Dynasty Wealth Management LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Wells Fargo & Company $WFC

Dynasty Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) by 43.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 31,347 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 9,439 shares during the quarter. Dynasty Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Wells Fargo & Company were worth $2,627,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Hilton Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Wells Fargo & Company during the second quarter worth $3,656,000. Three Bridge Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Wells Fargo & Company in the second quarter worth $364,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new stake in shares of Wells Fargo & Company during the second quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Synergy Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Wells Fargo & Company during the third quarter valued at about $10,729,000. Finally, Guggenheim Capital LLC lifted its position in Wells Fargo & Company by 13.2% in the second quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 406,303 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $32,553,000 after purchasing an additional 47,257 shares during the period. 75.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on WFC. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on shares of Wells Fargo & Company from $92.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Argus raised their price target on Wells Fargo & Company from $94.00 to $101.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Citigroup upped their price target on Wells Fargo & Company from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. HSBC reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $74.00 price target on shares of Wells Fargo & Company in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Baird R W downgraded shares of Wells Fargo & Company from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Wells Fargo & Company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $94.87.

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Wells Fargo & Company Price Performance

NYSE:WFC opened at $88.36 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $90.21 and its 200 day simple moving average is $84.89. The firm has a market cap of $277.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.09, a P/E/G ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.90. Wells Fargo & Company has a 52 week low of $58.42 and a 52 week high of $97.76.

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFCGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 14th. The financial services provider reported $1.76 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.66 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $21.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.63 billion. Wells Fargo & Company had a net margin of 17.27% and a return on equity of 12.90%. The firm’s revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.43 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Wells Fargo & Company will post 5.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Wells Fargo & Company Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 7th were issued a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 7th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. Wells Fargo & Company’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.71%.

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

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