Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Wells Fargo's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was 3,795 Mil.
Wells Fargo's quarterly shares outstanding
increased
from Jun. 2022 (3,793 Mil) to Sep. 2022 (3,795 Mil).
It means Wells Fargo issued new shares from Jun. 2022 to Sep. 2022 .
Wells Fargo's annual shares outstanding
declined
from Dec. 2020 (4,144 Mil) to Dec. 2021 (3,886 Mil).
It means Wells Fargo bought back shares from Dec. 2020 to Dec. 2021 .
Wells Fargo Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data
The historical data trend for Wells Fargo's Shares Outstanding (EOP) can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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Wells Fargo Annual Data
Trend
Dec13
Dec14
Dec15
Dec16
Dec17
Dec18
Dec19
Dec20
Dec21
Dec22
Shares Outstanding (EOP)
4,581.25
4,134.43
4,144.01
3,885.80
3,833.80
Wells Fargo Quarterly Data
Mar18
Jun18
Sep18
Dec18
Mar19
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Jun22
Sep22
Dec22
Shares Outstanding (EOP)
3,885.80
3,789.89
3,792.96
3,795.44
3,833.80
Competitive Comparison
For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Wells Fargo's Shares Outstanding (EOP), along with its competitors' market caps and Shares Outstanding (EOP) data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Wells Fargo Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Wells Fargo's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Wells Fargo's Shares Outstanding (EOP) falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the Shares Outstanding (EOP)'s extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.
Wells Fargo Shares Outstanding (EOP) Calculation
Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. They have voting rights and represent ownership in the corporation by the person that holds the shares. They should be distinguished from treasury shares, which are shares held by the corporation itself, having no exercisable rights.
Shares outstanding can be calculated as either basic or fully diluted. The fully diluted shares outstanding count includes diluting securities, such as options, warrants or convertibles.
A company may buy back shares or issue shares in any fiscal period. If a company buys back shares, we should observe that the total number of shares decline. If the company issues new shares, the number of shares outstanding increases.
Usually the presence of treasury shares and a history of buyback are good indicators that company has competitive advantage. But studies have shown that companies usually buy back at wrong time. Buying back shares below its intrinsic value increases value for remaining shareholders. Buying back overvalued shares destroys value for existing shareholders.
Be Aware
Warren Buffett looks for consistency and upward long term trend. Because of share repurchase it is possible for net earnings trend to differ from EPS trend. He preferred net income over EPS. The companies with durable competitive advantage companies report higher % net earnings to total revenues.
Important: If a company is showing net earnings history greater than 20% on total revenues, it is probably benefiting from a long term competitive advantage.
If net earnings is less than 10%, likely to be in a highly competitive business.
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Wells Fargo is one of the largest banks in the United States, with approximately $1.9 trillion in balance sheet assets. The company is split into four primary segments: consumer banking, commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, and wealth and investment management. It is almost entirely focused on the U.S.
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