Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) Dividends
Dividend Yield and Dividend History Highlights
- WFC has issued more total dividends (as measured in absolute US dollars) over the past six years than 98.11% of other US stocks currently paying dividends.
- WFC has an EBITDA to net debt ratio of 13,657,000,000; for context, that's better than 99.16% stocks in our set (note that its net debt is negative, meaning it has more cash than debt).
- Currently, WFC generates more cash flow over the 12 months prior than merely 0.37% of US dividend stocks.
- To help you reduce price risk in your dividend portfolio, here are the dividend stocks that are least correlated with WFC's price: MELI, CAAS, FENG, SQFT and EQIX.
WFC Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model
| Current Price | DDM Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $46.87 | $18.79 | -63.24% |
For dividend yielding stocks, the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a common valuation tool; it attempts to extrapolate a fair share price based primarily on the dividend the stock provides relative to a number of other quantiative aspects of its business. Regarding Wells Fargo & Company, the dividend discount model StockNews created for the company implies a negative return of 63.24%. Some interesting points we thought investors may wish to consider regarding the dividend discount model forecast for Wells Fargo & Company are:
- If we compare the valuation opportunity a dividend discount model provides relative to other dividend stocks in the Financial Services sector, Wells Fargo & Company's expected return of -63.24% is higher than just 14.98% of its fellow sector mates.
- Out of all stocks in our universe of US-listed dividend-issuing stocks, Wells Fargo & Company bears a discount rate, according to our calculations, lower than just 14.98% of them (lower discount rates are generally perceived as positive, and a sign of lower risk).
- Beta, which compares volatilty of an individual stock to that of the S&P 500, is lower for WFC than it is for just 14.59% of other equities in the Financial Services sector that also issue dividends.
- In terms of who is growing the amount of dividends they return to shareholders, Wells Fargo & Company has been increasing its dividends at a faster rate than 6.3% of US-listed dividend-issuing stocks we observed.
WFC Dividend Chart
WFC Dividend History
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WFC Dividends vs. Peers
WFC's dividend yield currently ranks #8 of 12 vs. its peers in the Money Center Banks category.
| Rank | Symbol | Name | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | Citigroup Inc. | 3.94% |
| 2 | USB | U.S. Bancorp | 3.93% |
| 3 | CMA | Comerica Incorporated | 3.81% |
| 4 | PNC | PNC Financial Services Group Inc. | 3.68% |
| 5 | STI | SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 3.19% |
| 6 | MTB | M&T Bank Corp. | 3.13% |
| 7 | JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2.88% |
| 8 | WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | 2.59% |
| 9 | BAC | Bank of America Corp. | 2.49% |
| 10 | FRC | First Republic Bank | 0.77% |
| 11 | USCB | U.S. Century Bank | 0.00% |
| 12 | WTBFA | WTB Financial Corporation | 0.00% |
Looking for More Information on WFC dividends?
Here are a few links from around the web to help you further your research on Wells Fargo & Company and its dividends:Wells Fargo & Company Common Stock (WFC) Dividend History | Nasdaq
Dividend History for Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) - Dividend Investor
Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) Dividend History - Seeking Alpha