Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) Stock Forecast, Price & News

15 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Wells Fargo & Company in the last twelve months. There are currently 6 hold ratings, 8 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" WFC shares.
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15 brokers have issued twelve-month price objectives for Wells Fargo & Company's shares. Their WFC share price forecasts range from $42.00 to $63.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $49.45 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 23.0% from the stock's current price.
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Wells Fargo & Company's stock was trading at $41.29 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, WFC shares have decreased by 2.6% and is now trading at $40.21.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, July 21st 2023.
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Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April, 14th. The financial services provider reported $1.23 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $0.08. The financial services provider earned $20.73 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $20.06 billion. Wells Fargo & Company had a net margin of 15.93% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.07%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 16.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.88 EPS.
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Wells Fargo & Company declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 5th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Thursday, June 1st. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.98%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 4th.
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Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.20%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 34.38%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WFC will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.26% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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1,413 employees have rated Wells Fargo & Company Chief Executive Officer Charlie Scharf on Glassdoor.com. Charlie Scharf has an approval rating of 67% among the company's employees.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Wells Fargo & Company investors own include Bank of America (BAC), AT&T (T), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Intel (INTC), General Electric (GE), Walt Disney (DIS), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Citigroup (C) and Cisco Systems (CSCO).

Wells Fargo & Company trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WFC."

Wells Fargo & Company's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Dodge & Cox (3.21%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (2.35%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.83%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.83%), Davis Selected Advisers (0.81%) and Sanders Capital LLC (0.63%). Insiders that own company stock include Beurden Saul Van, Felicia F Norwood and Kleber Santos.
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Shares of WFC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of WFC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $40.21.

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) has a market capitalization of $150.88 billion and generates $76.79 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $13.18 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.49 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 238,000 workers across the globe.

Wells Fargo & Company's mailing address is 420 MONTGOMERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA, 94163. The official website for the company is www.wellsfargo.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (866) 249-3302, via email at investorrelations@wellsfargo.com, or via fax at 302-636-5454.