NYSE · WFC
Financial Services · Banks - Diversified
$84.97
Down-$0.26 (-0.31%)
Updated Aug 28, 2026, 8:59 AM
SID Score
7.1/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
71/100
Bullish
Price performance
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
WFC closed at $84.97 after 21 trading sessions, down 0.54% for the selected period.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | $84.755 | $85.29 | $83.72 | $84.97 | 10.85M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $84.99 | $85.585 | $84.10 | $85.23 | 9.9M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $84.98 | $85.15 | $83.88 | $84.79 | 8.99M |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $84.215 | $85.68 | $84.02 | $84.72 | 7.95M |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $84.50 | $85.00 | $83.48 | $83.84 | 13.3M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $85.62 | $85.67 | $83.62 | $83.70 | 13.73M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $87.41 | $87.41 | $85.5845 | $85.94 | 10.69M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $88.30 | $88.30 | $86.854 | $87.40 | 8.22M |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $88.72 | $89.525 | $87.48 | $87.54 | 14.59M |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $88.07 | $88.835 | $87.76 | $88.82 | 8.79M |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $89.36 | $89.50 | $87.78 | $88.11 | 10.46M |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $88.00 | $89.215 | $87.40 | $88.93 | 14.44M |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $87.62 | $88.50 | $87.25 | $87.45 | 11.06M |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $86.91 | $87.805 | $86.57 | $87.52 | 12.93M |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $86.46 | $87.36 | $86.04 | $87.25 | 7.39M |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $89.84 | $90.17 | $87.20 | $87.59 | 13.09M |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $89.23 | $89.62 | $88.84 | $89.17 | 9.61M |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $87.56 | $89.43 | $87.37 | $88.39 | 16.45M |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $87.56 | $87.965 | $86.4101 | $87.89 | 11.18M |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $86.00 | $86.74 | $85.44 | $86.45 | 14.78M |
| Jul 30, 2026 | $84.58 | $85.58 | $84.0154 | $85.43 | 15.14M |
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WFC research
Company profile and research snapshot.
Wells Fargo is one of the largest banks in the United States, with approximately $2.0 trillion in balance-sheet assets. The company has four primary segments: consumer banking, commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, and wealth and investment management. It is almost entirely focused on the US market.
Visit company websiteConsensus and target data currently published for this company.
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | JP Morgan | Neutral | — |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Baird | Neutral | — |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Market Perform | — |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Raymond James | Market Perform | — |
| Jul 7, 2026 | B of A Securities | Buy | — |
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CNBC · Aug 23, 2026
Citigroup and Wells Fargo have room to buy a big regional bank as regulators have opened the door to megadeals. Five regional banks make sense as targets.
Yahoo · Aug 21, 2026
Since February 2026, Wells Fargo has been in a holding pattern, posting a small loss of 1.5% while floating around $83.87. The stock also fell short of the S&P 500’s 12.7% gain during that period.
Yahoo · Aug 21, 2026
Grant funding to HomeWoven will benefit students and future homeowners in Omaha OMAHA, NE / ACCESS Newswire / August 21, 2026 / A $1 million grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation will expand access to construction education, increase student scholarships ...
Yahoo · Aug 20, 2026
A key measure of US housing affordability worsened for the first time in almost three years, as higher borrowing costs soaked up a bigger chunk of earnings for new homebuyers.
Interpretive context generated from the platform’s current data sources.
Wells Fargo & Company shares traded at $84.97, reflecting a decline of approximately 0.58% in the most recent session, per SID market data. Over the trailing one-month period, the stock has slipped 1.89%, though it has posted a notable 11.98% gain over three months. On a year-over-year basis, WFC has declined 1.26%, underperforming the broader financial services sector. The stock currently trades below its 50-day moving average of $86.14 but remains above its 200-day moving average of $84.25, suggesting a near-term pullback within a longer-term neutral-to-positive trend. The 14-day RSI reads 38.6, approaching oversold territory. According to Massive/Polygon data, average daily volume stands at approximately 14.6 million shares. With a beta of 1.108, WFC exhibits modestly higher volatility than the broader market, consistent with its large-cap financial services positioning and current market capitalization of $301.1 billion.
Wells Fargo currently trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.98, per SID market data, which positions the bank competitively within the financial services sector where major peers often trade in the 10-to-15 range. The PEG ratio stands at 3.30, indicating that the current earnings multiple is elevated relative to the company's projected growth trajectory. According to SEC filings, the price-to-book ratio is 1.63, reflecting a modest premium over tangible book value that aligns with improved profitability metrics under ongoing operational restructuring. Wells Fargo offers a dividend yield of 1.84%, providing income-oriented investors with a steady return component. The company's market capitalization of approximately $301.1 billion underscores its standing as one of the largest U.S. banking institutions. Overall, the valuation profile reflects a mature financial institution trading at moderate multiples relative to current earnings but at a premium relative to forward growth expectations.
Wells Fargo registers a smart money composite score of 71 with a bullish signal designation, according to SID market data. Institutional positioning is exceptionally strong, scoring 25 out of 25, indicating broad and sustained accumulation among major asset managers and pension funds as reflected in 13F institutional filings. Insider activity also scores highly at 22 out of 25, supported by five insider transactions over the past 90 days, per SEC Form 4 filings. Notably, four of those five trades were purchases while only one was a sale, suggesting management confidence in the company's near-term prospects. Congressional trading activity scores 14.5 out of 25, reflecting moderate legislative interest in the stock. Dark pool activity registers at a relatively subdued 9.8 out of 25, suggesting limited off-exchange block trading activity in recent periods. The combination of robust institutional accumulation and insider buying provides a constructive signal from sophisticated market participants, reinforcing the overall bullish smart money designation.
Wells Fargo delivered a strong first-quarter earnings result, reporting actual earnings per share of $1.96 against an analyst consensus estimate of $1.71, representing a positive surprise of $0.25 or approximately 14.6%, according to company earnings reports. This beat underscores the bank's ability to generate above-expectation profitability amid a shifting interest rate environment and evolving credit conditions. The earnings report date of July 14, 2026, marked the most recent disclosure cycle. Subsequent quarterly estimates have not yet been published by the analyst community, leaving forward visibility limited at this stage. The Q1 outperformance builds on Wells Fargo's ongoing efficiency improvement initiatives and disciplined expense management. Investors and analysts will look to upcoming guidance and future estimates to assess whether the bank can sustain this earnings momentum through the remainder of the fiscal year amid macroeconomic uncertainty and evolving regulatory developments.
Wall Street consensus on Wells Fargo remains predominantly cautious, with the majority of recent analyst actions reflecting neutral-to-hold positioning. Per SID consensus data, JP Morgan reiterated a Neutral rating on July 29, 2026, while Baird and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods both maintained Neutral and Market Perform ratings respectively on July 15. Raymond James also reiterated a Market Perform designation on July 8. The most constructive view comes from B of A Securities, which reiterated a Buy rating on July 7, 2026, standing as the lone bullish outlier among the five most recent analyst actions. Notably, none of the recent updates involved rating changes, with all five representing reiterations of prior assessments, according to Wall Street analyst reports. This clustering of neutral ratings suggests that the sell-side broadly views WFC as fairly valued at current levels, with the Q1 earnings beat of $0.25 per share insufficient to shift the broader consensus toward a more constructive stance.
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