Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$75.42 -0.64 (-0.84%)

As of 03:58 PM Eastern

Wells Fargo & Company - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 20 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
7

Buy
13

Based on 20 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Wells Fargo & Company in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 20 analysts, 7 have given a hold rating, 11 have given a buy rating, and 2 have given a strong buy rating for WFC.

Consensus Price Target

$75.73
0.40% Upside

According to the 20 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Wells Fargo & Company, the average price target is $75.73. The highest price target for WFC is $87.00, while the lowest price target for WFC is $57.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 0.40% from the current price of $75.42.

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WFC Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 5/20/24 to 5/20/25	1 Month Ago 4/20/24 to 4/20/25	3 Months Ago 2/20/24 to 2/19/25	1 Year Ago 5/21/23 to 5/20/24
Strong Buy	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	11 Buy rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)
Hold	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$75.73	$75.34	$73.39	$58.99
Forecasted Upside	0.40% Upside	16.58% Upside	-8.69% Downside	-2.83% Downside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Hold

WFC Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

WFC Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Wells Fargo & Company Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Wells Fargo & Company	Finance Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.75	2.53	2.54
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	0.34% Upside	26.03% Upside	12.81% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent WFC News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
5/15/2025	TD Cowen 4 of 5 stars	S. Alexopoulos Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Hold	$83.00	+8.97%
4/14/2025	Phillip Securities 0 of 5 stars	G. Thum Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Moderate Buy ➝ Strong-Buy
4/14/2025	Barclays 3 of 5 stars	Jason Goldberg Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$92.00 ➝ $87.00	+37.35%
4/14/2025	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	David Long Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Strong-Buy ➝ Strong-Buy	$88.00 ➝ $78.00	+24.20%
4/14/2025	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	John McDonald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$84.00 ➝ $73.00	+15.40%
4/14/2025	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Scott Siefers Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$77.00 ➝ $75.00	+20.27%
4/7/2025	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Betsy Graseck Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$79.00 ➝ $80.00	+30.26%
4/3/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Vivek Juneja Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$82.00 ➝ $73.50	+1.62%
4/2/2025	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Erika Najarian Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$85.00 ➝ $83.00	+16.45%
3/24/2025	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Keith Horowitz Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$82.00 ➝ $78.00	+5.35%
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3/13/2025	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Gerard Cassidy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Sector Perform ➝ Outperform	$80.00	+15.97%
1/16/2025	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	David Konrad Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$81.00 ➝ $86.00	+14.27%
12/10/2024	Compass Point Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$60.00 ➝ $83.00	+15.10%
12/9/2024	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$69.00 ➝ $85.00	+17.05%
12/6/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$72.00 ➝ $82.00	+10.47%
10/30/2024	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$71.00 ➝ $77.00	+17.02%
10/8/2024	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	S. Chubak Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Peer Perform ➝ Outperform	$65.00	+13.72%
9/3/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$65.00	+11.17%
8/16/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Hold	$62.00 ➝ $59.00	+7.10%
7/11/2024	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$55.00 ➝ $57.00	-5.44%
4/15/2024	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$57.00 ➝ $66.00	+14.13%
4/15/2024	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform
3/28/2024	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$55.00 ➝ $60.00	+4.15%
1/18/2024	Odeon Capital Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$48.80	+4.56%
1/8/2024	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Neutral	$55.00	+10.18%
8/1/2023	Atlantic Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$50.00 ➝ $52.50	+13.73%
6/26/2023	VNET Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Maintains

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Should I Buy Wells Fargo & Company Stock? WFC Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Please send any questions or comments about these Wells Fargo & Company pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Wells Fargo & Company
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Wells Fargo & Company:

The company recently reported earnings per share of $1.39, exceeding analysts' expectations, which indicates strong financial performance.
Wells Fargo & Company has initiated a significant share buyback plan of $40 billion, suggesting that the management believes the stock is undervalued, which can enhance shareholder value.
The current stock price is around $75, which is considered attractive given the company's solid fundamentals and growth potential.
Wells Fargo & Company has a dividend yield of 2.10%, providing a steady income stream for investors, with a manageable payout ratio of 28.73% indicating sustainability.
Analysts have a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for the stock, with many firms recently adjusting their price targets upward, reflecting positive sentiment in the market.

Wells Fargo & Company
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Wells Fargo & Company for these reasons:

The company's revenue has declined by 3.4% year-over-year, which may raise concerns about its growth trajectory and market competitiveness.
Some analysts have lowered their price targets for Wells Fargo & Company, indicating a cautious outlook on the stock's near-term performance.
Despite the positive earnings report, the revenue fell short of expectations, which could signal potential challenges in maintaining growth.
The financial services sector is facing increased regulatory scrutiny, which could impact Wells Fargo & Company's operations and profitability.
Market volatility and economic uncertainties could pose risks to the company's performance, affecting investor confidence.

WFC Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 20 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Wells Fargo & Company is $75.73, with a high forecast of $87.00 and a low forecast of $57.00.
: 20 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Wells Fargo & Company in the last twelve months. There are currently 7 hold ratings, 11 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" WFC shares.
: According to analysts, Wells Fargo & Company's stock has a predicted upside of 0.40% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Wells Fargo & Company's stock had 3 upgrades by analysts.
: Wells Fargo & Company has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Phillip Securities, Piper Sandler, Raymond James, Royal Bank of Canada, TD Cowen, and Truist Financial in the past 90 days.
: Wells Fargo & Company also publishes sell-side equities research reports and recommendations about other companies, which can be viewed at its brokerage rating page.
: Analysts like Wells Fargo & Company more than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating score for Wells Fargo & Company is 2.75 while the average consensus rating score for "finance" companies is 2.53. Learn more on how WFC compares to other companies.

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Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) Stock Forecast & Price Target