Wells Fargo & Company $WFC Stake Trimmed by Consilium Wealth Advisory LLC

Consilium Wealth Advisory LLC cut its holdings in shares of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) by 7.2% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 154,496 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 11,906 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company accounts for 4.2% of Consilium Wealth Advisory LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Consilium Wealth Advisory LLC’s holdings in Wells Fargo & Company were worth $12,299,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Wells Fargo & Company in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Miller Capital Partners Inc. acquired a new position in Wells Fargo & Company during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Navalign LLC purchased a new stake in Wells Fargo & Company during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Joseph Group Capital Management purchased a new stake in Wells Fargo & Company during the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Core Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Wells Fargo & Company in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.90% of the company’s stock.

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

WFC has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Wells Fargo & Company from $91.00 to $86.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Wells Fargo & Company in a report on Friday, March 6th. Barclays cut their target price on Wells Fargo & Company from $113.00 to $108.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Wells Fargo & Company from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, HSBC upgraded shares of Wells Fargo & Company from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $94.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Wells Fargo & Company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $98.24.

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Wells Fargo & Company Stock Up 0.5%

WFC opened at $84.28 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $79.63 and its 200-day simple moving average is $84.53. 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 has a one year low of $72.78 and a one year high of $97.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $257.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 0.93.

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFCGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 14th. The financial services provider reported $1.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $11.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.39 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Wells Fargo & Company will post 6.86 EPS for the current year.

Wells Fargo & Company Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 8th were paid a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 8th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. Wells Fargo & Company’s payout ratio is currently 27.78%.

Wells Fargo & Company 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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