Wells Fargo & Company WFC
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
Wells Fargo & Company is a mega-cap company in the Financial Services sector (Banks - Diversified), with a market value of $243.3B, based in the USA.
It employs about 197,466 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 14.1 for 4 direct peers — priced in line with its group.
Revenue is growing 10% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 10.2 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 100.20, 24% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 34% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- • Quarterly report in 10 days (2026-10-14) — a day the stock can move a lot.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 19 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Buys back its shares (6% fewer shares in a year).
- ✅ More cash than debt.
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (17 vs 0).
- ✅ Pays a dividend (2.2% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock fell 3.0% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLF -2.5%).
This week's news
- How to Create a Million-Dollar Stock Portfolio finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- 1 of Wall Street’s Favorite Stocks to Keep an Eye On and 2 We Ignore finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- WFC's Credit Rating Upgraded to 'A-' by S&P, Outlook Remains Stable finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- Fed Revamps Bank Stress Tests: What Does it Mean for U.S. Banks? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- Fed finalizes changes to bank stress tests seekingalpha.com · 2026-09-30
- Is Wells Fargo (WFC) A Bargain Following Its Higher For Longer Rate Outlook? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-30
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.