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
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Wells Fargo's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Wells Fargo facts
| Headquarters (founded) | San Francisco (1929) |
| Market Cap | $180.6 billion |
| Industry | Diversified banks |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $73.0 billion |
| Management | Chairman/CEO John Stumpf CFO Timothy Sloan |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 11.4% |
| Dividend Yield | 1.4% |
| Competitors |
Bank of America Citigroup JPMorgan Chase |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 90% of the 4,710 members who have rated Wells Fargo believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, All-Star huddaman, tapped Wells Fargo as a particularly bankable bet:
[W]hile I have hated financials for the past couple of years, [W]arren [B]uffet[t] and now [J]im [C]ramer are both behind [Wells Fargo] along with select few financial stocks. I feel it's very easy for a financial stock to own toxic that goes unnoticed. [H]owever, with [Wells Fargo's] great brand ... I think I have greater confidence here.
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