Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, banking giant Wells Fargo (WFC 2.73%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Wells Fargo and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Wells Fargo facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
San Francisco (1852) |
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Market Cap |
$229.2 billion |
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Industry |
Diversified banks |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$81.1 billion |
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Management |
Chairman / CEO John Stumpf |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
12.3% |
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Dividend Yield |
2.8% |
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Competitors |
Bank of America |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 90% of the 5,017 members who have rated Wells Fargo believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, jsleight3497, succinctly summed up the bull case for our community:
Wells Fargo is one of the most boring (reliable) bank stocks out there. It is the leader in mortgage origination in the United States and takes less risk than its peers. This has served Wells Fargo well in the past few years as it has been much less volatile than its peers. In the short term the other banks such as Citigroup and Bank of America may reward shareholders, but over the long haul Wells Fargo is the best bank to be invested in, so long as they stick with [their] core business and don't become involved in services where [they] have little prior experience.
