New Age Alpha Advisors LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in Wells Fargo & Company $WFC

New Age Alpha Advisors LLC lowered its stake in shares of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFCFree Report) by 18.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 33,735 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 7,877 shares during the quarter. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC’s holdings in Wells Fargo & Company were worth $3,144,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Private Wealth Group LLC increased its holdings in Wells Fargo & Company by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 4,514 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $421,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Nixon Peabody Trust Co. increased its holdings in Wells Fargo & Company by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Nixon Peabody Trust Co. now owns 3,351 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $312,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Simmons Bank increased its holdings in Wells Fargo & Company by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Simmons Bank now owns 6,359 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $593,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Wells Fargo & Company by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 12,048 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,123,000 after buying an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Main Street Group LTD increased its holdings in Wells Fargo & Company by 36.9% in the third quarter. Main Street Group LTD now owns 438 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 118 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.90% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Wells Fargo & Company news, EVP Ellen R. Patterson sold 60,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.40, for a total transaction of $5,244,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 169,496 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,813,950.40. This trade represents a 26.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Bridget E. Engle sold 30,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.10, for a total value of $2,613,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 83,478 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,270,933.80. The trade was a 26.44% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WFC has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Robert W. Baird raised Wells Fargo & Company from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $85.00 target price on the stock in a report on Friday, February 13th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their target price on Wells Fargo & Company from $101.00 to $98.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on Wells Fargo & Company from $109.00 to $93.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Phillip Securities upgraded shares of Wells Fargo & Company from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Wells Fargo & Company from $98.00 to $94.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $97.53.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on WFC

Wells Fargo & Company Stock Performance

Shares of WFC stock opened at $76.52 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $78.95 and its two-hundred day moving average is $85.16. The firm has a market cap of $234.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.81, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 0.96. Wells Fargo & Company has a 1 year low of $71.89 and a 1 year high of $97.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 0.90.

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFCGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 14th. The financial services provider reported $1.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $11.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.85 billion. Wells Fargo & Company had a return on equity of 13.27% and a net margin of 17.26%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.39 earnings per share. Analysts predict that Wells Fargo & Company will post 6.82 earnings per share for the current year.

Wells Fargo & Company Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 8th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. Wells Fargo & Company’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.78%.

About Wells Fargo & Company

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Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified, U.S.-based financial services company headquartered in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1852 by Henry Wells and William G. Fargo, the firm has evolved from its origins in express delivery and pioneer-era banking into one of the largest full-service banks in the United States. The company provides a broad range of financial products and services to individual, small business, commercial, and institutional clients. Charles W. Scharf serves as chief executive officer.

Wells Fargo operates across several core business segments, including consumer banking and lending, commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, and wealth and investment management.

Further Reading

Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC)

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