Nisa Investment Advisors LLC Sells 95,008 Shares of Wells Fargo & Company $WFC

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) by 10.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 828,695 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 95,008 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Wells Fargo & Company were worth $69,461,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt increased its stake in shares of Wells Fargo & Company by 2,735,254.3% in the second quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 949,769,723 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $76,095,550,000 after buying an additional 949,735,001 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Wells Fargo & Company during the 2nd quarter worth about $3,990,551,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in Wells Fargo & Company by 54.9% during the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 16,635,681 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,332,851,000 after acquiring an additional 5,894,747 shares during the last quarter. Amundi increased its position in Wells Fargo & Company by 18.2% in the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 14,155,753 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,165,868,000 after acquiring an additional 2,180,693 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Wells Fargo & Company by 8,010.7% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,973,730 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $158,135,000 after acquiring an additional 1,949,395 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 75.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WFC has been the topic of several recent research reports. Dbs Bank upgraded Wells Fargo & Company to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Wells Fargo & Company from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Bank of America upped their price objective on Wells Fargo & Company from $92.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Wells Fargo & Company from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Wells Fargo & Company from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $93.91.

Key Stories Impacting Wells Fargo & Company

Here are the key news stories impacting Wells Fargo & Company this week:

• Positive Sentiment: TD Cowen raised its price target on WFC to $102 (still a “hold”), signaling modest upside and helping lift sentiment; this follows other Cowen commentary framing upside for the stock. TD Cowen price-target note
• Positive Sentiment: TD Cowen and other bullish takes highlighted potential price appreciation for WFC, keeping the stock on investors’ buy/hold radars. TD Cowen forecast
• Positive Sentiment: A Seeking Alpha preview upgraded the narrative on WFC—calling the rerating largely complete and raising an implied target to $110, emphasizing that consistent execution and fee-growth could justify a higher multiple. Seeking Alpha preview
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks and other pieces note Wells Fargo’s strong history of earnings surprises and expectations for continued earnings growth ahead of the upcoming print, supporting a constructive near-term outlook. Zacks earnings-beat note
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo confirmed its Q4 2025 earnings release date for Jan. 14 — a key catalyst that could drive intraday volatility around the print. Earnings date release
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo research teams remain active — publishing sector notes (AI-driven software picks, ideas on Walmart and Nucor) and macro calls such as an expected December CPI bounce; these underscore franchise research revenue but are indirect drivers of WFC equity performance. Wells Fargo research (AI/software)
• Negative Sentiment: Robert W. Baird cut WFC to “Strong Sell” and reiterated an Underperform view in separate notes, increasing downside risk and creating near-term pressure from investors who follow Baird’s guidance. Baird strong-sell cut
• Negative Sentiment: Market reports highlighted a recent sharper-than-market intraday dip in WFC shares, reflecting short-term volatility and sensitivity to analyst headlines and macro updates. Zacks on recent dip

Wells Fargo & Company Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of NYSE:WFC opened at $95.64 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $300.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.73, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.09. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $89.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $84.27. Wells Fargo & Company has a 1 year low of $58.42 and a 1 year high of $97.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.84.

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 14th. The financial services provider reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.55 by $0.18. Wells Fargo & Company had a net margin of 17.18% and a return on equity of 12.51%. The firm had revenue of $21.44 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.11 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.42 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that Wells Fargo & Company will post 5.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wells Fargo & Company Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 7th were paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 7th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. Wells Fargo & Company’s payout ratio is presently 29.61%.

Wells Fargo & Company Profile

Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified, U.S.-based financial services company headquartered in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1852 by Henry Wells and William G. Fargo, the firm has evolved from its origins in express delivery and pioneer-era banking into one of the largest full-service banks in the United States. The company provides a broad range of financial products and services to individual, small business, commercial, and institutional clients. Charles W. Scharf serves as chief executive officer.

Wells Fargo operates across several core business segments, including consumer banking and lending, commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, and wealth and investment management.