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 -0.56%) 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 |
$218.6 billion |
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Industry |
Diversified banks |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$79.9 billion |
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Management |
Chairman / CEO John Stumpf |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
12% |
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Dividend Yield |
2.9% |
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Competitors |
Bank of America |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 90% of the 5,002 members who have rated Wells Fargo believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, All-Star alittlelost, succinctly summed up the Wells Fargo bull case for our community:
[Wells Fargo] is going to benefit from a strengthening economy and rising interest rates. [I]n the [past quarter], it grew its earnings by 23%. [W]hile that is unlikely to continue at that rate (more likely at 8%), it is currently trading at a respectable 11.6x earnings. [T]he stock should continue to do well with a growing dividend and stock repurchases going forward.
