Wells Fargo & Company $WFC Shares Sold by Federated Hermes Inc.

Federated Hermes Inc. decreased its holdings in Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) by 49.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 235,824 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 234,286 shares during the quarter. Federated Hermes Inc.’s holdings in Wells Fargo & Company were worth $19,767,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in Wells Fargo & Company by 62.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 66,233 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,652,000 after purchasing an additional 25,436 shares in the last quarter. Trilogy Capital Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Wells Fargo & Company by 11.2% during the 2nd quarter. Trilogy Capital Inc. now owns 3,351 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $268,000 after buying an additional 337 shares during the last quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Wells Fargo & Company by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 20,993 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,682,000 after buying an additional 786 shares in the last quarter. Naples Global Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Wells Fargo & Company in the second quarter worth approximately $366,000. Finally, Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC raised its position in Wells Fargo & Company by 14.1% during the second quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 66,950 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,364,000 after acquiring an additional 8,261 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 75.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

WFC has been the subject of several recent research reports. Dbs Bank raised shares of Wells Fargo & Company to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 target price on shares of Wells Fargo & Company in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. HSBC reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $74.00 price target on shares of Wells Fargo & Company in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. UBS Group cut their price objective on Wells Fargo & Company from $95.00 to $93.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, Argus boosted their target price on Wells Fargo & Company from $94.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Wells Fargo & Company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $94.87.

Key Stories Impacting Wells Fargo & Company

Here are the key news stories impacting Wells Fargo & Company this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong middle‑market lending / private credit deal flow — Wells Fargo‑linked ventures reported sizable origination totals that support fee income and lending growth. Truist and Evercore lower Wells Fargo (WFC) price targets, stay bullish
• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo/Centerbridge direct‑lending venture has originated >$7B and a related Overland partnership financed ~$4B in 2025 — signals growing non‑interest income and diversification into private credit. Wells Fargo and Centerbridge Venture Has Inked $7 Billion in Deals
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo launched an in‑house proxy‑voting system — may reduce reliance on third‑party advisers and regulatory friction, but the near‑term financial impact is limited. Wells Fargo Launches In-House Voting System To Cut Reliance On Proxy Advisors
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo research is active and visible (e.g., raised Broadcom target, maintained calls on Comcast/Mosaic); useful for fee/flow businesses but not an immediate driver of WFC’s valuation. Wells Fargo Boosts Broadcom (AVGO) Price Target on New Growth Catalysts
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo analysts flagged a potential slowdown in AI capex in coming quarters — relevant to market tech exposure but an indirect factor for WFC. The $600 billion wave of AI ‘capex’ growth boosting tech stocks will slow down this year or next, analysts warn
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Charlie Scharf’s total pay rose ~28% to $40M for 2025 — a governance/cost signal that can provoke investor pushback despite management saying pay reflects progress on regulatory issues. Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf gets 28% pay boost to $40 million
• Negative Sentiment: Cited broker/analyst moves: some firms trimmed Wells Fargo price targets (Truist, Evercore references), which can cap near‑term upside and weigh on sentiment. Truist and Evercore lower Wells Fargo (WFC) price targets, stay bullish

Wells Fargo & Company Stock Down 0.2%

NYSE WFC opened at $90.50 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $90.91 and its two-hundred day moving average is $85.21. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05. The company has a market capitalization of $284.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.43, a PEG ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.09. Wells Fargo & Company has a 1-year low of $58.42 and a 1-year high of $97.76.

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 14th. The financial services provider reported $1.76 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.66 by $0.10. Wells Fargo & Company had a return on equity of 12.90% and a net margin of 17.27%.The business had revenue of $11.97 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.63 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.43 EPS. Wells Fargo & Company’s revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts forecast that Wells Fargo & Company will post 5.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wells Fargo & Company Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, March 1st. Investors of record on Friday, February 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 6th. Wells Fargo & Company’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.71%.

Wells Fargo & Company Profile

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.