Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm bought 7,512,840 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $620,861,000.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Nixon Peabody Trust Co. raised its position in shares of Wells Fargo & Company by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Nixon Peabody Trust Co. now owns 3,351 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $312,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. MFA Wealth Services boosted its position in Wells Fargo & Company by 0.7% during the second quarter. MFA Wealth Services now owns 16,712 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,381,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Simmons Bank boosted its position in Wells Fargo & Company by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Simmons Bank now owns 6,359 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $593,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Wood Tarver Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Wells Fargo & Company by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Wood Tarver Financial Group LLC now owns 7,754 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $722,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hidden Cove Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Wells Fargo & Company by 1.8% in the second quarter. Hidden Cove Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,846 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $566,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 75.90% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several analysts have commented on WFC shares. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Wells Fargo & Company from $105.00 to $104.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Wells Fargo & Company from $90.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Phillip Securities raised shares of Wells Fargo & Company from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Wells Fargo & Company from $97.00 to $102.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Wells Fargo & Company in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Wells Fargo & Company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $98.61.
Wells Fargo & Company Stock Up 0.2%
WFC stock opened at $83.83 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $86.08 and a 200 day moving average of $82.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $253.50 billion, a PE ratio of 12.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09. Wells Fargo & Company has a 52 week low of $72.78 and a 52 week high of $97.76.
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 14th. The financial services provider reported $1.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.73 by $0.23. Wells Fargo & Company had a net margin of 17.55% and a return on equity of 13.85%. The company had revenue of $22.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.86 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.60 EPS. Wells Fargo & Company’s revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts forecast that Wells Fargo & Company will post 7.26 earnings per share for the current year.
Wells Fargo & Company Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. This is a boost from Wells Fargo & Company’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 7th. Wells Fargo & Company’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.07%.
About Wells Fargo & Company
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.
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