Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) Competitors $83.32 +0.96 (+1.16%) Closing price 03:55 PM EasternExtended Trading$83.48 +0.17 (+0.20%) As of 04:35 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 better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk. Do institutionals and 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend BAC or WFC? Bank of America presently has a consensus price target of $48.28, suggesting a potential downside of 1.34%. Wells Fargo & Company has a consensus price target of $78.33, suggesting a potential downside of 5.99%. Given Bank of America's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81Wells Fargo & Company 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Is BAC or WFC more profitable? Wells Fargo & Company has a net margin of 16.19% compared to Bank of America's net margin of 14.56%. Wells Fargo & Company's return on equity of 12.15% beat Bank of America's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bank of America14.56% 10.25% 0.84% Wells Fargo & Company 16.19%12.15%1.03% Does the media favor BAC or WFC? In the previous week, Bank of America and Bank of America both had 119 articles in the media. Bank of America's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Wells Fargo & Company's score of 0.91 indicating that Bank of America is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bank of America 69 Very Positive mention(s) 15 Positive mention(s) 20 Neutral mention(s) 11 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Wells Fargo & Company 54 Very Positive mention(s) 43 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, BAC or WFC? Bank of America has higher revenue and earnings than Wells Fargo & Company. Bank of America is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wells Fargo & Company, 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$3.3614.57Wells Fargo & Company$125.40B2.16$19.72B$5.5714.96 Which has more risk and volatility, BAC or WFC? Bank of America has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wells Fargo & Company has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BAC or WFC a better dividend stock? Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Wells Fargo & Company pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Bank of America pays out 31.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wells Fargo & Company pays out 28.7% 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 raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Wells Fargo & Company has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Bank of America is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryBank of America beats Wells Fargo & Company on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Wells Fargo & Company News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WFC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address 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$271.12B$99.34B$12.06B$20.62BDividend Yield1.96%1.95%5.58%3.77%P/E Ratio14.9618.3920.0828.04Price / Sales2.165.3525.7037.11Price / Cash9.7622.4321.3421.91Price / Book1.713.632.284.59Net Income$19.72B$6.49B$1.00B$985.44M7 Day Performance4.12%3.53%2.31%2.91%1 Month Performance10.10%9.71%4.37%5.47%1 Year Performance37.51%46.91%541.13%14.61% Wells Fargo & Company Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WFCWells Fargo & Company4.8228 of 5 stars$83.32+1.2%$78.33-6.0%+35.1%$271.12B$125.40B14.96217,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeBACBank of America4.9305 of 5 stars$47.11-0.7%$47.65+1.1%+18.9%$354.90B$192.43B14.02213,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCCitigroup4.9535 of 5 stars$84.41+0.0%$84.03-0.4%+34.0%$157.60B$170.76B13.33239,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastDALDelta Air Lines4.7198 of 5 stars$49.63+1.3%$61.67+24.3%+7.3%$32.38B$61.64B8.80100,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionGSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.908 of 5 stars$690.75+0.5%$595.67-13.8%+53.6%$211.97B$126.85B16.0346,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastJPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.4.8595 of 5 stars$287.31-0.5%$273.15-4.9%+39.8%$797.91B$278.91B14.10317,233Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeMSMorgan Stanley4.7542 of 5 stars$140.64+0.6%$133.62-5.0%+43.2%$225.71B$107.29B16.5180,000Trending NewsBuyback AnnouncementPNCThe PNC Financial Services Group4.9616 of 5 stars$185.92+0.2%$202.67+9.0%+23.2%$73.48B$34.44B13.1355,184Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastTFCTruist Financial4.6739 of 5 stars$42.63+0.2%$48.44+13.6%+13.8%$55.80B$24.25B12.5838,335UNHUnitedHealth Group4.997 of 5 stars$308.85+2.1%$415.57+34.6%-38.2%$280.41B$400.28B12.93400,000Trending NewsOptions VolumeUSBU.S. Bancorp4.9407 of 5 stars$45.79+0.4%$50.72+10.8%+18.8%$71.30B$42.71B11.3370,263Trending NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst Revision 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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