Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund Sells 5,868 Shares of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC)

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund trimmed its position in shares of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC - Free Report) by 2.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 285,411 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 5,868 shares during the period. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund's holdings in Wells Fargo & Company were worth $20,047,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Wells Fargo & Company during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Modus Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Wells Fargo & Company in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Wells Fargo & Company in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new position in shares of Wells Fargo & Company during the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Wells Fargo & Company during the 3rd quarter worth about $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.90% of the company's stock.

Wells Fargo & Company Stock Down 1.6 %

Shares of WFC opened at $75.95 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $252.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.12, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.18. Wells Fargo & Company has a 52 week low of $50.15 and a 52 week high of $81.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.86. The business's fifty day moving average price is $75.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $67.44.

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 15th. The financial services provider reported $1.43 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.34 by $0.09. Wells Fargo & Company had a return on equity of 12.38% and a net margin of 15.73%. The firm had revenue of $20.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.58 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.86 earnings per share. The company's revenue was down .5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that Wells Fargo & Company will post 5.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Wells Fargo & Company Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, March 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 7th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 7th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.11%. Wells Fargo & Company's dividend payout ratio is currently 29.74%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on WFC. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on shares of Wells Fargo & Company from $81.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on Wells Fargo & Company from $71.00 to $77.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Barclays raised their target price on Wells Fargo & Company from $90.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Wells Fargo & Company from $72.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Wells Fargo & Company from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Wells Fargo & Company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $73.39.

About Wells Fargo & Company

Wells Fargo & Co is a diversified and community-based financial services company, which engages in the provision of banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance products and services. It operates through the following segments: Consumer Banking and Lending, Commercial Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Wealth and Investment Management.

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