Wells Fargo & Company WFC

What the company does

Wells Fargo & Company is a mega-cap company in the Financial Services sector (Banks - Diversified), with a market value of $247.3B, based in the USA.

It employs about 194,369 people and has been listed since Jun 01, 1972.

Wells Fargo & Company, a financial services company, provides diversified banking, investment, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance products and services in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Consumer Banking and Lending; Commercial Banking; Corporate and Investment Banking; and Wealth and Investment Management. The company's financial products and services includes checking and savings accounts, and credit and debit cards, as well as home, auto, personal, and small business lending services.

Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group

Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 11.7 versus 13.2 for 4 direct peers — priced in line with its group.

Revenue is growing 0% versus the same quarter last year.

On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 10.9 — they expect higher earnings.

The average analyst price target is 97.02, 18% above the current price (their view, not ours).

The stock sits at 42% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).

The risks

• No risk flags were detected from the data we have.

Strengths

• ✅ Profitable — 18 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
• ✅ Buys back its shares (5% fewer shares in a year).
• ✅ More cash than debt.
• ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (19 vs 0).
• ✅ Pays a dividend (2.2% a year).

What changed this week

Over the past week the stock fell 1.8% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.4%, sector ETF XLF +0.7%).

This week's news

• 3 Great Value Stocks To Own In October 2026 finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-23
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  Oil is back in the spotlight, with Brent crude around wartime peaks as Middle East supply risks flare up again. Higher energy and transport costs are pressuring company budgets, yet some businesses still generate solid cash inflows that the market is not fully pricing. This article highlights three stocks that appear… source ↗

• Wells Fargo (WFC) Stock Could Be 34% Undervalued After AI Leadership Moves finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-23
  What the article says

  Wells Fargo has delivered a 3 year return that would catch any investor's eye, yet the real story now is whether that share price lines up with the returns the bank earns on its capital. With fresh headlines around leadership moves, technology bets and regulatory scrutiny, the question is how much of that backdrop is… source ↗

• Wells Fargo Names Top Pick Ahead of Q3 Earnings finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-23
  What the article says

  Investing.com -- Wells Fargo has identified Amazon as its top long idea heading into third-quarter earnings, citing expected positive revisions to Amazon Web Services revenue and operating income. Still guessing which stocks will beat the market? Our AI portfolio updates monthly and is outperforming the S&P 500 by… source ↗

• Wells Fargo Announces Kleber Santos to Lead Consumer Banking and Lending; Saul Van Beurden to Lead AI for the Company finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-22
  What the article says

  Saul Van Beurden, Head of AI, Wells Fargo SAN FRANCISCO, October 22, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced that Kleber Santos will become CEO of Consumer Banking and Lending (CBL), and Saul Van Beurden will focus exclusively on leading AI across Wells Fargo. The two executives have… source ↗

• Top lodging stocks for 3Q26 earnings, according to Wells Fargo finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-22
  What the article says

  Investing.com -- Lodging stocks are poised to beat revenue expectations in the third quarter as U.S. revenue per available room growth continues to accelerate beyond forecasts, according to a recent note from Wells Fargo analyst Trey Bowers. The firm raised its 2027 estimates across the sector following… source ↗

• Q3 earnings highlights: PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC) vs the rest of the diversified banks stocks finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-22
  What the article says

  Q3 earnings highlights: PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC) vs the rest of the diversified banks stocks The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let's take a look at how PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC)… source ↗

What changed since last week

• New strength: dividend.