Wells Fargo's stock (NYSE: WFC) posted a better-than-expected set of Q4 2024 results with its stock rising by about 5% in Wednesday's trading. Net income rose about 47% compared to last year to $5.1 billion, or $1.43 per share, up from $3.45 billion in the year-ago quarter while revenue came in at $20.4 billion.
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Wells Fargo & Co's WFC fourth-quarter results sent banking stocks surging on Wednesday.
It's been a banner earnings season for U.S. banks. Wells Fargo's fourth-quarter 2024 financial results were no different, with the lender posting strong guidance and better earnings than were expected by Wall Street.
Wells Fargo Chief Financial Officer Mike Santomassimo speaks about what is driving the company's growth and loan demand. He says the US consumer in strong and they'll be hiring client-facing roles.
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC ) Q4 2024 Results Conference Call January 15, 2024 10:00 AM ET Company Participants John Campbell - Director of IR Charlie Scharf - CEO Mike Santomassimo - CFO Conference Call Participants John McDonald - Truist Securities Ebrahim Poonawala - Bank of America John Pancari - Evercore Erika Najarian - UBS Betsy Graseck - Morgan Stanley Matt O'Connor - Deutsche Bank David Long - Raymond James Vivek Juneja - JPMorgan Gerard Cassidy - RBC Capital Markets Saul Martinez - HSBC Operator Welcome, and thank you for joining the Wells Fargo Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise.
Mike Santomassimo, Wells Fargo CFO, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss the company's quarterly earnings results.
WFC's fourth-quarter 2024 results benefit from an increase in fee income and lower expenses. A decline in NII acts as a spoilsport.
Big banks like JP Morgan (JPM), Citigroup (C), Goldman Sachs (GS), and Wells Fargo (WFC) reported strong profits in quarter four, ignited by a rebound in dealmaking and investment banking. Chris Whalen, chairman of Whalen Global Advisors, joins Morning Brief hosts Seana Smith and Brad Smith to analyze these results, highlighting JP Morgan's stability and conservative loan growth.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Wells Fargo (WFC) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Wells Fargo (WFC) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.42 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.34 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.29 per share a year ago.
Shares in Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC, ETR:NWT) traded 3.3% higher pre-market on Wednesday on the back of earnings that beat Wall Street predictions and CEO Charlie Scharf saying the bank is "still in the early stages" of its transformation. Adjusted earnings per share for the fourth quarter of $1.42, up 1% on the preceding quarter last year and up 66% year on year, while beating the consensus forecast of $1.35, per LSEG.