Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) Stock: What the Analysts are Saying

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 12.00x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.17. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 15 as “hold,” and 4 as “sell.”

The public float for WFC is 3.40B, and at present, short sellers hold a 0.87% of that float. On September 03, 2024, the average trading volume of WFC was 17.01M shares.

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WFC) stock’s latest price update

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC)’s stock price has soared by 1.95 in relation to previous closing price of 57.35. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 3.12% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-09-02 that JPM, MS, WFC, RJF, BAC and others are under legal scrutiny for transferring clients’ idle funds into sweep accounts with near-zero interest rates.

WFC’s Market Performance

Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) has seen a 3.12% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 2.80% gain in the past month and a -2.42% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.83%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.17% for WFC. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 7.07% for WFC’s stock, with a 7.43% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of WFC

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WFC stocks, with Compass Point repeating the rating for WFC by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for WFC in the upcoming period, according to Compass Point is $64 based on the research report published on April 09, 2024 of the current year 2024.

Keefe Bruyette, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WFC reach a price target of $62, previously predicting the price at $56. The rating they have provided for WFC stocks is “Mkt Perform” according to the report published on March 27th, 2024.

WFC Trading at 1.94% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought WFC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -6.52% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 2.17%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.83%, as shares surge +9.78% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.83% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, WFC rose by +3.12%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +43.41% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $54.87. In addition, Wells Fargo & Co. saw 18.79% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at WFC starting from DAVIS RICHARD K, who purchase 3,500 shares at the price of $41.22 back on Nov 09 ’23. After this action, DAVIS RICHARD K now owns 4,244 shares of Wells Fargo & Co., valued at $144,270 using the latest closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for WFC

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.29 for the present operating margin
  • 0.92 for the gross margin

The net margin for Wells Fargo & Co. stands at 0.23. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 10.51, with 0.98 for asset returns.

Based on Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.63 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.69. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.59.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 43.27 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.08. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.25. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.86for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.04. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.01.

Conclusion

To sum up, Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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