DJ Wells Fargo & Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Wells Fargo & Co. $(WFC)$ slid 1.67% to $85.94 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.21% to 7,707.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.22% to 53,463.05.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Wells Fargo & Co. closed 12.09% short of its 52-week high of $97.76, which the company achieved on January 5th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as U.S. Bancorp (USB) fell 3.04% to $62.82, U.S. Bancorp Dep. Pfd. (Rep. 1/1000th Non-Cum. Perp. Pfd. Series K) (USB.PRP) rose 0.19% to $21.04, and U.S. Bancorp Dep. Pfd. (Rep. 1/1000th Perp. 3.75% Pfd. Series L) (USB.PRQ) rose 1.74% to $14.24.
Trading volume (10.6 M) remained 4.3 million below its 50-day average volume of 14.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 19, 2026.