The stock of Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) has decreased by -2.23 when compared to last closing price of 74.01. Despite this, the company has experienced a -5.20% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-14 that Wells Fargo’s preferred shares now offer a 6.4% yield, making the risk/reward ratio even more attractive amid higher interest rates. The bank only needs about 6% of net profit to cover preferred dividends, ensuring strong coverage and safety for preferred shareholders. Series Z preferred shares trade at a discount, boosting yield and offering potential capital gains if interest rates decline in the future.
Is It Worth Investing in Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) Right Now?
Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 13.00x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.15. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for WFC is 3.25B, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.19% of that float. On June 16, 2025, the average trading volume of WFC was 17.63M shares.
WFC’s Market Performance
WFC stock saw a decrease of -5.20% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -5.14% and a quarterly a decrease of 2.13%. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.65%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.24% for Wells Fargo & Co (WFC). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.16% for WFC’s stock, with a 4.08% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of WFC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WFC stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for WFC by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for WFC in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $83 based on the research report published on May 15, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WFC reach a price target of $77. The rating they have provided for WFC stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on April 08th, 2025.
RBC Capital Mkts gave a rating of “Outperform” to WFC, setting the target price at $80 in the report published on March 13th of the current year.
WFC Trading at 1.71% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WFC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -11.21% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at WFC starting from Williams Ather III, who sale 60,000 shares at the price of $63.70 back on Oct 16 ’24. After this action, Williams Ather III now owns 163,610 shares of Wells Fargo & Co, valued at $3,822,000 using the latest closing price.
Williams Ather III, the Director of Wells Fargo & Co, proposed sale 60,000 shares at $63.70 during a trade that took place back on Oct 16 ’24, which means that Williams Ather III is holding shares at $3,822,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WFC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.63 for the gross margin
The net margin for Wells Fargo & Co stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 11.05, with 1.02 for asset returns.
Based on Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.63 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.01. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.73. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.55.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 30.92 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.43. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.01. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.42for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.06. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.48.
Conclusion
To sum up, Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
