Wells Fargo & Co. [NYSE: WFC] surged by $0.49 during the normal trading session on while it closed the day at $53.86. The company report on February 16, 2024 at 8:15 AM that Wells Fargo & Company Declares Cash Dividends on Preferred Stock.
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced dividends on seven series of preferred stock.
A quarterly cash dividend of $18.75 per share was declared on its 7.50% noncumulative perpetual convertible class A preferred stock, Series L, liquidation preference $1,000 per share, which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “WFCPrL.” The Series L dividend is payable on March 15, 2024, to holders of record as of the close of business on Feb. 29, 2024.
Wells Fargo & Co. stock has also gained 3.50% of its value over the past 7 days. However, WFC stock has inclined by 26.43% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has gained 29.44% and gained 9.43% year-on date.
The market cap for WFC stock reached $192.68 billion, with 3.60 billion shares outstanding and 3.57 billion shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 18.62M shares, WFC reached a trading volume of 20861058 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Wells Fargo & Co. [WFC]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for WFC shares is $56.59 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on WFC stock is a recommendation set at 1.97. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Odeon have made an estimate for Wells Fargo & Co. shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Hold, with their previous recommendation back on January 18, 2024. The new note on the price target was released on January 09, 2024, representing the official price target for Wells Fargo & Co. stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $55, while Robert W. Baird analysts kept a Neutral rating on WFC stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Wells Fargo & Co. is set at 1.19, with the Price to Sales ratio for WFC stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.65. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.17. Price to Free Cash Flow for WFC in the course of the last twelve months was 4.75.
WFC stock trade performance evaluation
Wells Fargo & Co. [WFC] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 3.50. With this latest performance, WFC shares gained by 8.83% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 29.44% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 17.06% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for WFC stock in for the last two-week period is set at 72.00, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 77.88, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 68.58 for Wells Fargo & Co. [WFC]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 49.41, while it was recorded at 52.71 for the last single week of trading, and 43.89 for the last 200 days.
Wells Fargo & Co. [WFC]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Wells Fargo & Co.’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Current Ratio set at 0.43.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Wells Fargo & Co. [WFC] stock
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Wells Fargo & Co. posted 1.23/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 1.13/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 8.80%. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for WFC. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Wells Fargo & Co. go to 6.67%.
Wells Fargo & Co. [WFC]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $161.58 billion, or None% of WFC stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of WFC stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.3 billion shares, which is approximately 8.2815%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.03 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $176.59 billion in WFC stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $156.75 billion in WFC stock with ownership which is approximately 5.8325%.
