Wells Fargo & Company (WFCNP): fair value, margin of safety and Wheel Score

Is WFCNP undervalued?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFCNP) closed at 2.75 on 5 Nov 2026. The GLS average fair value - the simple average of the 9 valuation models that produced a positive number - is 52.80, which puts the price 95% below it. 7 of the 9 models value the shares above the current price. A gap this wide is rare in our universe of ~7,400 US stocks and is exactly what the Value part of the Wheel Score rewards; it is also where the question "why is it this cheap?" matters most.

The 9 models disagree widely: Lynch gives 2.56 while 10 Cap gives 192.60. A spread that wide means the average is sensitive to which methods you trust; the model table below shows where each one lands, and the Quote page lets you switch any of them off.

Ranked against every other company we cover, WFCNP is clearly cheaper than it is fast-growing, so the nightly engine files it under Value (value score 72, growth score 41, out of 100).

Nine valuation models for WFCNP

Each model turns the latest filed numbers into a value per share; the GLS fair value is the simple average of the ones that produce a positive number. The last two rows are shown for reference and never enter the average. The Quote page lets you switch any model off and add your own margin of safety.

Quality and financial health

On financial health WFCNP scores 7/9 (Piotroski): most of the nine tests - positive earnings and cash flow, falling debt, rising margins and turnover - are passed, which is the kind of balance sheet a wheel trader is happy to be assigned. The GLS Moat score is 6.1 out of 10: a record that is solid on some of the four parts the score weighs (returns on capital, pricing power, lasting growth, balance sheet) and weaker on others.

Returns on capital are thin or negative - ROIC 3.5%, ROE 11.8%, ROA 1.0% - with debt at 2.35 times equity and a free-cash-flow yield of 11.0%. Debt of 2.35 times equity is on the high side for the sector and is worth checking against the cash flow before treating the stock as a long-term hold.

The dividend yield is 2.12% at a payout ratio of 29%; for a wheel trader holding assigned shares the dividend adds to the covered-call premium, and the ex-dividend date is worth knowing before a call is sold. Revenue comes mainly from Investment Advice 68%, Deposit Account 20%, Card Interchange And Network Revenues 12% (quarter Q3 FY2026).

Institutional ownership scores 5/10, insider activity 1/10 and Congressional trading 5/10 on the GLS smart-money scales.

Wheel Score 36: No options

WFCNP has no listed options in the nightly snapshot, so there is nothing to sell and the stock cannot be wheeled however good the business. It fails the first Wheel Trade Filter (options that actually trade), so the score stays under 70 and is shown as "No options" (36 here). The valuation and quality numbers still apply to owning the shares outright.

Volume runs at 0k shares a day on a market cap of $8.4B, with a beta of -7.67 - a low beta, so day-to-day moves are smaller than the market's; the Stability part of the Wheel Score rates that good.

The Wheel Score ranks ~7,400 US stocks for selling cash-secured puts and covered calls: a stock must pass all 9 Wheel Trade Filters to score 70, and the score then ranks the ones that pass; the Sunday Scan is the top 10. It is updated nightly and is not a recommendation. How the Wheel Score works · the walkthrough lesson shows how it fits into a trade, start to finish.

Upcoming events

The next earnings report is due on 14 Jan 2027, 70 days away - outside the window of a 30-45-day put sold today.

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