Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-six ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $98.3421.

WFC has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on shares of Wells Fargo & Company in a report on Wednesday. They issued a “market perform” rating for the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Wells Fargo & Company in a report on Monday, April 20th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Wells Fargo & Company from $97.00 to $102.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Wells Fargo & Company from $113.00 to $108.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, HSBC upgraded shares of Wells Fargo & Company from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $94.00 price target for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st.

Key Stories Impacting Wells Fargo & Company

Here are the key news stories impacting Wells Fargo & Company this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America raised its price target on Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) to $102 and kept a buy rating, signaling confidence in further upside.
• Positive Sentiment: UBS also maintained a buy rating and lifted its target to $104, reinforcing the bullish analyst backdrop for WFC.
• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo is expected to report second-quarter 2026 earnings on July 14, and preview notes suggest investors are focused on net interest margin trends and possible earnings strength.
• Positive Sentiment: Broader enthusiasm for financial stocks ahead of Q2 results is supporting the group, with analysts pointing to strong trading and fee income trends across large banks.
• Neutral Sentiment: Raymond James initiated coverage of Wells Fargo with a market perform rating, which adds a more cautious voice but does not materially change the overall positive analyst tone.
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo’s recent bond issuance activity and valuation discussions suggest investors are also weighing capital-market activity and fair-value arguments, but these items are not as immediate a catalyst as earnings.

Wells Fargo & Company Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE WFC opened at $85.70 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $262.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12. Wells Fargo & Company has a 1-year low of $72.78 and a 1-year high of $97.76. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $80.44 and its 200 day moving average is $84.06.

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 14th. The financial services provider reported $1.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $11.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.85 billion. Wells Fargo & Company had a return on equity of 13.27% and a net margin of 17.26%.Wells Fargo & Company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.39 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Wells Fargo & Company will post 6.98 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wells Fargo & Company Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 8th were paid a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 8th. Wells Fargo & Company’s payout ratio is 27.78%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Wells Fargo & Company

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Diversified Trust Co. increased its position in Wells Fargo & Company by 59.7% during the 4th quarter. Diversified Trust Co. now owns 35,285 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,289,000 after buying an additional 13,196 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Wells Fargo & Company by 19.0% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 532,300 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $49,610,000 after acquiring an additional 84,902 shares during the last quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd grew its stake in shares of Wells Fargo & Company by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 350,567 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $32,673,000 after acquiring an additional 14,168 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Wells Fargo & Company by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 412,511 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $38,446,000 after acquiring an additional 17,302 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Achmea Investment Management B.V. increased its holdings in shares of Wells Fargo & Company by 12.8% during the third quarter. Achmea Investment Management B.V. now owns 283,582 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $23,770,000 after acquiring an additional 32,094 shares in the last quarter. 75.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Wells Fargo & Company

Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified, U.S.-based financial services company headquartered in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1852 by Henry Wells and William G. Fargo, the firm has evolved from its origins in express delivery and pioneer-era banking into one of the largest full-service banks in the United States. The company provides a broad range of financial products and services to individual, small business, commercial, and institutional clients. Charles W. Scharf serves as chief executive officer.

Wells Fargo operates across several core business segments, including consumer banking and lending, commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, and wealth and investment management.