Storgate LLC Takes $899,000 Position in Wells Fargo & Company $WFC

Storgate LLC acquired a new stake in Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 9,642 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $899,000. Wells Fargo & Company comprises approximately 0.7% of Storgate LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in WFC. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Wells Fargo & Company in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $4,512,563,000. Capital Research Global Investors raised its holdings in shares of Wells Fargo & Company by 18.6% in the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 35,660,903 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,989,104,000 after purchasing an additional 5,584,930 shares during the last quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Wells Fargo & Company by 177.7% in the fourth quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 4,876,127 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $454,455,000 after purchasing an additional 3,120,399 shares during the last quarter. Danske Bank A S acquired a new position in Wells Fargo & Company during the third quarter worth $215,638,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its holdings in Wells Fargo & Company by 13.0% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 20,625,070 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,922,257,000 after buying an additional 2,369,260 shares during the last quarter. 75.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wells Fargo & Company Price Performance

Shares of WFC opened at $83.67 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $256.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.91, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 0.93. Wells Fargo & Company has a 1-year low of $71.93 and a 1-year high of $97.76. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $79.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $84.66. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12.

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFCGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 14th. The financial services provider reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.02. Wells Fargo & Company had a net margin of 17.26% and a return on equity of 13.27%. The firm had revenue of $11.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $21.85 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.39 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts forecast that Wells Fargo & Company will post 6.84 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wells Fargo & Company Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 8th were given a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 8th. Wells Fargo & Company’s payout ratio is 27.78%.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WFC has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their target price on shares of 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. HSBC upgraded shares of Wells Fargo & Company from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $94.00 target price on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of Wells Fargo & Company from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $94.00 target price (down from $100.00) on shares of Wells Fargo & Company in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Wells Fargo & Company from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, June 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $97.53.

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Wells Fargo & Company Profile

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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.

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

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