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The price of Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) closed at $85.16 in the last session, up 0.61% from day before closing price of $84.64. In other words, the price has increased by $0.61 from its previous closing price. On the day, 14.52 million shares were traded. WFC stock price reached its highest trading level at $85.28 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $83.74.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at WFC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.03 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.95.
On May 15, 2025, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $83. Piper Sandler Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on April 08, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $77.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 21 ’25 when Weiss Jonathan G. bought 76,505 shares for $77.89 per share.
Williams Ather III sold 60,000 shares of WFC for $3,822,000 on Oct 16 ’24. The Sr. Executive Vice President now owns 163,610 shares after completing the transaction at $63.70 per share. On Oct 16 ’24, another insider, Williams Ather III, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 60,000 shares for $63.70 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WFC now has a Market Capitalization of 272805052416 and an Enterprise Value of 290140061696. As of this moment, Wells’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.68. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.11. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.21 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.67. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.738.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WFC is 1.24, which has changed by 0.57237816 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1675967 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WFC has reached a high of $84.93, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $53.31. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.78%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.89%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WFC traded on average about 16.53M shares per day over the past 3-months and 16092800 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 3.22B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 3.20B. Insiders hold about 0.18% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.55% stake in the company. Shares short for WFC as of 1756425600 were 46193654 with a Short Ratio of 2.79, compared to 1753920000 on 39675473. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 46193654 and a Short% of Float of 1.45000005.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for WFC is 1.65, which was 1.6 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.018903593. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.4. The current Payout Ratio is 27.96% for WFC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-08 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-08. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-08-14 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) is currently being evaluated by a team of 20.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.54, with high estimates of $1.74 and low estimates of $1.43.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.8 and $5.61 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.06. EPS for the following year is $6.7, with 23.0 analysts recommending between $7.23 and $6.11.
Revenue Estimates
According to 6 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $21.09B. It ranges from a high estimate of $21.26B to a low estimate of $20.99B. As of the current estimate, Wells Fargo & Co’s year-ago sales were $20.37BFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $21.13B. There is a high estimate of $21.23B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $20.95B.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WFC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $84.1B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $82.44B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $83.1B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $82.3BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $86.56B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $88.24B and the low estimate is $85.14B.
