Kentucky Retirement Systems lowered its holdings in Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC – Free Report) by 1.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 233,903 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 3,222 shares during the period. Kentucky Retirement Systems’ holdings in Wells Fargo & Company were worth $16,429,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Modus Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Wells Fargo & Company in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Wells Fargo & Company in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new position in Wells Fargo & Company in the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Wells Fargo & Company in the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Wells Fargo & Company in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.90% of the company’s stock.
Wells Fargo & Company Price Performance
Shares of Wells Fargo & Company stock opened at $78.69 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $75.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $66.73. Wells Fargo & Company has a 52 week low of $50.15 and a 52 week high of $81.50. The company has a market capitalization of $262.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63, a PEG ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07.
Wells Fargo & Company Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, March 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 7th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 7th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.03%. Wells Fargo & Company’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.74%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on WFC. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Wells Fargo & Company from $69.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on Wells Fargo & Company from $81.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Wells Fargo & Company from $72.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Compass Point boosted their target price on Wells Fargo & Company from $60.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price target on Wells Fargo & Company from $67.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $73.39.
Check Out Our Latest Analysis on WFC
Wells Fargo & Company Profile
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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