How to buy Wells Fargo (WFC) shares in Australia

Wells Fargo & Company is a banks - diversified business with stocks listed in the US. Wells Fargo shares (WFC) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was US$73.43 – an increase of 0.87% over the previous week. Here's how to invest if you're based in Australia.

Have Wells Fargo's shares ever split?

Wells Fargo's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 13 August 2006. So if you had owned 1 share the day before the split, the next day you would own 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Wells Fargo shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Wells Fargo shares which in turn could have impacted Wells Fargo's share price.

Wells Fargo shares at a glance

52-week range	US$41.0646 - US$73.96
50-day moving average more info button	US$60.7644
200-day moving average more info button	US$58.0625
Target price	US$67.6782
PE ratio more info button	15.1351
Dividend yield more info button	US$1.45 (2.2%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	US$4.81

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Wells Fargo share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Wells Fargo's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$41.0646 up to US$73.96. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta measures a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Wells Fargo's is 1.136. This would suggest that Wells Fargo's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Wells Fargo financials

Revenue TTM	US$77.9 billion
Operating margin TTM	31.97%
Gross profit TTM	US$72.2 billion
Return on assets TTM	0.95%
Return on equity TTM	9.91%
Profit margin	23.23%
Book value	49.218
Market capitalisation more info button	US$242.4 billion
EBITDA more info button	US$0

TTM: trailing 12 months

Wells Fargo share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 27.78% of net profits

Recently Wells Fargo has paid out, on average, around 27.78% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.2% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Wells Fargo shareholders could enjoy a 2.2% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Wells Fargo's case, that would currently equate to about $1.45 per share.

While Wells Fargo's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Wells Fargo may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Wells Fargo's most recent dividend payout was on 30 November 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 7 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Wells Fargo's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Wells Fargo.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Wells Fargo's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 34.31

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Wells Fargo's overall score of 34.31 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 63rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Wells Fargo is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Wells Fargo's environmental score

Environmental score: 2.65/100

Wells Fargo's environmental score of 2.65 puts it squarely in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Wells Fargo is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Wells Fargo's social score

Social score: 15.06/100

Wells Fargo's social score of 15.06 puts it squarely in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Wells Fargo is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Wells Fargo's governance score

Governance score: 16.6/100

Wells Fargo's governance score puts it squarely in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Wells Fargo is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Wells Fargo's controversy score

Controversy score: 5/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Wells Fargo scored a 5 out of 5 for controversy – the lowest score possible, reflecting that Wells Fargo's public profile has been damaged by multiple incidents.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Wells Fargo & Company was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	34.31
Total ESG percentile	62.92
Environmental score	2.65
Environmental score percentile	4
Social score	15.06
Social score percentile	4
Governance score	16.6
Governance score percentile	4
Level of controversy	5

Wells Fargo overview

Wells Fargo & Company, a financial services company, provides diversified banking, investment, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance products and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Consumer Banking and Lending; Commercial Banking; Corporate and Investment Banking; and Wealth and Investment Management. The Consumer Banking and Lending segment offers diversified financial products and services for consumers and small businesses. Its financial products and services include checking and savings accounts, and credit and debit cards, as well as home, auto, personal, and small business lending services. The Commercial Banking segment provides financial solutions to private, family owned, and certain public companies. Its products and services include banking and credit products across various industry sectors and municipalities, secured lending and lease products, and treasury management services. The Corporate and Investment Banking segment offers a suite of capital markets, banking, and financial products and services, such as corporate banking, investment banking, treasury management, commercial real estate lending and servicing, equity, and fixed income solutions, as well as sales, trading, and research capabilities services to corporate, commercial real estate, government, and institutional clients. The Wealth and Investment Management segment provides personalized wealth management, brokerage, financial planning, lending, private banking, and trust and fiduciary products and services to affluent, high-net worth, and ultra-high-net worth clients. It also operates through financial advisors in brokerage and wealth offices, consumer bank branches, independent offices, and digitally through WellsTrade and Intuitive Investor. The company was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Wells Fargo is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.079% of Wells Fargo shares are held by insiders and 77.979% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Wells Fargo?

  Wells Fargo's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Wells Fargo based?

  Wells Fargo's address is: 420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States, 94104

• What is Wells Fargo's ISIN number?

  Wells Fargo's international securities identification number is: US9497461015

• What is Wells Fargo's CUSIP number?

  Wells Fargo's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 668231103