Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$70.34 +1.49 (+2.16%)

(As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET)

Wells Fargo & Company - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 22 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
12

Buy
10

Based on 22 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Wells Fargo & Company in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 22 analysts, 12 have given a hold rating, 9 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for WFC.

Consensus Price Target

$67.49
-4.05% Downside

According to the 22 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Wells Fargo & Company, the average price target is $67.49. The highest price target for WFC is $85.00, while the lowest price target for WFC is $48.80. The average price target represents a forecasted downside of -4.05% from the current price of $70.34.

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WFC Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 12/23/23 to 12/22/24	1 Month Ago 11/23/23 to 11/22/24	3 Months Ago 9/24/23 to 9/23/24	1 Year Ago 12/23/22 to 12/23/23
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	9 Buy rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)
Hold	12 Hold rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$67.49	$63.07	$60.29	$49.56
Forecasted Upside	-4.05% Downside	-16.98% Downside	9.43% Upside	0.78% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy

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WFC Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

WFC Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Wells Fargo & Company Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Wells Fargo & Company	Finance Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.50	2.50	2.51
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	-4.05% Downside	18.66% Upside	14.53% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent WFC News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
12/10/2024	Compass Point 5 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$60.00 ➝ $83.00	+15.10%
12/9/2024	UBS Group 4 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$69.00 ➝ $85.00	+17.05%
12/6/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group 2 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$72.00 ➝ $82.00	+10.47%
12/3/2024	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$61.00 ➝ $79.00	+4.89%
12/3/2024	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$62.00 ➝ $75.00	-0.42%
11/19/2024	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$67.00 ➝ $82.00	+11.44%
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10/30/2024	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$71.00 ➝ $77.00	+17.02%
10/15/2024	Phillip Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Accumulate	$60.83 ➝ $65.00	+2.51%
10/14/2024	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Perform	$61.00 ➝ $61.00	-2.07%
10/8/2024	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	S. Chubak Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Peer Perform ➝ Outperform	$65.00	+13.72%
9/30/2024	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$68.00 ➝ $67.00	+19.32%
9/3/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$65.00	+11.17%
8/16/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Hold	$62.00 ➝ $59.00	+7.10%
7/11/2024	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$55.00 ➝ $57.00	-5.44%
5/1/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$59.00 ➝ $61.50	+3.27%
4/15/2024	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$57.00 ➝ $66.00	+14.13%
4/15/2024	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform
3/28/2024	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$55.00 ➝ $60.00	+4.15%
1/18/2024	Odeon Capital Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$48.80	+4.56%
1/16/2024	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Strong-Buy ➝ Strong-Buy	$55.00 ➝ $58.00	+22.36%
1/8/2024	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Neutral	$55.00	+10.18%
1/2/2024	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$54.00 ➝ $66.00	+34.09%
8/1/2023	Atlantic Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$50.00 ➝ $52.50	+13.73%
6/26/2023	VNET Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Maintains
1/13/2023	Cfra Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Ken Leon Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Buy	$50.00	+13.07%

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Should I Buy Wells Fargo & Company Stock? WFC Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Thursday, December 12, 2024. Please send any questions or comments about these Wells Fargo & Company pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Wells Fargo & Company
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Wells Fargo & Company:

The company reported a strong earnings per share (EPS) of $1.42 for the latest quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations of $1.28, indicating robust financial performance.
Wells Fargo & Company has a market capitalization of approximately $242.62 billion, reflecting its significant size and stability in the financial services sector.
The recent quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share, which translates to an annualized dividend of $1.60 and a yield of 2.20%, provides a steady income stream for investors.
With a return on equity of 12.25%, the company demonstrates effective management of shareholder equity, which is a positive indicator for potential investors.
The stock has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that it is slightly more volatile than the market, which could present opportunities for higher returns in a bullish market.

Wells Fargo & Company
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Wells Fargo & Company for these reasons:

The company's revenue decreased by 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year, indicating potential challenges in maintaining growth.
Wells Fargo & Company has a current ratio of 0.85, which is below 1, suggesting potential liquidity issues in meeting short-term obligations.
The debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09 indicates that the company is using a significant amount of debt to finance its operations, which could pose risks if interest rates rise.
Despite beating EPS estimates, the revenue of $20.37 billion was slightly below the consensus estimate of $20.40 billion, raising concerns about future revenue growth.
The P/E ratio of 15.34 may suggest that the stock is fairly valued, limiting potential upside for investors looking for undervalued opportunities.

WFC Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 22 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Wells Fargo & Company is $67.49, with a high forecast of $85.00 and a low forecast of $48.80.
: 22 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Wells Fargo & Company in the last twelve months. There are currently 12 hold ratings, 9 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" WFC shares.
: According to analysts, Wells Fargo & Company's stock has a predicted downside of -4.05% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Wells Fargo & Company's stock had 2 upgrades by analysts.
: Wells Fargo & Company has been rated by research analysts at Citigroup, Compass Point, Evercore ISI, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Morgan Stanley, Phillip Securities, Piper Sandler, Royal Bank of Canada, The Goldman Sachs Group, UBS Group, and Wolfe Research in the past 90 days.
: Wells Fargo & Company also publishes sell-side equities research reports and recommendations about other companies, which can be viewed at its brokerage rating page.
: Analysts like Wells Fargo & Company more than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating for Wells Fargo & Company is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "finance" companies is Hold. Learn more on how WFC compares to other companies.

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This page (NYSE:WFC) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) Stock Forecast & Price Target