Is Wells Fargo (WFC) A Bargain Following Q3 Earnings Pressure From Rising Yields?
Wells Fargo (WFC) heads into its Q3 earnings release as one of the first big banks to report, with rising Treasury yields pressuring bond portfolios and squeezing net interest margins across the sector.
Recent moves underline that picture. Wells Fargo shares are down 10.79% on a 30 day share price return and 15.69% year to date, even as the 3 year total shareholder return of 117.49% and 5 year total shareholder return of 96.86% point to strong longer term gains.
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After a sharp pullback, but with multi year returns still strong, Wells Fargo now sits at a more subdued share price. Do current earnings and valuation terms still skew the risk reward in favor of new buyers?
Most Popular Narrative: 20.1% Undervalued
Against a last close of $80.26, the most followed narrative on Wells Fargo points to a fair value of $100.46, which leans toward a meaningful valuation gap and puts the focus squarely on how loan growth, fee income, and capital returns hold up through this rate backdrop.
The removal of the asset cap and resolution of regulatory orders has already allowed Wells Fargo to grow average loans 12% year over year and average deposits 10% in 2Q26. Continued deployment of this larger balance sheet, alongside a targeted CET1 range of 10% to 10.5% with potential 7% lower risk weighted assets, is set up to influence revenue and earnings.
See why 144 investors see Wells Fargo as 20% undervalued.
Result: Fair Value of $100.46 (UNDERVALUED)
Still, that valuation gap for Wells Fargo only holds if net interest margin pressure does not deepen and if newer credit card vintages move toward healthier economics.
Find out about the key risks to this Wells Fargo narrative.
Next Steps
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