Wells Fargo: Q2 Earnings Suggest NII Drops Are Bottoming (Rating Upgrade)

Summary:

  • Wells Fargo’s Q2 earnings showed a slight top-line and bottom-line beat, with an unchanged NII guidance that led to an initial market drop that recovered throughout the day.
  • Net interest income has declined every quarter since Q4 22, but with Q2 drop rates decreasing and probabilities of rate cuts increasing, it suggests that this may be the bottom.
  • Despite several risks and WFC being the underperformer among major banks over the past year, I have changed my rating from ‘hold’ to ‘buy’
Wells Fargo Branch in New York City

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Around two months ago, I analyzed Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) and gave them a hold rating. After that analysis, the stock price hasn’t had material movements, and the rally experienced from November to May, which appreciated up to


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