TritonPoint Partners LLC Takes $1.64 Million Position in Wells Fargo & Company $WFC

TritonPoint Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 17,542 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,635,000. Wells Fargo & Company accounts for approximately 0.9% of TritonPoint Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest position.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Zinnia Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Wells Fargo & Company in the fourth quarter valued at about $220,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Wells Fargo & Company by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 412,511 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $38,446,000 after buying an additional 17,302 shares during the last quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Wells Fargo & Company by 42.1% in the fourth quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,520,777 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $141,736,000 after buying an additional 450,606 shares during the last quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Wells Fargo & Company by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC now owns 17,047 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,589,000 after buying an additional 405 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Piedmont Capital Management LLC NC purchased a new stake in shares of Wells Fargo & Company in the fourth quarter worth about $386,000. 75.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wells Fargo & Company Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of WFC opened at $83.67 on Monday. 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 has a 12 month low of $71.93 and a 12 month high of $97.76. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $79.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $84.66. The firm has a market cap of $256.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.91, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 0.93.

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFCGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 14th. The financial services provider reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.02. Wells Fargo & Company had a return on equity of 13.27% and a net margin of 17.26%.The company had revenue of $11.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.85 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.39 earnings per share. Wells Fargo & Company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict that Wells Fargo & Company will post 6.84 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wells Fargo & Company Dividend Announcement

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

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on WFC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Wells Fargo & Company from $91.00 to $86.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. KGI Securities lowered shares of Wells Fargo & Company to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of Wells Fargo & Company in a report on Thursday, March 26th. They set a “buy” rating and a $100.00 target price for the company. Phillip Securities raised shares of Wells Fargo & Company from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Piper Sandler reaffirmed 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Wells Fargo & Company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $97.53.

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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.

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