Wells Fargo Ownership

WFC Stock  USD 59.91  0.02  0.03%   
Wells Fargo retains a total of 3.5 Billion outstanding shares. The majority of Wells Fargo outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. These institutions are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to purchase positions in Wells Fargo to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, other corporate entities are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Wells Fargo. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Wells Fargo as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that no matter how many assets the company shows, if the real value of the company is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
1986-03-31
Previous Quarter
3.7 B
Current Value
3.6 B
Avarage Shares Outstanding
3.2 B
Quarterly Volatility
1.6 B
 
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Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as Wells Fargo in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of Wells Fargo, and when they decide to sell, the stock will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits.
The current year's Dividend Payout Ratio is expected to grow to 0.41, whereas Dividends Paid is forecasted to decline to about 4 B. As of April 26, 2024, Common Stock Shares Outstanding is expected to decline to about 3.5 B. In addition to that, Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is expected to decline to about 13.6 B.
Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
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Wells Stock Ownership Analysis

About 79.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 1.22. Historically many companies with similar price-to-book (P/B) ratio do better than the market in the long run. Wells Fargo last dividend was issued on the 1st of February 2024. The entity had 2:1 split on the 14th of August 2006. Wells Fargo Company, a diversified financial services company, provides banking, investment, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance products and services in the United States and internationally. Wells Fargo Company was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Wells Fargo operates under BanksDiversified classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 239209 people. For more information please call Charles Scharf at 866 249 3302 or visit https://www.wellsfargo.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Wells Fargo also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Wells Fargo's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Wells Fargo's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Wells Fargo Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

1.96 Trillion

Wells Fargo Insider Trades History

Less than 1% of Wells Fargo are currently held by insiders. Unlike Wells Fargo's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Wells Fargo's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Wells Fargo's insider trades
 
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Wells Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Wells Fargo is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Wells Fargo backward and forwards among themselves. Wells Fargo's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Wells Fargo's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
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Primecap Management Company2023-12-31
42.8 M
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2023-12-31
39.9 M
Amvescap Plc.2023-12-31
39.8 M
Ameriprise Financial Inc2023-12-31
39.4 M
Northern Trust Corp2023-12-31
35.4 M
Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership2023-12-31
31.4 M
Nuveen Asset Management, Llc2023-12-31
30.3 M
Davis Selected Advisers2023-12-31
29.4 M
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2023-12-31
27.5 M
Vanguard Group Inc2023-12-31
321.7 M
Blackrock Inc2023-12-31
261.3 M
Note, although Wells Fargo's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Wells Fargo Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Wells Fargo insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Wells Fargo's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Wells Fargo insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Wells Fargo Outstanding Bonds

Wells Fargo issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Wells Fargo uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Wells bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Wells Fargo has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Wells Fargo Corporate Filings

26th of April 2024
Prospectus used primarily for registering securities for public sale.
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8K
22nd of April 2024
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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17th of April 2024
Other Reports
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5th of April 2024
Other Reports
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Wells Fargo Investors Sentiment

The influence of Wells Fargo's investor sentiment on the probability of its price appreciation or decline could be a good factor in your decision-making process regarding taking a position in Wells. The overall investor sentiment generally increases the direction of a stock movement in a one-year investment horizon. However, the impact of investor sentiment on the entire stock market does not have solid backing from leading economists and market statisticians.
Investor biases related to Wells Fargo's public news can be used to forecast risks associated with an investment in Wells. The trend in average sentiment can be used to explain how an investor holding Wells can time the market purely based on public headlines and social activities around Wells Fargo. Please note that most equities that are difficult to arbitrage are affected by market sentiment the most.
Wells Fargo's market sentiment shows the aggregated news analyzed to detect positive and negative mentions from the text and comments. The data is normalized to provide daily scores for Wells Fargo's and other traded tickers. The bigger the bubble, the more accurate is the estimated score. Higher bars for a given day show more participation in the average Wells Fargo's news discussions. The higher the estimated score, the more favorable is the investor's outlook on Wells Fargo.

Wells Fargo Implied Volatility

    
  19.36  
Wells Fargo's implied volatility exposes the market's sentiment of Wells Fargo stock's possible movements over time. However, it does not forecast the overall direction of its price. In a nutshell, if Wells Fargo's implied volatility is high, the market thinks the stock has potential for high price swings in either direction. On the other hand, the low implied volatility suggests that Wells Fargo stock will not fluctuate a lot when Wells Fargo's options are near their expiration.
Some investors attempt to determine whether the market's mood is bullish or bearish by monitoring changes in market sentiment. Unlike more traditional methods such as technical analysis, investor sentiment usually refers to the aggregate attitude towards Wells Fargo in the overall investment community. So, suppose investors can accurately measure the market's sentiment. In that case, they can use it for their benefit. For example, some tools to gauge market sentiment could be utilized using contrarian indexes, Wells Fargo's short interest history, or implied volatility extrapolated from Wells Fargo options trading.

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When determining whether Wells Fargo offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Wells Fargo's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Wells Fargo Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Wells Fargo Stock:
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Is Wells Fargo's industry expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Wells Fargo. If investors know Wells will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Wells Fargo listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.02)
Dividend Share
1.35
Earnings Share
4.8
Revenue Per Share
21.366
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.021
The market value of Wells Fargo is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Wells that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Wells Fargo's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Wells Fargo's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Wells Fargo's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Wells Fargo's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Wells Fargo's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Wells Fargo is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Wells Fargo's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.