Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $1.9 trillion in assets and proudly serves one in three U.S. households and more than 10% of all middle market companies in the U.S. We provide a diversified set of banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through our four reportable operating segments: Consumer Banking and Lending, Commercial Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Wealth and Investment Management. Wells Fargo ranked No. 30 on Fortune's 2020 rankings of America's largest corporations. In the communities we serve, the company focuses its social impact on building a sustainable, inclusive future for all by supporting housing affordability, small business growth, financial health and a low-carbon economy.
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| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
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| 10/8/2024 | $65.00 | Peer Perform → Outperform | Wolfe Research |
| 9/6/2024 | $67.00 → $65.00 | Outperform | Evercore ISI |
| 9/3/2024 | $65.00 | Hold → Buy | Deutsche Bank |
| 4/9/2024 | $64.00 | Buy → Neutral | Compass Point |
| 3/27/2024 | $56.00 → $62.00 | Outperform → Mkt Perform | Keefe Bruyette |
| 1/18/2024 | Buy → Hold | Odeon | |
| 1/9/2024 | $51.00 | Buy → Hold | Deutsche Bank |
| 1/8/2024 | $55.00 | Outperform → Neutral | Robert W. Baird |
| 12/14/2023 | Hold → Buy | Odeon | |
| 9/7/2023 | $45.00 | Hold | HSBC Securities |
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Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) today announced dividends on six series of preferred stock. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241115857817/en/Wells Fargo Bank branch located in the Wells Fargo Center (Photo: Wells Fargo) A quarterly cash dividend of $18.75 per share was declared on its 7.50% noncumulative perpetual convertible class A preferred stock, Series L, liquidation preference $1,000 per share, which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "WFCPrL". The Series L dividend is payable on Dec. 16, 2024, to holders of record as of the close of business on Nov. 29, 2024. A quarterly cash divide
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., said today it is decreasing its prime rate to 7.75 percent from 8.00 percent, effective tomorrow, Nov. 8, 2024. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241107825601/en/Facade of a Wells Fargo bank branch in Manhattan (Photo: Wells Fargo) About Wells Fargo Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $1.9 trillion in assets. We provide a diversified set of banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through our four reportable operating segments: Consumer Banking and Lending, Commercial Banking
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) said today that Chief Financial Officer Mike Santomassimo will present at the BancAnalysts Association of Boston Conference on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 at 8:10 a.m. ET. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241031466955/en/Wells Fargo Bank branch located in the Wells Fargo Center (Photo: Wells Fargo) The live webcast will be available online at https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/investor-relations/events/. A replay of the webcast will be available for three months following the presentation. About Wells Fargo Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) is a leading financial services company that has
Debit and credit cards issued by Wells Fargo can now be used in a new online checkout solution Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) today announced that it now offers PazeSM,1 a new online checkout solution to all customers with eligible credit and debit cards. Paze is an easy and convenient way to shop online, combining customers' eligible credit and debit cards into a new online checkout solution. Paze features added security because it replaces a card number with a different number, so the 16-digit card number is not shared with the online merchant. Wells Fargo customers can activate Paze in the Wells Fargo Mobile® app,2 or when checking out at a participating online merchant's website. In addition
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) today announced its board of directors approved a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.40 per share, payable Dec. 1, 2024, to stockholders of record on Nov. 8, 2024. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241021504877/en/Facade of a Wells Fargo bank branch in Manhattan (Photo: Wells Fargo) About Wells Fargo Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $1.9 trillion in assets. We provide a diversified set of banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through our four reportable oper
Georgetown University and ZeroMils, a Veteran-owned social impact organization, will co-host the first national Military Thriving Change Forum October 23, 2024, at the Leavey Convention Center at Georgetown University. This groundbreaking event, sponsored by Wells Fargo, will bring together senior leaders from across public, private, and nonprofit sectors to create a blueprint outlining a path forward to improve military recruitment efforts. It intends to combat negative viewpoints related to self-reported mental wellness and trust in institutions. The event will also be live streamed to the public through LinkedIn. In 2023, the U.S. military missed its annual enlistment goals by 41,000 re
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) has released its third quarter 2024 financial results. The financial results are available online at https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/investor-relations/quarterly-earnings/ and on a Form 8-K filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Oct. 11, 2024, and available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241010140725/en/Exterior of a Wells Fargo bank. (Photo: Wells Fargo) Conference call The company will host a live conference call on Friday, Oct. 11, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. You may listen to the call by dialing 1-888-673
$3.75 million grant from Wells Fargo to provide employers with free neurodiversity education, training, academic research, and talent connections STORRS, Conn., Oct. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Wells Fargo has partnered with the University of Connecticut's Center for Neurodiversity & Employment Innovation to introduce free neurodiversity workshops for corporate America. The new workshops, an academic and corporate collaboration, aim to provide instruction to key leaders from Fortune 500 companies to help design neurodiversity initiatives end-to-end. The full-day workshops are par
35-year financial services veteran to lead nationwide team serving 3,000 government clients Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) today named Elena M. Gallo as Government Banking Division Executive. Gallo, a 35-year financial services veteran, succeeds Mara Holley, who is retiring after leading Government Banking since 2015. Gallo is based in New York. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241008403368/en/Elena M. Gallo, Government Banking Division Executive, Wells Fargo Commercial Banking (Photo: Wells Fargo) Gallo has served as Northeast market executive for Government Banking since 2019, leading a team of relationship man
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), as previously announced, will report its third quarter 2024 earnings results on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, at approximately 7:00 a.m. Eastern time. The results will be available online at https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/investor-relations/quarterly-earnings/. In addition to being available on the company's Investor Relations website, the earnings results also will be available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at https://www.sec.gov. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241004252950/en/Facade of a Wells Fargo bank branch in Manhattan. (Photo: Wells Fargo) The company will h
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Wolfe Research upgraded Wells Fargo from Peer Perform to Outperform and set a new price target of $65.00
Evercore ISI reiterated coverage of Wells Fargo with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $65.00 from $67.00 previously
Deutsche Bank upgraded Wells Fargo from Hold to Buy and set a new price target of $65.00
Compass Point downgraded Wells Fargo from Buy to Neutral and set a new price target of $64.00
Keefe Bruyette downgraded Wells Fargo from Outperform to Mkt Perform and set a new price target of $62.00 from $56.00 previously
Odeon downgraded Wells Fargo from Buy to Hold
Deutsche Bank downgraded Wells Fargo from Buy to Hold and set a new price target of $51.00
Robert W. Baird downgraded Wells Fargo from Outperform to Neutral and set a new price target of $55.00
Odeon upgraded Wells Fargo from Hold to Buy
HSBC Securities initiated coverage of Wells Fargo with a rating of Hold and set a new price target of $45.00
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Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) announced today that Bridget Engle has been named Senior Executive Vice President (SEVP) and Head of Technology, reporting to Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf and joining the company's Operating Committee, effective August 12, 2024. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240730039323/en/Exterior view of a Wells Fargo branch (Photo: Wells Fargo) Engle will be responsible for all technology across the Company. She brings more than 30 years of experience managing large, global technology organizations in complex financial institutions. Engle joins Wells Fargo from BNY where she served as SEVP
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) announced today that Fernando Rivas has been named SEVP and Co-CEO of Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB), reporting to Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf and joining the company's Operating Committee, effective today. Rivas and Jon Weiss, who has been CIB's CEO since February 2020, will lead the business together. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240508507114/en/A Wells Fargo Bank branch located in the Wells Fargo Center (Photo: Wells Fargo) Rivas joins Wells Fargo after a nearly 30-year career at JP Morgan Chase & Company (JPMC). He was most recently JPMC's Head of North American Inv
Shareholders elect 13 director nominees, including one new independent director Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) announced today that its shareholders elected as directors the 13 nominees named in the company's proxy statement, including a new independent director: Fabian T. Garcia. Upon his election, Garcia was appointed to the Board's Finance Committee. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240430442738/en/Wells Fargo Bank branch located in the Wells Fargo Center (Photo: Wells Fargo) "I look forward to working with Fabian and the rest of the Board as we continue to transform Wells Fargo," said Wells Fargo CEO Charli
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) announced today that Jason M. Rosenberg will join the company on April 15 as Head of Public Affairs, reporting to CEO Charlie Scharf and joining the company's Operating Committee. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240410934489/en/(Photo: Wells Fargo) As Head of Public Affairs, Rosenberg will have responsibility for the company's Corporate Communications, Corporate Marketing, Government Relations and Public Policy, Philanthropy and Community Impact, and Sustainability groups. Rosenberg has extensive experience in finance and public policy. He joins Wells Fargo from Block, Inc., whic
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) today announced that Doug Braunstein will join the company as Vice Chairman, effective February 28. Braunstein brings a broad set of financial services experiences to Wells Fargo, with particular expertise in serving as an advisor to boards and CEOs on strategic alternatives. At Wells Fargo, Doug will work alongside our business leaders and bankers on growing the company's corporate finance and advisory businesses, while also providing counsel to Wells Fargo senior management on broader business issues. He will report to CEO Charlie Scharf. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240227742
Wells Fargo today announced that its Vice Chairman, Thomas R. Nides, has decided to leave the company to return his attention to events in the Middle East. Nides joined the company in September after retiring in July as U.S. Ambassador to Israel, a post he had held since 2021. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231027595708/en/Facade of a Wells Fargo bank branch in Manhattan (Photo: Wells Fargo) William M. Daley, Wells Fargo's Vice Chairman of Public Affairs until last month, will return to his prior role, effective immediately. The company will re-start a search for Daley's replacement in the coming weeks. Nides s
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) announced today that Thomas R. Nides will join the company in October as Vice Chairman, reporting to CEO Charlie Scharf and joining the company's Operating Committee. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230922907701/en/(Photo: Wells Fargo) As Vice Chairman, Tom will have a broad role across the company. He will be a close advisor to Wells Fargo senior management on a range of issues, including banking and management, and he will work alongside the company's business heads as it continues to expand client relationships. The company's Public Affairs function – which includes Government R
Wells Fargo today announced that William M. Daley, the company's vice chairman of Public Affairs, will retire at the end of this year. Daley joined Wells Fargo in 2019 from BNY Mellon to lead Public Affairs, a newly created corporate function spanning Government Relations, Corporate Communications, Corporate Branding, Community Relations, the Wells Fargo Foundation, and other areas. "Bill has been an invaluable asset to the company," said Charlie Scharf, Wells Fargo's CEO and president. "During his time at Wells Fargo, we've strengthened our relationships with the communities we serve; established new programs in housing, small business, and other areas that have had an impact on hundre
Santos has served as the company's head of Diverse Segments, Representation and Inclusion since November 2020 Wells Fargo announced today that Kleber Santos has been appointed the company's CEO of Consumer Lending, effective immediately. Santos will lead all aspects of Wells Fargo's Consumer Lending business, including Home Lending, Auto, Credit Cards and Merchant Services, and Personal Lending. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220710005080/en/Kleber Santos, CEO of Consumer Lending (Photo: Wells Fargo) Santos has served as the company's head of Diverse Segments, Representation and Inclusion (DSRI) since November 20
Wells Fargo & Company today announced that Sol Gindi is the new head of Wells Fargo Advisors (WFA) and head of the Wealth & Investment Management (WIM) Client Relationship Group, reporting to Barry Sommers, head of WIM. In this role, Gindi will lead the Wells Fargo brokerage and wealth management channels, the independent business, and First Clearing. Every advisor leading a client relationship reports up to him. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220513005446/en/Sol Gindi of Wells Fargo (Photo: Wells Fargo) Jim Hays, who has been in this role since July 2019, has announced his retirement after 35 years in financial s
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) today announced dividends on six series of preferred stock. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241115857817/en/Wells Fargo Bank branch located in the Wells Fargo Center (Photo: Wells Fargo) A quarterly cash dividend of $18.75 per share was declared on its 7.50% noncumulative perpetual convertible class A preferred stock, Series L, liquidation preference $1,000 per share, which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "WFCPrL". The Series L dividend is payable on Dec. 16, 2024, to holders of record as of the close of business on Nov. 29, 2024. A quarterly cash divide
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) today announced its board of directors approved a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.40 per share, payable Dec. 1, 2024, to stockholders of record on Nov. 8, 2024. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241021504877/en/Facade of a Wells Fargo bank branch in Manhattan (Photo: Wells Fargo) About Wells Fargo Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $1.9 trillion in assets. We provide a diversified set of banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through our four reportable oper
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) has released its third quarter 2024 financial results. The financial results are available online at https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/investor-relations/quarterly-earnings/ and on a Form 8-K filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Oct. 11, 2024, and available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241010140725/en/Exterior of a Wells Fargo bank. (Photo: Wells Fargo) Conference call The company will host a live conference call on Friday, Oct. 11, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. You may listen to the call by dialing 1-888-673
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), as previously announced, will report its third quarter 2024 earnings results on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, at approximately 7:00 a.m. Eastern time. The results will be available online at https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/investor-relations/quarterly-earnings/. In addition to being available on the company's Investor Relations website, the earnings results also will be available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at https://www.sec.gov. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241004252950/en/Facade of a Wells Fargo bank branch in Manhattan. (Photo: Wells Fargo) The company will h
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) today announced dividends on six series of preferred stock. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240816435117/en/Wells Fargo Bank branch located in the Wells Fargo Center (Photo: Wells Fargo) A quarterly cash dividend of $18.75 per share was declared on its 7.50% noncumulative perpetual convertible class A preferred stock, Series L, liquidation preference $1,000 per share, which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "WFCPrL". The Series L dividend is payable on Sept. 16, 2024, to holders of record as of the close of business on Aug. 30, 2024. A quarterly cash divid
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) today announced its board of directors approved a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.40 per share, payable Sept. 1, 2024, to stockholders of record on Aug. 9, 2024. The third quarter dividend represents an increase of $0.05 per share, or 14%, from the prior quarter. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240722256999/en/Facade of a Wells Fargo bank branch in Manhattan (Photo: Wells Fargo) About Wells Fargo Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $1.9 trillion in assets. We provide a diversified set of banking, investment and mor
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) has released its second quarter 2024 financial results. The financial results are available online at https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/investor-relations/quarterly-earnings/ and on a Form 8-K filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on July 12, 2024, and available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240711028288/en/Wells Fargo building (Photo: Wells Fargo) Conference call The company will host a live conference call on Friday, July 12, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. You may listen to the call by dialing 1-888-673-9782 (U
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), as previously announced, will report its second quarter 2024 earnings results on Friday, July 12, 2024, at approximately 7:00 a.m. Eastern time. The results will be available online at https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/investor-relations/quarterly-earnings/. In addition to being available on the company's Investor Relations website, the earnings results also will be available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at https://www.sec.gov. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240705625686/en/Wells Fargo (Photo: Wells Fargo) The company will host a live conference call on Friday
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) today announced that it has completed the 2024 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) stress test process. The Company expects its stress capital buffer (SCB) to be 3.8%, which represents a percentage amount of incremental capital the Company must hold above its minimum regulatory capital requirements. The Federal Reserve Board (FRB) has indicated that it will publish the Company's final SCB by August 31, 2024. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240628851200/en/Facade of a Wells Fargo bank branch in Manhattan (Photo: Wells Fargo) The Company expects to increase its third qua
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) today announced dividends on six series of preferred stock. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240517950104/en/Wells Fargo Bank branch located in the Wells Fargo Center (Photo: Wells Fargo) A quarterly cash dividend of $18.75 per share was declared on its 7.50% noncumulative perpetual convertible class A preferred stock, Series L, liquidation preference $1,000 per share, which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "WFCPrL". The Series L dividend is payable on June 17, 2024, to holders of record as of the close of business on May 31, 2024. A quarterly cash dividen
Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Wells Fargo. Our analysis of options history for Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) revealed 25 unusual trades. Delving into the details, we found 48% of traders were bullish, while 52% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 18 were puts, with a value of $779,389, and 7 were calls, valued at $661,430. What's The Price Target? Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $40.0 to $67.5 for Wells Fargo during the past quarter. Analyzing Volume & Open Interest Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on
Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) shares are trading higher by roughly 0.8% to $59.63 during Tuesday’s session. Wells Fargo shares have been mostly flat for July after the company earlier this month reported second-quarter financial results. Analysts overall provided mixed reactions to the earnings report. Goldman Sachs’ Richard Ramsden maintained a Buy rating but lowered the price target from $71 to $64. Despite earnings of $1.33 per share beating the consensus of $1.25, core earnings were in line at $1.42 per share. Concerns were raised about a $350 million headwind to net interest income (NII) in 2024 due to repricing of wealth management sweep deposits. Analyst Gerard Cassidy rei
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK) (NYSE:BRK) has offloaded approximately 33.9 million shares of Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), equivalent to around $1.48 billion, as per a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC.) What Happened: The transactions were executed this week, bringing down Berkshire Hathaway’s ownership to about 999 million BofA shares. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank lists Berkshire as one of its biggest shareholders. Berkshire, under the leadership of Buffett, holds a diverse portfolio of bank investments, encompassing stakes in Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM). The conglomerate first invested i
This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities. Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner. Traders will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated levels. Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session: Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume BAC CALL SWEEP BEARISH 07/19/24 $42.00 $49.2K 23.3K 2.0K COIN CALL TRADE BEARISH 08/16/24 $250.00 $36
BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK) is selling $2.5 billion in U.S. investment-grade bonds to help pay for its $3.2 billion acquisition of private-markets data company Preqin. What Happened: According to Bloomberg, citing an anonymous source, BlackRock Funding plans to sell the notes in three tranches. The longest part of the deal matures in 30 years. It expects to yield one percentage point above Treasuries. BlackRock did not immediately respond to Benzinga’s request for comment on the reported transaction. BlackRock agreed to acquire London-based Preqin as part of an effort to grow its presence in private-markets investing. In January, the firm spent $12.5 billion to take over Global In
Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on Wells Fargo. Looking at options history for Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) we detected 28 trades. If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 50% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 35% with bearish. From the overall spotted trades, 20 are puts, for a total amount of $825,195 and 8, calls, for a total amount of $470,537. Expected Price Movements Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $50.0 to $65.0 for Wells Fargo over the last 3 months. Insights into Volume & Open Interest Look
Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC), Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) are expected to report their second-quarter earnings on Tuesday. Analysts expect Bank of America to post earnings per share (EPS) of 80 cents alongside $22.52 billion in revenue for the quarter, according to data from Benzinga Pro. A year ago, the bank reported 88 cents EPS and $25.3 billion in revenue. Schwab is expected to register 72 cents EPS and report $4.68 billion in revenue for the three-month period. The bank posted 75 cents EPS and $4.656 billion in revenue during the same period in 2023. Morgan Stanley analysts forecast $1.65 EPS and $14.299 billion in revenue f