How to buy Wells Fargo stock in Canada

Wells Fargo is a banks - diversified business based in the US. Wells Fargo shares (WFC) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $70.34 – a decrease of 0.14% over the previous week. Wells Fargo employs 220,167 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $77.9 billion.

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Wells Fargo stock price (NYSE: WFC)

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Wells Fargo stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$70.34
52-week range	$44.93 - $78.13
50-day moving average more info button	$69.12
200-day moving average more info button	$60.53
Wall St. target price	$74.54
PE ratio more info button	14.2952
Dividend yield more info button	$1.45 (2.33%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$4.81

Is it a good time to buy Wells Fargo stock?

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Wells Fargo price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $70.34 from 2024-12-20

1 week (2024-12-16)	-2.28%
1 month (2024-11-22)	-7.40%
3 months (2024-09-23)	27.64%
6 months (2024-06-21)	21.07%

1 year (2023-12-22)	43.03%
2 years (2022-12-23)	81.70%
3 years (2021-12-23)	57.58%
5 years (2019-12-23)	49.32%

Is Wells Fargo stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Wells Fargo stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Wells Fargo's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Wells Fargo's P/E ratio

Wells Fargo's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 14x. In other words, Wells Fargo shares trade at around 14x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're under-valued.

Wells Fargo's PEG ratio

Wells Fargo's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.3012. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Wells Fargo's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Wells Fargo financials

Revenue TTM	$77.9 billion
Operating margin TTM	31.97%
Gross profit TTM	$72.2 billion
Return on assets TTM	0.95%
Return on equity TTM	9.91%
Profit margin	23.23%
Book value	$49.22
Market Capitalization more info button	$228.9 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Wells Fargo's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Wells Fargo.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Wells Fargo's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 34.31

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Wells Fargo's overall score of 34.31 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 63rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Wells Fargo is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Wells Fargo's environmental score

Environmental score: 2.65/100

Wells Fargo's environmental score of 2.65 puts it squarely in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Wells Fargo is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Wells Fargo's social score

Social score: 15.06/100

Wells Fargo's social score of 15.06 puts it squarely in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Wells Fargo is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Wells Fargo's governance score

Governance score: 16.6/100

Wells Fargo's governance score puts it squarely in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Wells Fargo is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Wells Fargo's controversy score

Controversy score: 5/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Wells Fargo scored a 5 out of 5 for controversy – the lowest score possible, reflecting that Wells Fargo's public profile has been damaged by multiple incidents.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Wells Fargo & Company was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	34.31
Total ESG percentile	62.92
Environmental score	2.65
Environmental score percentile	4
Social score	15.06
Social score percentile	4
Governance score	16.6
Governance score percentile	4
Level of controversy	5

Wells Fargo stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 27.78% of net profits

Recently Wells Fargo has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Wells Fargo shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Wells Fargo's case, that would currently equate to about $1.45 per share.

While Wells Fargo's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Wells Fargo may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Wells Fargo's most recent dividend payout was on 30 November 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 7 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Wells Fargo's stocks ever split?

Wells Fargo's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 13 August 2006 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Wells Fargo stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Wells Fargo stocks, which in turn could have impacted Wells Fargo's stock price.

Wells Fargo stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Wells Fargo's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $44.9324 up to $78.13. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Wells Fargo's is 1.136. This would suggest that Wells Fargo's stocks are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Wells Fargo overview

Wells Fargo & Company, a financial services company, provides diversified banking, investment, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance products and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Consumer Banking and Lending; Commercial Banking; Corporate and Investment Banking; and Wealth and Investment Management. The Consumer Banking and Lending segment offers diversified financial products and services for consumers and small businesses. Its financial products and services include checking and savings accounts, and credit and debit cards, as well as home, auto, personal, and small business lending services. The Commercial Banking segment provides financial solutions to private, family owned, and certain public companies. Its products and services include banking and credit products across various industry sectors and municipalities, secured lending and lease products, and treasury management services. The Corporate and Investment Banking segment offers a suite of capital markets, banking, and financial products and services, such as corporate banking, investment banking, treasury management, commercial real estate lending and servicing, equity, and fixed income solutions, as well as sales, trading, and research capabilities services to corporate, commercial real estate, government, and institutional clients.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Wells Fargo is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.081% of Wells Fargo stocks are held by insiders and 76.977% by institutions. How many people work for Wells Fargo?
Latest data suggests 220,167 work at Wells Fargo. When does the fiscal year end for Wells Fargo?
Wells Fargo's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Wells Fargo based?
Wells Fargo's address is: 420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States, 94104 What is Wells Fargo's ISIN number?
Wells Fargo's international securities identification number is: US9497461015 What is Wells Fargo's CUSIP number?
Wells Fargo's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 668231103

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