Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC Sells 2,364,299 Shares of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC)

Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC - Free Report) by 31.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,085,980 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 2,364,299 shares during the quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC owned 0.15% of Wells Fargo & Company worth $357,239,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

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A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in WFC. Rialto Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Wells Fargo & Company in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Wells Fargo & Company by 126.7% in the 4th quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 424 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares during the last quarter. Modus Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Wells Fargo & Company in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Wells Fargo & Company during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in Wells Fargo & Company during the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. 75.90% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WFC has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Wells Fargo & Company from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Wells Fargo & Company from $69.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on shares of Wells Fargo & Company from $81.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded Wells Fargo & Company from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $80.00 price target on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Wells Fargo & Company from $72.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $74.97.

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Wells Fargo & Company Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:WFC opened at $70.71 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $75.84 and a 200 day moving average of $70.03. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. The company has a market capitalization of $230.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.16. Wells Fargo & Company has a 52 week low of $50.15 and a 52 week high of $81.50.

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Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 15th. The financial services provider reported $1.43 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.34 by $0.09. Wells Fargo & Company had a return on equity of 12.38% and a net margin of 15.73%. The firm had revenue of $20.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $20.58 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.86 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was down .5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Wells Fargo & Company will post 5.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wells Fargo & Company Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, March 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 7th were paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 7th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.26%. Wells Fargo & Company's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.74%.

Wells Fargo & Company Company Profile

Wells Fargo & Co is a diversified and community-based financial services company, which engages in the provision of banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance products and services. It operates through the following segments: Consumer Banking and Lending, Commercial Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Wealth and Investment Management.

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