.65+9.3%+6.6%$57.28B$20.03B12.1338,335UNHUnitedHealth Group4.9437 of 5 stars$304.02+12.0%$366.52+20.6%-48.3%$275.33B$400.28B13.17400,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeUSBU.S. Bancorp4.8969 of 5 stars$45.96-1.9%$52.55+14.3%+6.7%$71.48B$27.72B11.0070,263News CoveragePositive News 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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