Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): Today's Featured Banking Winner

Wells Fargo was a winner within the banking industry, rising 37 cents (1.1%) to $34.06 on average volume.
By TheStreet Wire ,

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Wells Fargo

(

WFC

) pushed the Banking industry higher today making it today's featured banking winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.5%. By the end of trading, Wells Fargo rose 37 cents (1.1%) to $34.06 on average volume. Throughout the day, 26 million shares of Wells Fargo exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 24.4 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $33.58-$34.06 after having opened the day at $33.75 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $33.69. Other companies within the Banking industry that increased today were:

Crescent Financial

(

CRFN

), up 21.3%,

OptimumBank Holdings

(

OPHC

), up 15.7%,

NewBridge Bancorp

(

NBBC

), up 12.7%, and

Emclaire Financial Corporation

(

EMCF

), up 10%.

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Wells Fargo & Company, through its subsidiaries, provides retail, commercial, and corporate banking services primarily in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Community Banking; Wholesale Banking; and Wealth, Brokerage, and Retirement. Wells Fargo has a market cap of $179.44 billion and is part of the financial sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 10.7, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 23.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 20 analysts that rate Wells Fargo a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and five rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Wells Fargo as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income and expanding profit margins. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results.

On the negative front,

Porter Bancorp

(

PBIB

), down 21.8%,

National Bank of Greece

(

NBG

), down 11.4%,

First Financial Service Corporation

(

FFKY

), down 9.4%, and

Colony Bankcorp

(

CBAN

), down 7.8%, were all laggards within the banking industry with

Ocwen Financial Corporation

(

OCN

) being today's banking industry laggard.

For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the banking industry could consider

KBW Bank ETF

(

KBE

) while those bearish on the banking industry could consider

ProShares Short KBW Regional Bankng

(

KRS

).

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