Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) Shares Sold by Mutual of America Capital Management LLC

Mutual of America Capital Management LLC cut its holdings in Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC - Free Report) by 4.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 419,153 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 20,501 shares during the period. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC's holdings in Wells Fargo & Company were worth $23,678,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Mattson Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in Wells Fargo & Company during the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new stake in shares of Wells Fargo & Company during the second quarter worth about $26,000. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Wells Fargo & Company by 53.7% in the second quarter. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 630 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the period. Fairscale Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Wells Fargo & Company in the second quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Finally, Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Wells Fargo & Company by 54.5% during the 2nd quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 865 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 305 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.90% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Wells Fargo & Company from $68.00 to $67.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, September 30th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a "sector perform" rating and issued a $61.00 target price on shares of Wells Fargo & Company in a report on Monday, October 14th. Compass Point raised their price objective on shares of Wells Fargo & Company from $57.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on Wells Fargo & Company from $68.00 to $65.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 11th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised Wells Fargo & Company from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $65.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 3rd. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $62.12.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Wells Fargo & Company news, EVP Beurden Saul Van sold 35,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, October 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $61.99, for a total transaction of $2,169,650.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 126,687 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,853,327.13. The trade was a 21.65 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Ather Williams III sold 60,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.70, for a total transaction of $3,822,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 163,610 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,421,957. This trade represents a 26.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wells Fargo & Company Trading Up 2.1 %

NYSE:WFC opened at $74.34 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $247.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.46, a PEG ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $61.17 and its 200-day simple moving average is $59.30. Wells Fargo & Company has a 12-month low of $41.99 and a 12-month high of $74.41.

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 11th. The financial services provider reported $1.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $20.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.40 billion. Wells Fargo & Company had a net margin of 14.43% and a return on equity of 12.25%. Wells Fargo & Company's quarterly revenue was down 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.39 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Wells Fargo & Company will post 5.42 EPS for the current year.

Wells Fargo & Company Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 8th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.15%. Wells Fargo & Company's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 33.26%.

Wells Fargo & Company Company Profile

Wells Fargo & Company, a financial services company, provides diversified banking, investment, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance products and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Consumer Banking and Lending; Commercial Banking; Corporate and Investment Banking; and Wealth and Investment Management.

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