4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Wells Fargo
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 (NYS: WFC) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
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 | $171.8 billion |
Industry | Diversified banks |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $74.6 billion |
Management | Chairman/CEO John Stumpf |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 11.2% |
Cash/Debt | $165.2 billion / $180.7 billion |
Dividend Yield | 2.7% |
Competitors | Bank of America |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 90% of the 4,783 members who have rated Wells Fargo believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last month, one of those Fools, CoreAndExplore, succinctly summed up the Wells Fargo bull case for our community:
Cross-selling machine with sticky customer relationships thanks to the highest # of products per client of any bank. Earnings will only climb higher when the net interest margin rises as rates begin to rise again. Solid fundamentals and attractive valuation considering the earnings growth one can expect.
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Fool contributor Brian Pacampara owns no position in any of the companies mentioned. The Fool owns shares of and has created a covered strangle position in Wells Fargo. Motley Fool newsletter services have recommended buying shares of Wells Fargo. The Fool owns shares of Bank of America, Citigroup, and JPMorgan. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days.We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Fool's disclosure policy always gets a perfect score.
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