Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. Increases Position in Wells Fargo & Company $WFC

Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. boosted its stake in shares of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) by 501.6% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 55,616 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 46,371 shares during the period. Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A.’s holdings in Wells Fargo & Company were worth $5,183,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Private Wealth Group LLC raised its stake in Wells Fargo & Company by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 4,514 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $421,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the period. Nixon Peabody Trust Co. raised its stake in Wells Fargo & Company by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Nixon Peabody Trust Co. now owns 3,351 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $312,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the period. Simmons Bank raised its stake in Wells Fargo & Company by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Simmons Bank now owns 6,359 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $593,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Wells Fargo & Company by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 12,048 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,123,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares during the period. Finally, Main Street Group LTD raised its stake in Wells Fargo & Company by 36.9% during the third quarter. Main Street Group LTD now owns 438 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.90% of the company’s stock.

Wells Fargo & Company News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Wells Fargo & Company this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo’s CFO said net interest income should step up in the current quarter and reaffirmed the bank’s roughly $50 billion full-year 2026 NII target, signaling stronger underlying earnings power. Reuters: Wells Fargo CFO signals ‘step up’ in interest income in second quarter
• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo Advisors’ FiNet unit added a $650 million advisory team from Stifel, reinforcing momentum in wealth management and showing the firm can still attract assets and advisors. Yahoo Finance: Wells Fargo’s FiNet Recruits $650 Million Team From Stifel
• Positive Sentiment: The bank also announced a $1.2 million community wealth grant, which supports its public-facing ESG and community investment narrative. Yahoo Finance: Wells Fargo Grant Highlights Community Focus And Potential Valuation Upside
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo’s presentation at the Morgan Stanley U.S. Financials Conference kept management in the spotlight, but it did not appear to deliver a major new catalyst on its own. Seeking Alpha: Wells Fargo & Company Presents at Morgan Stanley US Financials Conference 2026 Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: The Justice Department reportedly subpoenaed Wells Fargo as part of a widening investigation into alleged politically motivated debanking, which could add legal and reputational pressure. PYMNTS: Feds Subpoena Wall Street Giants in Widening Debanking Investigation

Wells Fargo & Company Stock Performance

Shares of WFC stock opened at $81.98 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $79.44 and its 200-day simple moving average is $84.67. Wells Fargo & Company has a 52 week low of $71.93 and a 52 week high of $97.76. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12. The company has a market cap of $250.88 billion, a PE ratio of 12.65, a P/E/G ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 0.93.

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 14th. The financial services provider reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.02. Wells Fargo & Company had a net margin of 17.26% and a return on equity of 13.27%. The business had revenue of $11.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.85 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.39 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Wells Fargo & Company will post 6.84 EPS for the current year.

Wells Fargo & Company Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 8th were paid a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 8th. Wells Fargo & Company’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.78%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price target on shares of Wells Fargo & Company from $101.00 to $98.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Wells Fargo & Company in a research note on Monday, April 20th. KGI Securities downgraded shares of Wells Fargo & Company to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Wells Fargo & Company from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of Wells Fargo & Company from $98.00 to $94.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $97.53.

Wells Fargo & Company Profile

Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified, U.S.-based financial services company headquartered in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1852 by Henry Wells and William G. Fargo, the firm has evolved from its origins in express delivery and pioneer-era banking into one of the largest full-service banks in the United States. The company provides a broad range of financial products and services to individual, small business, commercial, and institutional clients. Charles W. Scharf serves as chief executive officer.

Wells Fargo operates across several core business segments, including consumer banking and lending, commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, and wealth and investment management.