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GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company’s financial situation is. It is based on these factors

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest coverage (current year).
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better
3. Altman Z-score.

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

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GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company’s business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin
2. Trend of the Operating Margin (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
••3. Consistency of the profitability
4. Piotroski F-Score
5. Predictability Rank•

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength Rank. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

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Preferred stocks of Wells Fargo & Co

SymbolPriceYieldDescription
WFCNP0.320.00Dividend Equalization Pfd Shs
WFPRP7.030.00
WFCPRO105.291.60Deposit Shs Repr 1/1000th 5 1/8 % Non-Cum Perp Pfd Shs -A- Series -0-
WFCNO117.630.00
WFCPRJ105.296.44Wells Fargo & Co., 8.00% Dep Shares Non-cumul Perp Cl A Preferred Stock Series J
WFCPRN105.292.89DR
WFCPRL105.295.63Wells Fargo & Co., 7.50% Non-Cumul Perp Conv Cl A Preferred Stock, Series L

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Dividend & Buy Back

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Dividend Yield 2.89
WFCPRN's Dividend Yield is ranked higher than
74% of the 811 Companies
in the Global Banks - Regional - US industry.

( Industry Median: 2.20 vs. WFCPRN: 2.89 )
WFCPRN' s 10-Year Dividend Yield Range
Min: 0   Max: 0
Current: 2.89

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Business Description

Wells Fargo & Company is a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware and a financial holding company and a bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. The Company is the product of the merger of Norwest Corporation and the former Wells Fargo & Company, completed on November 2, 1998. On completion of the merger, Norwest Corporation changed its name to Wells Fargo & Company. Wells Fargo acquired Wachovia Corporation. Wachovia, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, was financial services companies, providing a range of retail banking and brokerage, asset and wealth management and corporate and investment banking products and services to customers through 3,300 financial centers in 21 states from Connecticut to Florida and west to Texas and California and nationwide retail brokerage, mortgage lending and auto finance businesses. The Company expanded its business, in part, by acquiring banking institutions and other companies engaged in activities that are financial in nature. Wells Fargo continues to explore opportunities to acquire banking institutions and other financial services companies and discussions related to possible acquisitions might occur at any time. Wells Fargo a financial services company, which provides retail, commercial and corporate banking services through banking stores located in 39 states and the District of Columbia. The Company provides other financial services through subsidiaries engaged in various businesses, mainly: wholesale banking, mortgage banking, consumer finance, equipment leasing, agricultural finance, commercial finance, securities brokerage and investment banking, insurance agency and brokerage services, computer and data processing services, trust services, investment advisory services, mortgage-backed securities servicing and venture capital investment. Wells Fargo was operating through its three segments for management reporting purposes: Community Banking, Wholesale Banking and Wells Fargo Financial. As of first quarter, 2009, Wells Fargo Financial rolled into Community Banking and was replaced with Wealth, Brokerage and Retirement. Community Banking offers a complete line of diversified financial products and services for consumers and small businesses including investment, insurance and trust services in 39 states and D.C. and mortgage and home equity loans in all 50 states and D.C. In addition, Community Banking includes Wells Fargo Financial. Wholesale Banking provides financial solutions to businesses across the United States. Products include middle market banking, corporate banking, commercial real estate, treasury management, asset-based lending, insurance brokerage, foreign exchange, correspondent banking, trade services, specialized lending, equipment finance, corporate trust, investment banking, capital markets, and asset management. Wealth, Brokerage and Retirement provides a range of financial advisory services to clients. It pro
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Industry: Banks - Regional - US
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Traded in other countries:WFCNP.USA, WFCNO.USA, NWT.Germany

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