Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) Competitors $83.32 +0.96 (+1.16%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:55 PM EasternExtended Trading$83.48 +0.17 (+0.20%) As of 07/3/2025 04:59 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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WFC or BAC? 75.9% of Wells Fargo & Company shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.7% of Bank of America shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Wells Fargo & Company shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Bank of America shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate WFC or BAC? Wells Fargo & Company currently has a consensus target price of $78.33, suggesting a potential downside of 5.99%. Bank of America has a consensus target price of $48.28, suggesting a potential downside of 1.34%. Given Bank of America's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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 Wells Fargo & Company 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Bank of America 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81 Is WFC or BAC 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 Wells Fargo & Company16.19% 12.15% 1.03% Bank of America 14.56%10.25%0.84% Does the media refer more to WFC or BAC? In the previous week, Wells Fargo & Company had 13 more articles in the media than Bank of America. MarketBeat recorded 100 mentions for Wells Fargo & Company and 87 mentions for Bank of America. Bank of America's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Wells Fargo & Company's score of 0.93 indicating that Bank of America is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Wells Fargo & Company 48 Very Positive mention(s) 38 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bank of America 56 Very Positive mention(s) 14 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, WFC or BAC? Wells Fargo & Company has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of America has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is WFC or BAC a better dividend stock? Wells Fargo & Company pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. 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 28.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of America pays out 31.0% 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. Bank of America is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WFC or BAC? Bank of America has lower revenue, but higher 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 RatioWells Fargo & Company$125.40B2.16$19.72B$5.5714.96Bank of America$103.44B3.56$27.13B$3.3614.57 SummaryBank of America beats Wells Fargo & Company on 10 of the 19 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$272.05B$99.38B$12.20B$20.71BDividend Yield1.91%1.91%5.53%3.71%P/E Ratio14.9618.3920.0528.10Price / Sales2.165.3426.0438.38Price / Cash10.0122.9321.7022.53Price / Book1.713.632.284.58Net Income$19.72B$6.49B$1.00B$985.54M7 Day Performance4.91%3.36%2.25%2.79%1 Month Performance9.08%7.87%3.69%4.37%1 Year Performance39.74%47.83%541.99%15.08% Wells Fargo & Company Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WFCWells Fargo & Company4.7822 of 5 stars$83.32+1.2%$78.33-6.0%+39.7%$272.05B$125.40B14.96217,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeBACBank of America4.9301 of 5 stars$47.11-0.7%$47.65+1.1%+21.1%$354.90B$192.43B14.02213,000Trending NewsCCitigroup4.9562 of 5 stars$84.41+0.0%$84.03-0.4%+38.5%$157.60B$170.76B13.33239,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastDALDelta Air Lines4.7185 of 5 stars$49.63+1.3%$61.67+24.3%+10.7%$32.38B$61.64B8.80100,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionGSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.8803 of 5 stars$690.75+0.5%$595.67-13.8%+56.0%$211.97B$126.85B16.0346,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastJPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.4.8579 of 5 stars$287.31-0.5%$273.15-4.9%+44.6%$797.91B$278.91B14.10317,233Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeMSMorgan Stanley4.7044 of 5 stars$140.64+0.6%$133.62-5.0%+45.1%$225.71B$107.29B16.5180,000Trending NewsBuyback AnnouncementPNCThe PNC Financial Services Group4.9486 of 5 stars$185.92+0.2%$202.67+9.0%+24.7%$73.48B$34.44B13.1355,184Trending NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionTFCTruist Financial4.6618 of 5 stars$42.63+0.2%$48.44+13.6%+18.4%$55.80B$24.25B12.5838,335UNHUnitedHealth Group4.9977 of 5 stars$308.85+2.1%$415.57+34.6%-36.7%$280.41B$400.28B12.93400,000Positive NewsOptions VolumeUSBU.S. Bancorp4.9417 of 5 stars$45.79+0.4%$50.72+10.8%+22.3%$71.30B$42.71B11.3370,263Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions Volume 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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