Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): Today's Featured Banking Loser
(
) pushed the Banking industry lower today making it today's featured Banking loser. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.6%. By the end of trading, Wells Fargo fell 25 cents (-1%) to $23.93 on average volume. Throughout the day, 37 million shares of Wells Fargo exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 42.2 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $23.91-$24.45 after having opened the day at $24.13 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $24.18. Other company's within the Banking industry that declined today were:
(
), down 13%,
(
), down 12.5%,
First Clover Leaf Financial Corporation
(
), down 11.6%, and
Mackinac Financial Corporation
(
), down 9.6%.
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 $130.2 billion and is part of the
sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 9.1, equal to the average banking industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 22% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday.
TheStreet Ratings rates Wells Fargo as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its impressive record of earnings per share growth, expanding profit margins and good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the stock has had a generally disappointing performance in the past year.
- You can view the full Wells Fargo Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
Princeton National Bancorp Inc
(
), up 35.4%,
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), up 14.5%,
(
), up 12.2%, and
(
), up 9.1%, were all gainers within the banking industry with
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc
(
) being today's featured banking industry winner.
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For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the banking industry could consider
(
) while those bearish on the banking industry could consider
ProShares Short KBW Regional Bankng
(
).
- Find other investment ideas from our top rated ETFs lists.
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