Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) Competitors $70.34 +1.49 (+2.16%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WFC vs. USB, CMA, BLX, JPM, BAC, C, UBS, PNC, COF, and MFGShould you be buying Wells Fargo & Company stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Wells Fargo & Company include U.S. Bancorp (USB), Comerica (CMA), Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (BLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), UBS Group (UBS), The PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), Capital One Financial (COF), and Mizuho Financial Group (MFG). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Wells Fargo & Company vs. U.S. Bancorp Comerica Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Bank of America Citigroup UBS Group The PNC Financial Services Group Capital One Financial Mizuho Financial Group Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) and U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and earnings. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WFC or USB? 75.9% of Wells Fargo & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.6% of U.S. Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Wells Fargo & Company shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of U.S. Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate WFC or USB? Wells Fargo & Company presently has a consensus target price of $67.49, indicating a potential downside of 4.05%. U.S. Bancorp has a consensus target price of $53.68, indicating a potential upside of 12.01%. Given U.S. Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe U.S. Bancorp is more favorable than Wells Fargo & Company.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Wells Fargo & Company 0 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50U.S. Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47 Which has more volatility & risk, WFC or USB? Wells Fargo & Company has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U.S. Bancorp has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to WFC or USB? In the previous week, Wells Fargo & Company had 29 more articles in the media than U.S. Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Wells Fargo & Company and 20 mentions for U.S. Bancorp. U.S. Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Wells Fargo & Company's score of 0.60 indicating that U.S. Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Wells Fargo & Company 18 Very Positive mention(s) 19 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive U.S. Bancorp 6 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WFC or USB? Wells Fargo & Company received 772 more outperform votes than U.S. Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.20% of users gave Wells Fargo & Company an outperform vote while only 57.54% of users gave U.S. Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWells Fargo & CompanyOutperform Votes155062.20% Underperform Votes94237.80% U.S. BancorpOutperform Votes77857.54% Underperform Votes57442.46% Is WFC or USB a better dividend stock? Wells Fargo & Company pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. U.S. Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Wells Fargo & Company pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. U.S. Bancorp pays out 61.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. U.S. Bancorp has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. U.S. Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, WFC or USB? Wells Fargo & Company has higher revenue and earnings than U.S. Bancorp. Wells Fargo & Company is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than U.S. Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWells Fargo & Company$82.40B2.84$19.14B$4.8114.62U.S. Bancorp$27.09B2.76$5.43B$3.2714.65 Is WFC or USB more profitable? Wells Fargo & Company has a net margin of 14.43% compared to U.S. Bancorp's net margin of 12.92%. U.S. Bancorp's return on equity of 12.91% beat Wells Fargo & Company's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Wells Fargo & Company14.43% 12.25% 1.04% U.S. Bancorp 12.92%12.91%0.96% SummaryWells Fargo & Company beats U.S. Bancorp on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Behind the MarketsWhy Buffett, Griffin and 100 members of Congress are Piling into this One InvestmentThis isn't just another investment. It might be the last retirement stock you'll ever need. But this window of opportunity is closing fast.Click here for the ticker >>> Get Wells Fargo & Company News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WFC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWells Fargo & CompanyNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$234.20B$21.43B$11.19B$19.18BDividend Yield2.22%3.22%9.81%3.61%P/E Ratio14.6226.4927.9541.30Price / Sales2.842.9338.5217.60Price / Cash9.5911.0118.6321.28Price / Book1.521.262.755.32Net Income$19.14B$2.24B$1.04B$989.88M7 Day Performance-0.14%-4.24%-2.88%-3.54%1 Month Performance-6.00%-3.70%-2.88%-3.68%1 Year Performance42.19%15.55%11.52%12.14% Wells Fargo & Company Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WFCWells Fargo & Company4.3423 of 5 stars$70.34+2.2%$67.49-4.1%+42.2%$234.20B$82.40B14.62226,000High Trading VolumeUSBU.S. Bancorp4.9608 of 5 stars$51.24+0.4%$53.50+4.4%+10.7%$79.94B$27.09B15.6175,465Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionCMAComerica4.8047 of 5 stars$66.35-0.3%$67.27+1.4%+11.0%$8.73B$3.20B16.657,863Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionBLXBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.4.0478 of 5 stars$35.43+0.9%$42.00+18.5%+46.0%$1.29B$274.21M6.42180JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.4.067 of 5 stars$239.81-0.1%$234.81-2.1%+41.9%$675.15B$173.24B13.33309,926Analyst RevisionBACBank of America4.8594 of 5 stars$45.54-0.3%$45.92+0.8%+33.1%$349.42B$98.50B16.50213,000Analyst RevisionCCitigroup4.9852 of 5 stars$71.44+0.6%$75.63+5.9%+36.8%$135.11B$80.41B20.68239,000UBSUBS Group1.9784 of 5 stars$31.80-0.2%N/A-2.9%$101.96B$65.28B26.48112,842Positive NewsPNCThe PNC Financial Services Group4.6456 of 5 stars$200.64-0.4%$200.81+0.1%+27.0%$79.61B$31.88B17.0356,411Insider TradeCOFCapital One Financial4.2746 of 5 stars$184.53flat$171.50-7.1%+37.8%$70.40B$49.48B17.3851,987MFGMizuho Financial Group3.8924 of 5 stars$5.00-0.4%N/A+46.1%$63.36B$3.40T13.5752,307News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies U.S. Bancorp Alternatives Comerica Alternatives Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. Alternatives JPMorgan Chase & Co. 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